Men And Speed

Author : G. Wayne Miller
Publisher : Public Affairs
ISBN 13 : 0786751983
Total Pages : 374 pages
Book Rating : 4.83/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Men and Speed written by G. Wayne Miller and published by Public Affairs. This book was released on 2009-09-09 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What is it that makes a man strap himself into an automobile and drive it hundreds of laps around a track at speeds surpassing 200 miles per hour? Critically acclaimed journalist G. Wayne Miller decided to find out by spending a year on the NASCAR circuit with Roush Racing's legendary owner Jack Roush and his four title-contending Winston Cup drivers: Mark Martin, Jeff Burton, Matt Kenseth, and Kurt Busch. Miller plumbs the allure of speed and the exploding popularity of stock-car racing through the dramatic 2001 season, which opened with the most famous Daytona 500 in history, when NASCAR legend Dale Earnhardt died as his car slammed into the wall on the final turn. Miller takes us inside the minds and behind the wheels of the of the hottest drivers of the past two seasons, as they cope with the thrills and the dangers along the way to the Cup. Miller also takes us inside Roush Racing, a $125 million business, showing a side of NASCAR that few fans ever get to see. For longtime fans and curious newcomers alike, Men and Speed takes you for a wild ride through the fastest sport in the land.

Author : Ed Hinton
Publisher : Grand Central Pub
ISBN 13 : 9780446611787
Total Pages : 480 pages
Book Rating : 4.86/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Daytona written by Ed Hinton and published by Grand Central Pub. This book was released on 2002-11-01 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A history of the Daytona 500 and NASCAR ranges from the first race in 1959 to the death of Dale Earnhardt in a collision during the 2001 race, offering a glimpse into the world of stock car racing and the lives of the racers.

Author : G. Wayne Miller
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780756778781
Total Pages : 302 pages
Book Rating : 4.86/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Men And Speed written by G. Wayne Miller and published by . This book was released on 2004-04-02 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Miller was given exclusive access inside Roush Racing, America's largest motorsports operation. He spent a year on the NASCAR circuit with the owner Jack Roush and his 4 Winston Cup drivers: Mark Martin, Jeff Burton, Matt Kenseth, and Kurt Busch. Here, htells the story of the epic 2001 season. The year began when NASCAR legend Dale Earnhardt was killed on the final turn, of the Daytona 500 and runs through the races at Las Vegas, Talladega, Indianapolis, Charlotte, and Atlanta. You go inside the garages, pits, staging areas, drivers' haulers, and behind the wheel itself, to convey what it feels like to compete at 200 mph. And the drivers themselves explain how they deal with the thrills and risks. The narrative concludes at the 2002 Daytona 500. Color photos.

Author : Karl Ludvigsen
Publisher : Evro Publishing Limited
ISBN 13 : 9781910505250
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.50/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Reid Railton written by Karl Ludvigsen and published by Evro Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2018-07-10 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reid Antony Railton, Cheshire-born automotive engineer par excellence, created an extraordinary range of cars. He rose to renown during the 1930s as chief engineer at Thomson & Taylor, Brooklands-based racing-car builders. There he realised the dreams of that era's top men of speed, including Tim Birkin, Malcolm Campbell, Whitney Straight, John Cobb, Raymond Mays and Goldie Gardner. His great cars powered them all to sensational racing and record-breaking success. This magisterial book, by one of the world's foremost automotive historians, tells Reid Railton's personal and professional story in superb detail and fascinating depth, with special focus on Reid's unique insights--amounting to genius--and technical accomplishments.

Author : Clifford Stetson Parker
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 250 pages
Book Rating : 4.43/5 ( download)

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Download or read book How Fast, how Far? written by Clifford Stetson Parker and published by . This book was released on 1969 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A history of movement, transportation, and speed involving animals, men, and machines.

Author : Paul Smith
Publisher : Motorbooks
ISBN 13 : 9780760335673
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.72/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Merchants of Speed written by Paul Smith and published by Motorbooks. This book was released on 2009-10-01 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hot rodding has always been about taking something that Detroit built and making it leaner and faster. At the epicenter of the movement was a cast of driven men who designed and manufactured the parts that made it all possible. This book takes an appreciative look back at the early hot rodders who worked out of their garages, basements, and backyards, and the “speed equipment” they developed. In this mammoth volume, Paul Smith examines the stories behind two dozen speed equipment manufacturers and the go-fast goodies they designed, developed, and sold. Drawing upon hundreds of hours of interviews conducted with these founding fathers of hot rodding, Smith details the work of industry icons such as Iskenderian, Edelbrock, Evans, Hilborn, Navarro, Offenhauser, Sharp, Weiand, Ansen, and Kong. Illustrated with more than 200 period photos and filled with firsthand accounts of the birth of hot rodding—and the automotive aftermarket industry—this book is a truly fitting celebration of the names that became synonymous with speed.

Author : Howard Stephen Berg
Publisher : Grand Central Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0446553271
Total Pages : 100 pages
Book Rating : 4.78/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Super Reading Secrets written by Howard Stephen Berg and published by Grand Central Publishing. This book was released on 2008-12-14 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Devised by the man recorded in Guinness as the world's fastest reader--80 pages per minutes--this is the only program that combines the most up-to-date learning techniques and psychological discoveries with proven speed-reading methods and ancient tools like meditation to significantly improve both reading speed and comprehension.

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 166 pages
Book Rating : 4.95/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Quartettes and Choruses for Men's Voices written by and published by . This book was released on 1918 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Brian Shul
Publisher : Lickle Pub Incorporated
ISBN 13 : 9780929823089
Total Pages : 151 pages
Book Rating : 4.87/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sled Driver written by Brian Shul and published by Lickle Pub Incorporated. This book was released on 1991 with total page 151 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: No aircraft ever captured the curiosity & fascination of the public like the SR-71 Blackbird. Nicknamed "The Sled" by those few who flew it, the aircraft was shrouded in secrecy from its inception. Entering the U.S. Air Force inventory in 1966, the SR-71 was the fastest, highest flying jet aircraft in the world. Now for the first time, a Blackbird pilot shares his unique experience of what it was like to fly this legend of aviation history. Through the words & photographs of retired Major Brian Shul, we enter the world of the "Sled Driver." Major Shul gives us insight on all phases of flying, including the humbling experience of simulator training, the physiological stresses of wearing a space suit for long hours, & the intensity & magic of flying 80,000 feet above the Earth's surface at 2000 miles per hour. SLED DRIVER takes the reader through riveting accounts of the rigors of initial training, the gamut of emotions experienced while flying over hostile territory, & the sheer joy of displaying the jet at some of the world's largest airshows. Illustrated with rare photographs, seen here for the first time, SLED DRIVER captures the mystique & magnificence of this most unique of all aircraft.

Author : Fred Herbert Colvin
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1108 pages
Book Rating : 4.16/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Machinery written by Fred Herbert Colvin and published by . This book was released on 1928 with total page 1108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: