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Author : Leo Villa
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780600005957
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.5X/5 ( download)
Download or read book The Record Breakers: Sir Malcolm and Donald Campbell written by Leo Villa and published by . This book was released on 1969 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : David de Lara
Publisher : History Press
ISBN 13 : 9780750970082
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.81/5 ( download)
Download or read book Donald Campbell: 300+ a Speed Odyssey written by David de Lara and published by History Press. This book was released on 2016-11 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Donald Campbell was born into the world of record-breaking, as the only son of the legendary Sir Malcolm Campbell, famous in the inter-war years as the ultimate record breaker with nine land and four water speed records. This richly illustrated book provides a unique insight into the life of Donald Campbell, a brave and intense man obsessed with doing better than his father and flying the flag for Britain as the pioneering nation of speed record breakers and leading-edge designers. With much new and rare material, it reveals the record attempts made with his Bluebirds on land and water, capturing the life-and-death dramas played out against the barren backdrop of Lake Eyre in Australia and the verdant hills surrounding Coniston Water in the English Lake District.
Author : Donald Stevens
Publisher : Veloce Publishing Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1845842804
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.02/5 ( download)
Download or read book Bluebird CN7 written by Donald Stevens and published by Veloce Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2010-07 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since the early 1920s, the name Bluebird has been synonymous with world speed record breaking on land and water. This book tells the story of the design and construction of the fastest of the Bluebirds, the Campbell-Norris 7 (CN7).
Author : Don Wales
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1784422525
Total Pages : 64 pages
Book Rating : 4.23/5 ( download)
Download or read book Land Speed Records written by Don Wales and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2018-03-22 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Land Speed Record is a fascinating story of human endeavour – of man and machine battling time to be the fastest. Since 1898 many have dreamed of being the fastest on earth, first with electric, then steam, then petrol, moving forward to the jet car, and into the present and future with rocket power. The glory years of the record are studded with iconic names such as Malcolm and Donald Campbell, Henry Segrave, John Cobb, George Eyston, and more recently Craig Breedlove and Richard Noble. The next race is on for 1,000mph with the latest British attempt by Bloodhound SSC. In this colourfully illustrated introduction, using many photographs from the Motoring Picture Library at Beaulieu, Malcolm Campbell's grandson tells of the brave drivers and powerful machines that have propelled themselves into the record books.
Author : David Tremayne
Publisher : Random House
ISBN 13 : 144643849X
Total Pages : 524 pages
Book Rating : 4.97/5 ( download)
Download or read book Donald Campbell written by David Tremayne and published by Random House. This book was released on 2011-09-30 with total page 524 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Generations are familiar with the haunting black and white television footage of Donald Campbell somersaulting to his death in his famous Bluebird boat on Coniston Water in January, 1967. It has become an iconic image of the decade. His towering achievements, and the drama of his passing, are thus part of the national psyche. But what of the man himself? The son of the legendary Sir Malcolm Campbell who was famous for being the ultimate record-breaker of the inter-war years - he broke the land speed record nine times and the water speed record four times with his Bluebird cars and boats - Donald Campbell was born to speed. He was outgoing and flamboyant, yet carefully orchestrated the image he presented to the world. Some saw him as a playboy adventurer; others, such as the radio producer on the twenty-first anniversary of his death, as a reckless daredevil with a death wish. He was known to take solace in extra-marital dalliances, and was obsessed with spiritualism. And in his final years, battered by a 360-mph accident while attempting the land record on the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah, and his prolonged and anti-climactic subsequent effort on the treacherous Lake Eyre in Australia, Campbell appeared a haggard and often frightened man. He had become trapped on his record-breaker's treadmill as he continually sought to prove himself to his illustrious father, in whose long shadow he felt forever trapped. DONALD CAMPBELL: THE MAN BEHIND THE MASK paints a fascinating portrait of an intense, complex, superstitious yet abnormally brave man who was driven not only by the desire to prove that he was worthy of the mantle of his father, but also by his fervent and unswerving desire to keep Britain at the forefront of international speed endeavour. This book generates a unique insight into how his desperate fear of failure finally lured him into taking one risk too many.
Author : Kevin Desmond
Publisher : Sigma Press
ISBN 13 : 9781850588061
Total Pages : 180 pages
Book Rating : 4.66/5 ( download)
Download or read book Race Against the Odds written by Kevin Desmond and published by Sigma Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Miss England II is the legendary record-breaking speedboat of the 1930s and is the first speedboat to cross the 100mph barrier. This book covers the story of this speedboat and includes facts and photographs of record-breaking history, motor-sport history, and British patriotic history.
Author : Colin Seeley
Publisher : Redline Books
ISBN 13 : 0954435710
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.14/5 ( download)
Download or read book Colin Seeley written by Colin Seeley and published by Redline Books. This book was released on 2006 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first volume of the two-volume autobiography of Colin Seeley, a famed British motorcycle racer and builder. The book is full of anecdotes, escapades, personalities and memorable descriptions on and off the track which give a fantastic insight into the racing and technical achievements over three great decades in motorcycling history.
Author : Aldo Zana
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 1476643598
Total Pages : 205 pages
Book Rating : 4.95/5 ( download)
Download or read book Fast on the Sand written by Aldo Zana and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2022-03-02 with total page 205 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 1928 quest for the Land Speed Record on the sands of Daytona Beach was a first for America, a singular mix of technology, thrills and tragedy. Tens of thousands lined the dunes along the beach, a crowd larger than any yet seen at Indianapolis 500. Three contenders, two Americans and a Briton, raced for the ultimate distance-averaged top speed, in magnificent machines built by different schools of design. This book chronicles the high-speed drama. The top American driver, Frank Lockhart, 25, survived a spectacular accident and rebuilt his Stutz Black Hawk, only to meet his fate in the new runs. The facts and myths behind the competition are examined in depth for the first time, along with the innovations and fatal mistakes of vehicle design.
Author : Nick Rennison
Publisher : The History Press
ISBN 13 : 0752499963
Total Pages : 405 pages
Book Rating : 4.63/5 ( download)
Download or read book The London Blue Plaque Guide written by Nick Rennison and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2009-05-29 with total page 405 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Connecting people with places, London's distinctive Blue Plaque scheme highlights the buildings where some of the most remarkable men and women in our history and culture have lived and worked. From Richard Burton to Karl Marx, Marie Stopes to Jimi Hendrix, this fully updated 4th edition of The London Blue Plaque Guide has over 900 entries and provides an essential companion to the famous people who have made their homes in the city. It includes updated maps and a useful list of names by profession as well as location. As the definitive guide to the fascinating historical figures who have lived in London, it will be invaluable to residents and tourists alike.
Author : Mark Morris
Publisher : Heinemann-Raintree Library
ISBN 13 : 9781410905567
Total Pages : 72 pages
Book Rating : 4.6X/5 ( download)
Download or read book Racing Cars written by Mark Morris and published by Heinemann-Raintree Library. This book was released on 2005 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discusses different racing cars and how they have developed over time and a look into the future of some of the world's most amazing vehicles.
