American Racing Motorcycles
Author: Jerry Hatfield
Publisher:
Published: 1989
Total Pages: 224
ISBN-13: 9780879383558
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American Drag Racing
Author: Robert Genat
Publisher: Motorbooks
Published: 2001
Total Pages: 156
ISBN-13: 9780760308714
DOWNLOAD EBOOKTop fuelers, funny cars, super stocks, pro stocks and fuel altereds star in this look back at the evolution of drag racing from 1955 to present. Modern color photos are accompanied by the stories of those who drove the cars at dragstrips across America.
American Motorsports
Author: David Phillips
Publisher: Booksales
Published: 1997-09
Total Pages: 200
ISBN-13: 9780785807162
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPresents a historical overview of motorsports in America, and looks at the drivers, teams, competitions, and famous circuits related to NASCAR, Indy car, sports cars, drag racing, off-roading, and dirt track racing. Includes illustrations and statistics.
American Grand Prix Racing
Author: Tim Considine
Publisher:
Published: 1997
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780760302101
DOWNLOAD EBOOK... This book is the ultimate chronicle of America's involvement at the highest level of international motor racing. Author has left no source unreviewed in telling this story. More than 200 black and white historical photographs and a special color gallery complement the lively, entertaining text ...
Motorsports and American Culture
Author: Mark D. Howell
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Published: 2014-04-10
Total Pages: 249
ISBN-13: 1442230975
DOWNLOAD EBOOKSoon after the first automobiles were introduced in the United States, auto racing became a reality. Since that time, motorsports have expanded to include drag racing, open wheel racing, rallying, demolition derbies, stock car racing, and more. Motorsports have grown to such an extent that NASCAR is now the second most watched professional sport in America, behind only football. But motorsports are about much more than going fast and finishing first. These events also reflect our culture, our society, our values, and our history. In Motorsports and American Culture: From Demolition Derbies to NASCAR, Mark D. Howell and John D. Miller bring together essays that examine the relevancy of motorsports to American culture and history, from the late nineteenth century to the present. Addressing a wide spectrum of motorsports—such as stock car racing, demolition derbies, land speed record pursuits, and even staged train wrecks—the essays highlight the social and cultural implications of contemporary and historical moments in these sports. Topics covered include gender roles in motorsports, hot rods and the creation of fan and participant identities, the appeal of demolition derbies, the globalization of motorsports, the role of moonshine in stock car history, the economic relationship between NASCAR and its corporate sponsors, and more. Offering the most thorough study of motorsports to date from a diverse pool of disciplines and subjects, Motorsports and American Culture will appeal to motorsports and automobile enthusiasts, as well as those interested in American history, popular culture, sports history, and gender studies.
Inside Shelby American
Author: John Morton
Publisher: Quarto Publishing Group USA
Published: 2013-11-18
Total Pages: 256
ISBN-13: 1627880828
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn the late 1950s, a young John Morton was transfixed with sports car racing. His dreams of competition eventually led him to enroll, in 1962, in the Shelby School of High Performance Driving. In a bold moment after the last class, Morton asked Carroll Shelby if he might come to work for the newly formed Shelby American. The answer was “Yes, here's a broom.” Thus ended Morton's college career and began his long racing career. Over the next three years, Morton would be a firsthand witness to the evolution of one of the most iconic sports car builders and racing teams of the 1960s. Inside Shelby American is his personal account of a company overflowing with talent, from designer Pete Brock to fabricator extraordinare Phil Remington to drivers like Dan Gurney, Ken Miles, Bob Bondurant, and Phil Hill. The cars were equally captivating: AC Cobra, Mustang GT350, Ford GT, Daytona Coupe. In this book, Morton’s story is intertwined with the memories of other Shelby staffers of the period, revealing through historic photography and an untold perspective the rousing story of America’s most legendary racer and car builder.
City of Speed
Author: Joe Scalzo
Publisher:
Published:
Total Pages: 204
ISBN-13: 9781610608770
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAmerican Zoom
Author: Peter Golenbock
Publisher: MacMillan Publishing Company
Published: 1994
Total Pages: 560
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWith five bestsellers to his name, Peter Golenbock has earned a reputation as one of America's best and most successful sports authors. In American Zoom he presents an oral history of stock car racing, as told by great drivers, mechanics, promoters, and others. "A lively, literate, and loving look at the magic of stock car racing".--The Chicago Tribune
Shelby American Racing History
Author: Dave Friedman
Publisher:
Published: 1997
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780760303092
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAs official photographer for Carroll Shelby's racing teams in the '60s, Dave Friedman chronicled the wide variety of racing efforts of Shelby American. Friedman's glorious photographic account of Shelby-built cars racing in Can-Am, Trans-Am, sports car classics, and other forms of racing is presented here. Enjoying complete access to the Shelby shop, race pits, and behind the scenes, Friedman recorded the complete scope of this popular racing team's efforts.
American Auto Racing
Author: J.A. Martin
Publisher: McFarland
Published: 2014-07-15
Total Pages: 236
ISBN-13: 9780786483891
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAs 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.
