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Author : Harold Pace Mark R. Brinker
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2024-06-11
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1610592409
Author : Harry Reynolds
Publisher : Enthusiast Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2010-03-15
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 1583882421
This detailed illustrated history describes the emergence in North America of the 500cc displacement road racing cars known as FIIIs. It ranges from the start in 1950 right up to current Vintage racing, with descriptions of the cars, courses, organizations holding race events and the people involved, outlining the vast differences from the east coast vs. the west coast. Period photographs and other graphics are reproduced, many for the first time in print. The transition to FIV cars is discussed. By 1964, the initial movement was over and cars were idled, but within a few years, interest in Vintage road racing began, and gradually, many of the existing cars were reactivated. Both east and west coast Vintage events are covered, again with photographs and other images. This book also contains much road racing history (1950-1964), apart from that of the FIII class. Appendices cover surviving cars (both Coopers and other marques) with recent photographs of most. Other appendices cover racing organizations and a variety of technical topics related to racing the cars. No similar book on this subject exists until now.
Author : Terry O'Neil
Publisher : Veloce Publishing Ltd
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2010-10-15
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781845842543
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.
Author : Terry O'Neil
Publisher : Veloce Publishing Ltd
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2008-11-15
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9781845841980
Motor Racing at Nassau is a collection of images that complements the descriptive account of the Bahamas Speed Weeks. It conveys in pictures the roller-coaster story of the eclectic mix of people and their cars that came to Nassau to enjoy each other's company at the end of the motor racing season in America. From its stuttering start in 1954, though its halcyon days in the late 1950s, to its demise in 1966, top drivers from America and Europe came to compete in the races.
Author : Michael T. Lynch,William Edgar,Ron Parravano
Publisher : Motorbooks International
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Sports car racing
ISBN : 0760303673
Traces the history of stock car racing and looks at major drivers, teams, and racetracks.
Author : Griffith Borgeson
Publisher : SAE International
Page : 402 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1998-12-12
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780768046830
A best seller and winner of the Antique Automobile Club of America's prestigious Thomas McKean Award.The Golden Age of the American Racing Car emphasizes the human side of racing history, offering insight into the men who shaped the golden age. Covering a period of time from the 1910s through the 1930s, the book describes the historical development of race car technology and presents fascinating information on race courses, designers, builders, drivers, and events. Racing pioneers covered include: Fred Duesenberg, Louis Chevrolet, Harry Miller, Leo Goossen, and Fred Offenhauser.
Author : Charles L. Betts
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 1963
Category : Automobiles
ISBN : UOM:39015002951872
Author : J.A. Martin,Thomas F. Saal
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2014-07-15
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 078648389X
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 : Daniel Stapleton
Publisher : Veloce Publishing Ltd
Page : 146 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2012-03-15
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9781845842895
How to modify and upgrade a retro or classic saloon or sports car for modern road or motorsport use, instruments, engine, gearbox, overdrive, wheels, tyres, supercharging and turbocharging, suspension, oil cooling and systems, clutch, cooling, brakes, back axle and drivetrain, exhaust, dyno tuning, carburation, preparation for motorsport.
Author : Phil Drackett
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 1962
Category : Automobiles
ISBN : UOM:39015021263598
Author : Carl Goodwin
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2011-08-10
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9780786486243
An affordable, lightweight sports car suitable for racing, the MG TC launched the sports car scene in postwar America. A wave of drivers first competed on the track in these and the later TD, TF and MGA models during the 1950s, many of them eventually moving up to Porsches, Alfa Romeos, Jaguars and Ferraris. Eighty such drivers, from the famous (e.g., Phil Hill, John Fitch, David E. Davis, Jr.) to lesser known men and women with equally vivid stories, are profiled in this book, which presents many of their recollections from firsthand interviews alongside a wealth of period photographs.
Author : Alex Gabbard
Publisher : Cartech
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Stock car racing
ISBN : 193249409X
Stock car racing in the 1960s featured intense behind the scenes battles between the factories, rules makers, track owners, promoters, and racing teams. Everyone was trying to keep up with the rapid year-to-year changes that brought more cubic inches, more horsepower, smoother shapes, and faster cars. The fans were the beneficiary as they were treated to incredible competition and incredible race cars. The '60s were a sensational era of stock car racing that will never be seen again. Factory engineers produced wild and powerful stock cars that raced in shootouts from Southern dirt and small ovals to bigger and bigger super-speedways. The racer's edge sought by each factory led one small team after another to pack up and pull out. This was the era of back-door racer support from General Motors, Ford's "Total Performance" agenda to win everything, and Chrysler's fantastic Hemi-powered stockers. Special racing engines and exotic prototypes with advanced concepts that never saw the light of day all added up to fantastic drama and incredible racing, all told in these pages.
Author : Hernan Lopez Laiseca
Publisher : Veloce Publishing Ltd
Page : 146 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2015-11-13
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781845848286
This beautifully illustrated book captures the entire history of the Argentine Grand Prix and the Argentina International Temporada Series, covering all the great races of the golden age of motor sport – when danger and passion defined racing.
Author : Lindsay Porter
Publisher : Veloce Publishing Ltd
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2015-03-01
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9781845847593
Most renewable energy systems aren’t new, but their use is. This handbook shows how each of the main renewable energy technologies works, along with step-by-step details of how it’s installed, as well as the pros and – at least as importantly – the cons of each type of installation.
Author : Marc Cranswick
Publisher : Veloce Publishing Ltd
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2016-06-01
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9781845849290
This book details the evolution of Ford's family car through the golden era of Detroit. It tells how Henry took the no-frills Fairlane, added more zing to create the Torino, and satisfied America's luxury desires with the LTD II; and follows the evolution of Ford’s midsize muscle cars, to the creation of the first car-based pickup – the Ranchero.