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Book Synopsis Indy Cars of the 1950s by : Karl Ludvigsen
Download or read book Indy Cars of the 1950s written by Karl Ludvigsen and published by Enthusiast Books. This book was released on 2000-04-21 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Journey into Gasoline Alley during one of the most evocative and exciting eras in the history of the great Speedway - the years of the Kurtis Roadsters, the lay-downs, the first Watsons, the formidable Novis, the V-12 Ferrari, the Bardahl-Ferrari, the Blue Crowns and the invincible Offys. Stunning photographs feature the cars, their engines, and their designs in amazing detail.
Book Synopsis The World's Fastest Indy Cars by : Glen Bledsoe
Download or read book The World's Fastest Indy Cars written by Glen Bledsoe and published by Capstone. This book was released on 2003 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discusses the history and development of the race cars that have been used at the Indianapolis World Speedway from the early 1900s to the present.
Book Synopsis Indy Split: The Big Money Battle That Nearly Destroyed Indy Racing by : John Oreovicz
Download or read book Indy Split: The Big Money Battle That Nearly Destroyed Indy Racing written by John Oreovicz and published by . This book was released on 2021-05-30 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tradition, technology, and personal bravery combined to make the Indianapolis 500 one of the world's most famous sporting events. However, political infighting within the industry--which climaxed with a 12-year "Split" from 1996 to 2007 between competing forms of Indy car racing--prevented the sport from achieving its potential. The Split seriously tarnished the reputation of the Indianapolis 500 and allowed NASCAR to become America's most popular form of motorsport. But Indy car racing's dysfunction didn't originate in 1996. The story begins in 1945, when a businessman from Terre Haute, Indiana named Tony Hulman rescued the Indianapolis Motor Speedway from potential redevelopment. Over the next 75 years, the Hulman-George family used the stature of the Speedway to carve out a powerful position in American auto racing. Stewardship of the IMS often brought the family into conflict with Indy car competitors. A volatile period in the late 1970s resulted in the formation of Championship Auto Racing Teams (CART), and tensions ramped up even more when Hulman's grandson, Tony George, assumed power in 1990. The Split forced Indy car fans, sponsors, broadcasters and participants to choose sides. It created confusion and animosity and caused tremendous damage to the sport. With negotiations driven by legendary racer Mario Andretti and actor/racer Paul Newman, The Split was finally resolved in 2008, only for George to walk away less than three years later from the role he so desperately coveted. The long struggle for stability and leadership was finally resolved in 2020 when Roger Penske acquired IMS and the IndyCar Series.
Book Synopsis The Indy Car Wars by : Sigur E. Whitaker
Download or read book The Indy Car Wars written by Sigur E. Whitaker and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2015-10-22 with total page 231 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The world of Champ Car auto racing was changing in the 1970s. As cars became more sophisticated, the cost of supporting a team had skyrocketed, making things difficult for team owners. In an effort to increase purses paid by racing promoters and win lucrative television contracts, a group of owners formed Championship Auto Racing Teams (CART) in 1978. Soon after, CART split from its sanctioning body, the United States Auto Club (USAC). Though Champ Cars ran on numerous tracks, the Indianapolis 500 was the payday that supported most teams through the season. From the beginning, CART had most of the successful teams and popular drivers, and they focused on driving a wedge between the track owners and the USAC. Over the next 30 years, the tension between CART and USAC ebbed and flowed until all parties realized that reunification was needed for the sake of the sport. This book details the fight over control of Champ Car racing before reunification in 2008.
Download or read book Indy Cars written by Tyrone Georgiou and published by Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP. This book was released on 2011-08-01 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes Indy race cars, their design, parts, and where and how they are raced.
Book Synopsis Indy Cars of the 1960s by : Karl Ludvigsen
Download or read book Indy Cars of the 1960s written by Karl Ludvigsen and published by Enthusiast Books. This book was released on 2001-11-09 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Journey into Gasoline Alley during the tumultuous 1960s, one of the most spectacular and controversial decades in the history of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Featured are fantastic photos of the last Novis, the wild racers of Mickey Thompson, Brabhams and the successful Halk copies, the astonishing STP turbine cars of 1967 and 1968, Dan Gurneys Eagles from 1966, Lotuses, the battle between Fords, and the turbo-Offys.
Book Synopsis The Cars of Vel Miletich and Parnelli Jones by : Jim Dilamarter
Download or read book The Cars of Vel Miletich and Parnelli Jones written by Jim Dilamarter and published by Dalton Watson. This book was released on 2013-07-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vel Miletich, Parnelli Jones, and their Vel’s Parnelli Jones (VPJ) Racing team of drivers, engineers, designers, fabricators and mechanics dominated the American automobile racing scene of the 1970s from Jones’s humble early career, to the pinnacle of motorsports: back to-back Indianapolis 500 race wins and three consecutive United States Auto Club National Championships. The name “Parnelli Jones” is synonymous with the sport of auto racing. Best known as the winning entrant at Indianapolis with Al Unser and the Johnny Lightning Specials in 1970 and 1971, the Vel Miletich/Parnelli Jones team eventually encompassed several different disciplines of motorsport. In addition to running what was then the USAC National Championship circuit, they were also fielding cars in USAC Silver Crown dirt track events, Formula 5000 events on road courses, NHRA drag racing, off-road racing and even Formula One. When the opportunity arose in 2012 for the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Foundation to acquire many of the cars from the beautifully preserved Vel/Parnelli collection, the Foundation board members had no hesitation with making that acquisition. Although these cars are ideally viewed in person at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Hall of Fame Museum, the pages of this book will certainly whet one’s appetite for this most amazing collection.
Book Synopsis Indy Cars 1911-1939 by : Karl Ludvigsen
Download or read book Indy Cars 1911-1939 written by Karl Ludvigsen and published by Enthusiast Books. This book was released on 2005-11-13 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When a group of Indianapolis businessmen built a 2 1/2-mile track and decided to stage a 500-mile race in 1911 it was an epic undertaking with a huge purse for the times that drew racers from Europe as well as America. Delage, Peugeot, Ballot and Mercedes cars came to win dollars and inspire America's racing-car builders, Harry Miller and the Duesenberg brothers. Soon these native talents came to dominate the 500-mile race, introducing supercharging and front-wheel drive with great success in the 1920s and 16-cylinder engines in the 1930s. This new book in the Ludvigsen Library Series covers racers through the 1930s, completing the Series' sweeping panorama of the cars that raced in the ''500'' from 1911 to the end of the 1970s. Many rare photos from the earliest days of Indy bring the cars, engines and personalities of these pioneering years to life. The drama of their achievements made the Indianapolis 500 the world's greatest auto race.
Book Synopsis Smokin' Open-Wheel Race Cars by : Erin Egan
Download or read book Smokin' Open-Wheel Race Cars written by Erin Egan and published by Enslow Publishing, LLC. This book was released on 2013-07-01 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In five fast-paced chapters, author Erin Egan takes readers through the wild world of open-wheel racing. From Formula 1 to the Indy Racing League, racing fans will learn about the history, personalities, and famous races associated with the different styles of open wheel race cars.
Book Synopsis Vintage American Road Racing Cars 1950-1969 by : Harold Pace Mark R. Brinker
Download or read book Vintage American Road Racing Cars 1950-1969 written by Harold Pace Mark R. Brinker and published by . This book was released on with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Hottest Race Cars written by Erin Egan and published by Enslow Publishers, Inc.. This book was released on 2007-09-01 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Read about open-wheel race cars, the drivers, and the races they compete in, such as Formula One, the Indy Racing League, and the Champ series"--Provided by publisher.
Download or read book Indy Race Cars written by Janet Piehl and published by Lerner Publications. This book was released on 2007-01-01 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes Indy race cars and traces the history of the Indianapolis 500 race.
Download or read book Indy Cars written by Sean McCollum and published by Capstone. This book was released on 2010 with total page 33 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes how Indy cars evolved into the highly advanced cars they are today, as well as how teams prepare their cars for races and how races are run.
Download or read book The IROC Porsches written by Matt Stone and published by Motorbooks International. This book was released on 2021-06-22 with total page 197 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The IROC Porsches details the creation and first season of the International Race of Champions, a series divined as a means to pit the world’s top international racing drivers (from IndyCar, Formula One, sports car racing, and NASCAR) against one another to determine who was top dog.
Book Synopsis Racing and Collecting Slot Cars by : Robert H. Schleicher
Download or read book Racing and Collecting Slot Cars written by Robert H. Schleicher and published by . This book was released on with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Covers slot racing cars and tracks, how to duplicate real race tracks in scale, troubleshooting and performing maintenance on slot cars, racing terms, and how to organize a race event.
Book Synopsis Collector's Originality Guide Chevrolet Camaro 1970-1981 by : Jim Schild
Download or read book Collector's Originality Guide Chevrolet Camaro 1970-1981 written by Jim Schild and published by Motorbooks. This book was released on 2008 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1970, after three years of growth in the muscle car sector, Chevrolet introduced its revamped Camaro. And despite dire predictions of the imminent collapse of the pony car market, the Camaro only became more and more popular.
Book Synopsis Formula 1: Car by Car by : Peter Higham
Download or read book Formula 1: Car by Car written by Peter Higham and published by Evro Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2018-03-20 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is the second in a multi-volume, decade-by-decade series covering the entire history of Formula 1 through its teams and cars. This instalment examines the 1970s, when the sport gained big new sponsors and grew into a television spectacle, with battles between Ferrari and Cosworth-powered opposition a continuing theme. As well as the big championship-winning teams--Lotus, Ferrari, McLaren and Tyrrell--this was a period when small teams and privateers continued to be involved in significant numbers and they are all included, down to the most obscure and unsuccessful. This book shines new light on many areas of the sport and will be treasured by all Formula 1 enthusiasts.
