Auto Racing Comes Of Age

Author : Robert Dick
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 0786488115
Total Pages : 684 pages
Book Rating : 4.17/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Auto Racing Comes of Age written by Robert Dick and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2013-05-04 with total page 684 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first quarter of the 20th century was a time of dramatic change in auto racing, marked by the move from the horseless carriage to the supercharged Grand Prix racer, from the gentleman driver to the well-publicized professional, and from the dusty road course to the autodrome. This history of the evolution of European and American auto racing from 1900 to 1925 examines transatlantic influences, early dirt track racing, and the birth of the twin-cam engine and the straight-eight. It also explores the origins of the Bennett and Vanderbilt races, the early career of "America's Speed King" Barney Oldfield, the rise of the speedway specials from Marmon, Mercer, Stutz and Duesenberg, and developments from Peugeot, Delage, Ballot, Fiat, and Bugatti. This informative work provides welcome insight into a defining period in motorsports.

Author : Dale Grubba
Publisher : Badger Books Inc.
ISBN 13 : 9781878569677
Total Pages : 252 pages
Book Rating : 4.78/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Golden Age of Wisconsin Auto Racing written by Dale Grubba and published by Badger Books Inc.. This book was released on 2000 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This text highlights races and drivers from the glorious racing days at Wisconsin's short tracks.

Author : J.A. Martin
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 9780786483891
Total Pages : 236 pages
Book Rating : 4.9X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book American Auto Racing written by J.A. Martin and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2014-07-15 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As soon as there were automobiles, there was racing. The first recorded race, an over road event from Paris to Rouen, France, was organized by the French newspaper Le Petit Journal in 1894. Seeing an opportunity for a similar event, Hermann H. Kohlsaat--publisher of the Chicago Times-Herald--sponsored what was hailed as the "Race of the Century," a 54-mile race from Chicago's Jackson Park to Evanston, Illinois, and back. Frank Duryea won in a time of 10 hours and 23 minutes, of which 7 hours and 53 minutes were actually spent on the road. Race cars and competition have progressed continuously since that time, and today's 200 mph races bear little resemblance to the event Duryea won. This work traces American auto racing through the 20th century, covering its significant milestones, developments and personalities. Subjects included are: Bill Elliott, dirt track racing, board track racing, Henry Ford, Grand Prix races, Dale Earnhardt, the Vanderbilt Cup, Bill France, Gordon Bennett, the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the Mercer, the Stutz, Duesenberg, Frank Lockhart, drag racing, the Trans Am, Paul Newman, vintage racing, land speed records, Al Unser, Wilbur Shaw, the Corvette, the Cobra, Richard Petty, NASCAR, Can Am, Mickey Thompson, Roger Penske, Mario Andretti, Jeff Gordon, and Formula One. Through interviews with participants and track records, this text shows where, when and how racing changed. It describes the growth of each different form of auto racing as well as the people and technologies that made it ever faster.

Author : Don Radbruch
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 1476613753
Total Pages : 330 pages
Book Rating : 4.58/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Dirt Track Auto Racing, 1919-1941 written by Don Radbruch and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2015-03-07 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Prior to World War I, auto racing featured expensive machines and teams financed by auto factories. The teams toured the country, and most of the races were held in large cities, so the vast majority of Americans never saw a race. All this changed after World War I, though, and in the 1920s and 1930s there were approximately 1,000 dirt tracks in the United States and Canada. The dirt tracks offered small-time racing--little prize money and minimal publicity--but people loved it. This pictorial history documents dirt track racing, with what are today called sprint cars, around the United States from 1919 to 1941. Information on dirt track racing in Canada during this time is also provided. Regionally divided chapters detail the drivers, tracks, and specific races of each area of the country. Some of the drivers went on to win fame and fortune while others faded into obscurity. Tracks included well known facilities as well as out-of-the-way sites few people had ever heard of. The cars ranged from state of the art machines to the more common home built specials based on Model T or Model A Ford parts. Taken together, the drivers, tracks, and races of this era were instrumental in making auto racing the popular sport it is today.

Author : John Havick
Publisher : University of Iowa Press
ISBN 13 : 1609381971
Total Pages : 238 pages
Book Rating : 4.74/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Ghosts of NASCAR written by John Havick and published by University of Iowa Press. This book was released on 2013-10-01 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Who won the first Daytona 500? Fans still debate whether it was midwestern champion Johnny Beauchamp, declared the victor at the finish line, or longtime NASCAR driver Lee Petty, declared the official winner a few days after the race. The Ghosts of NASCAR puts the controversial finish under a microscope. Author John Havick interviewed scores of people, analyzed film of the race, and pored over newspaper accounts of the event. He uses this information and his deep knowledge of the sport as it worked then to determine what probably happened. But he also tells a much bigger story: the story of how Johnny Beauchamp—and his Harlan, Iowa, compatriots, mechanic Dale Swanson and driver Tiny Lund—ended up in Florida driving in the 1959 Daytona race. The Ghosts of NASCAR details how the Harlan Boys turned to racing cars to have fun and to escape the limited opportunities for poor boys in rural southwestern Iowa. As auto racing became more popular and better organized in the 1950s, Swanson, Lund, and Beauchamp battled dozens of rivals and came to dominate the sport in the Midwest. By the later part of the decade, the three men were ready to take on the competition in the South’s growing NASCAR circuit. One of the top mechanics of the day, Swanson literally wrote the book on race cars at Chevrolet’s clandestine racing shop in Atlanta, Georgia, while Beauchamp and Lund proved themselves worthy competitors. It all came to a head on the brand-new Daytona track in 1959. The Harlan Boys’ long careers and midwestern racing in general have largely faded from memory. The Ghosts of NASCAR recaptures it all: how they negotiated the corners on dirt tracks and passed or spun out their opponents; how officials tore down cars after races to make sure they conformed to track rules; the mix of violence and camaraderie among fierce competitors; and the struggles to organize and regulate the sport. One of very few accounts of 1950s midwestern stock car racing, The Ghosts of NASCAR is told by a man who was there during the sport’s earliest days.

Author : Angela Jimenez
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780692772126
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.2X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Racing Age written by Angela Jimenez and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A book of documentary photographs and essays about competitive masters track & field athletes by photojournalist Angela Jimenez.

Author : Julie M. Fenster
Publisher : Broadway Books
ISBN 13 : 0307339173
Total Pages : 402 pages
Book Rating : 4.71/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Race of the Century written by Julie M. Fenster and published by Broadway Books. This book was released on 2006-06-27 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Capturing the determination and thrill of an era when technology made anything seem possible, this work tells the story of the death-defying New York-to-Paris Auto Race held in 1908. Photos.

Author : Vic Elford
Publisher : David Bull Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781893618527
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.28/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Vic Elford written by Vic Elford and published by David Bull Publishing. This book was released on 2006 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A colorful account of a remarkable period in racing from the man whose character gave that era so much of its appeal. Now, in his own words, Vic provides vivid and entertaining recollections of one of the most dramatic periods in racing, when speed often outstripped technology and the driver's nerve and car control were expected to bridge the gap.

Author : Jenny Devenny
Publisher : Frances Lincoln Limited
ISBN 13 : 071126290X
Total Pages : 42 pages
Book Rating : 4.04/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Race Cars written by Jenny Devenny and published by Frances Lincoln Limited. This book was released on 2021-05-04 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Race Cars is a picture book that serves as a springboard for parents and educators to discuss race, privilege, and oppression with their kids.

Author : Billie B. Brooklyn
Publisher : The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
ISBN 13 : 1499401663
Total Pages : 34 pages
Book Rating : 4.60/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sports Car Racing written by Billie B. Brooklyn and published by The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. This book was released on 2014-12-15 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The exciting world of sports car racing is covered in this book, an age-appropriate look at a motorsport that’s gaining popularity all over the world. Readers will learn about Grand Touring models, touring models, and prototypes, and how each kind of sports car brings something unique to the sport. The body text, “Fast Fact” fact boxes, and sidebars cover the history of the sport, its rules, action in the pit crew, famous drivers, exciting racing, and how readers can start to participate. The text concludes with a graphic organizer of the flags seen at sports car racing events.