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Book Synopsis Northeast American Sports Car Races 1950-1959 by : Terry O'Neil
Download or read book Northeast American Sports Car Races 1950-1959 written by Terry O'Neil and published by Veloce Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2010-10-15 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book focuses on the different aspects that contributed to the development of Northeast American sports car racing during the 1950s. The evolution from amateur drivers racing on public roads in 1950, to both professional and amateur drivers racing at private, purpose-built tracks in 1959, demanded huge leaps of faith, trust and understanding. The transition was neither easy nor uneventful for drivers, clubs or track owners, and the tragedy, politics and intrigue that came to characterize the period are covered here in fascinating detail.
Download or read book Runways & Racers written by Terry O'Neil and published by Veloce Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2011-05-19 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Runways and Racers concentrates on the short transitional period, 1952-1954, for sports car racing in America following the ban on public road racing in many of the States. The ban left the rapidly expanding Sports Car Club of America with a problem: where to hold races. At precisely the same time, Curtis LeMay, head of Strategic Air Command, was having problems obtaining funds from Congress to improve conditions on the many air bases located around the country. The solution was a marriage of convenience, whereby the SCCA was allowed access to active SAC air bases to hold its race programmes. In return, the SAC base would receive the net profits from the event, which would be put into the Airmen's Living Improvement Fund. As a result of some initial financial success for the SAC bases, the scheme was also adopted by non-SAC bases together with regional clubs, with the same agreement in place. Complaints from airmen alerted Congressman Errett Scrivner to potential irregularities, and he ordered an audit to be conducted to ascertain precisely what it was costing the air bases to host the races. His findings led to the cessation of the races, ordered by Congress. The product of a long period of extensive research by the author, this book gives a fascinating insight into this two-year period, complemented by over 150 period pictures, many previously unpublished.
Book Synopsis American Sports Car Racing in the 1950s by : Michael T. Lynch
Download or read book American Sports Car Racing in the 1950s written by Michael T. Lynch and published by Motorbooks International. This book was released on 1998 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Traces the history of stock car racing and looks at major drivers, teams, and racetracks.
Book Synopsis Endurance Racing at Silverstone in the 1970s & 1980s by : Chas Parker
Download or read book Endurance Racing at Silverstone in the 1970s & 1980s written by Chas Parker and published by Veloce Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2010-09-15 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Charts the progress of sports car races, year-by-year from 1976, through the era of the Group C cars, up to the end of the eighties, with accounts and photographs of each event. This book includes maps of the circuit, showing changes over the years and results from each of the races.
Book Synopsis The British at Indianapolis by : Ian Wagstaff
Download or read book The British at Indianapolis written by Ian Wagstaff and published by Veloce Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2010-12-15 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The British at Indianapolis recounts the history of the Indianapolis 500 race through the eyes and actions of those British born or British citizens who have driven in it, or been involved in any other way – be it as a designer, mechanic, or official. It also examines the British built cars that have won the Indy 500 and the significance of the rear engined revolution brought to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway by Cooper in 1961, and elevated to success by Lotus and Lola. It includes such names as Jim Clark, Graham Hill, Nigel Mansell and 2010 Indy 500 champion, and two times winner, Dario Franchitti.
Book Synopsis Sports Car Racing in the South by : Willem Oosthoek
Download or read book Sports Car Racing in the South written by Willem Oosthoek and published by . This book was released on 2013-02-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Driven by Desire written by Alan Wilson and published by Veloce Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2011-10-15 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From a five-year-old girl racing 60mph micro-midgets in South Africa, to a Formula One driver in the British Championship during her first full year of racing in the UK, and on to becoming the first and only woman ever to win a Formula One race, Desire Wilson was a winner bested by very few of her male rivals. But single-seater racing was just the start of Desire's ascent in motorsport. She won two FIA World Championship Sports Car Endurance races in 1980, and went on to compete in well over 120 types of race car at more than 100 race tracks around the world. Always competitive, she earned a reputation for an intense, no-nonsense approach to racing, shrugging off the media glamour to focus on the hard grind of staying competitive in one of the world's toughest sporting arenas. Moving to the male-dominated world of North American racing, Desire became a pioneer for women racing in the harsh world of Indy Cars, facing discrimination, financial problems, and other obstacles ranging from tragedy to farce. Her career is unique in the world of racing, encompassing everything from club racing to Formula One and World Championship sports cars, to the evil monsters of the IndyCar World Series - the world's fastest race cars. Hers is a story of hardships, fun, tragedy, perseverance, injury, and the amazing behind-the-scenes world masked by the public face and glamour of racing. It tells, too, of the consequences of politics and discrimination in the male world of professional auto racing.
Download or read book Tony Robinson written by Ian Wagstaff and published by Veloce Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2012-12-15 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A biography of motor racing mechanic Tony Robinson, who worked with some of the great names of the sport in the 1950s and '60s.
Book Synopsis Russian Motor Vehicles by : Maurice A. Kelly
Download or read book Russian Motor Vehicles written by Maurice A. Kelly and published by Veloce Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2011-04-15 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A book concerning Russian Limousines, and the Chinese models that were initially derived from them, has never been attempted before. This book investigates the whole story of why the Soviet Communist Party required such a bourgeois product, and how production was subsequently achieved. Following the orders of Stalin, work on the Limousines commenced during the first Five Year Plan (1927-1933) at the Putilov Works, late the Kirov Zavod, where the Leningrad L-1 was made in a limited number. From these beginnings, the Moscow and Gorky models emerged, and later the Chinese-derived types made with Russian aid during the late 1950s. Covering all of these models, up to the last one produced in 2003, and featuring full specifications translated from the relevant primary sources in Russian and Chinese literature, this is a meticulous and unique account of a previously neglected subject.
Download or read book Superprix written by Sam S. Collins and published by Veloce Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2010-01-21 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Featuring previously unpublished rare photographs, this book provides a full history of Britain's only street circuit racing event - the Birmingham SuperPrix.
Download or read book N.A.R.T. written by Terry O'Neil and published by Veloce Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2015-10-09 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Luigi Chinetti’s association with Ferrari, and the origins, formation and racing history of NART (North American Racing Team). A complex organisation, inextricably linked to Luigi Chinetti Motors Inc, NART enjoyed success on the race tracks of the US and Europe for three decades – as well as financial difficulties and arguments with organisers – to rightly become a legend.
Book Synopsis Motor Racing Heroes by : Robert Newman
Download or read book Motor Racing Heroes written by Robert Newman and published by Veloce Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2014-06-15 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 100 heroes from almost 100 years of motor sport are covered in this book. Revealing the determination, heroism, raw courage, skill at the wheel – and just plain humanity – that has elevated men and women into the special, rarified atmosphere of heroism.
Book Synopsis Grand Prix Ferrari by : Anthony Pritchard
Download or read book Grand Prix Ferrari written by Anthony Pritchard and published by Veloce Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2014-12-01 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A limited edition of 1500 copies. Grand Prix Ferrari is a brilliantly comprehensive, accurate account of the most important team in the history of motor racing. The highly readable and informative text is supported by over 200 interesting, and often striking, photographs.
Book Synopsis A Life in Car Design by : Oliver Winterbottom
Download or read book A Life in Car Design written by Oliver Winterbottom and published by Veloce Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2017-03-17 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book gives a unique insight into design and project work for a number of companies in the motor industry. It is aimed at both automobile enthusiasts and to encourage upcoming generations to consider a career in the creative field. Written in historical order, it traces the changes in the car design process over nearly 50 years.
Book Synopsis Mazda Rotary-engined Cars by : Marc Cranswick
Download or read book Mazda Rotary-engined Cars written by Marc Cranswick and published by Veloce Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2016-09-01 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The complete history of Mazda’s rotary engine-powered vehicles, from Cosmo 110S to RX-8. Charting the challenges, sporting triumphs, and critical reactions to a new wave of sports sedans, wagons, sports cars ... and trucks!
Book Synopsis Maserati 250F In Focus by : Anthony Pritchard
Download or read book Maserati 250F In Focus written by Anthony Pritchard and published by Veloce Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2014-05-15 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Maserati 250F raced against Ferrari, Mercedes-Benz and Vanwall for Grand Prix supremacy during the 2500cc Grand Prix Formula years of ’54-’60. Period photographs, including contributions from Tom March, are presented, along with engine cutaways, drawings, technical descriptions, and the chassis and race numbers of every 250F to have competed during this period. Stories from leading drivers who raced the 250F, including Sir Stirling Moss, Juan Fangio, and Mike Hawthorn, along with Anthony Pritchard’s lively text, helps bring the racing story of this iconic model back to life.
Book Synopsis Raymond Mays’ Magnificent Obsession by : Bryan Apps
Download or read book Raymond Mays’ Magnificent Obsession written by Bryan Apps and published by Veloce Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2015-08-14 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This biography of Raymond Mays includes complete histories of ERA and BRM, including race summaries, a foreword by Mays himself. Personal letters addressed to the author from Alfred Owen, David Brown, Tony Rudd, Rivers Fletcher, Bob Gerard, Ken Richardson, Juan Fangio, and many others add intimacy to the story. Illustrated with over 100 of the author`s colour paintings.
