Model Racing

Model Racing
Author: Carlo Tonalezzi
Publisher:
Total Pages: 136
Release: 2019-04-30
Genre:
ISBN: 9781096452188

BUILD - RACE - WIN - REPEAT...The Rise & Fall of the Golden Years of Slot Car Racing Explained. Text includes articles from the main magazines of the period. Also includes a Worldwide Racing Directory, listing active slot car raceways from different countries in 5 continents...! By 1966, model-car racing was so popular that it threatened to replace bowling as the nation's favorite indoor sport. For as grand as the outcome, the force that propelled slot-car racing into a national pastime was a simple one: the realism of the original slot cars. The builders and racers of these models knew that the quest for speed should not come at the cost of the way a car looked. Their design was at the heart of their very integrity. In this new effort, author, researcher and slot-car racer Carlo Tonalezzi charts the meteoric rise of this hobby-sport and photographs classic model racing cars in their natural habitat: The commercial racing tracks. Models made by Russkit, AMT, COX, MPC, Monogram, and more are captured on vintage tracks from the American Model Car Raceways. These realistic beauties were made during the Golden Years of Model Racing. True pieces of Americana, they are today as magnificent as ever. Read all about what really happened during this exciting period of model racing bliss!

Speed Secrets

Speed Secrets
Author: Ross Bentley
Publisher: Motorbooks
Total Pages: 160
Release: 1998-08-13
Genre: Transportation
ISBN: 1610600010

Shave lap times or find a faster line through your favorite set of S-curves with professional race driver Ross Bentley as he shows you the quickest line from apex to apex! With tips and commentary from current race drivers, Bentley covers the vital techniques of speed, from visualizing lines to interpreting tire temps to put you in front of the pack. Includes discussion of practice techniques, chassis set-up, and working with your pit chief.

Model Racing Yachts - Being No. 6 of the New Model Maker Series of Practical Handbooks Covering Every Phase of Model Building and Design - With 90 Illustrations Including 12 Practical Working Designs

Model Racing Yachts - Being No. 6 of the New Model Maker Series of Practical Handbooks Covering Every Phase of Model Building and Design - With 90 Illustrations Including 12 Practical Working Designs
Author: Norman G. Taylor
Publisher: Read Books Ltd
Total Pages: 126
Release: 2016-09-06
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 1473359546

This vintage book is a complete guide to build, rig, and sail self-acting model yachts. With simple, step-by-step instructions and a wealth of handy tips, this profusely illustrated handbook constitutes a must-have for the novice model yachtsman and would make for a fantastic addition collection of allied literature. Contents include: “Fundamental Requirements”, “Sailing the Model”, “Sailing Terms”, “Names of Model Yacht Parts”, “How to Adjust the Sails”, “Typical Designs”, “Swallows”, “Rib and Plank Building”, “How to Build the 48-inch Racing Model 'Spindrift'”, “Building a Fully-Rigged Scale Model Yacht”, “Things the Model Yachtsman Should Know”, “Tools”, “Materials”, “Cellulose Finishing”, etc. Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, high-quality edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on building models.

A Day at the Slot Car Races

A Day at the Slot Car Races
Author: Carlo Tonalezzi
Publisher:
Total Pages: 296
Release: 2018-06
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 9780996557245

The Slot Car Evolution - COVERED! 1960's Golden Years of Model Racing - COVERED! American Model Car Racing Congress - INVESTIGATED! Bowling Killed Slot Car Racing - DEBUNKED! Exclusive Interviews with slot car companies - EXCITING & INFORMATIVE!

Racing and Collecting Slot Cars

Racing and Collecting Slot Cars
Author: Robert H. Schleicher
Publisher:
Total Pages: 134
Release:
Genre: Slot cars
ISBN: 9781610606677

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.

Vintage Miniature Racing Cars

Vintage Miniature Racing Cars
Author: Bob Ames
Publisher: Graphic Arts Books
Total Pages: 128
Release: 1992-01-01
Genre: Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN: 9781558681217

For those with a passion for gas-powered miniature cars.

Pretty Intense

Pretty Intense
Author: Danica Patrick
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 306
Release: 2017-12-26
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 0735216576

America's NASCAR standout offers a 90-day program to sculpt your body, calm your mind, and achieve your greatest goals Everything Danica Patrick does is Pretty Intense. A top athlete in her field, not to mention a fan favorite and the first woman to rule in her male-dominated sport, Danica approaches every aspect of life with the utmost intensity. Now, she shows you how you can apply her daily principles and transform your life for the better--and have fun while doing it. Danica's 90-day high-intensity workout, protein-rich, paleo-inspired eating plan, and mental-conditioning program will get you leaner, stronger, and healthier than you've ever been before. By mixing full-body training and stretching exercises, her accessible workouts hit the holy trinity of fitness: strength, endurance, and flexibility. Bolstered by a customized eating plan for all-day energy, her program will also help you cultivate a mindset for limitless success. You will learn to aim your sights high, confront challenges and setbacks with confidence, and cross the finish line every time. Whether your goal is a stronger core, better skills in the kitchen, or a promotion at work, Danica's Pretty Intense plan will help you reach your highest potential.

Slot Car Racing: Tips, Tricks & Techniques

Slot Car Racing: Tips, Tricks & Techniques
Author: Robert Schleicher
Publisher:
Total Pages: 400
Release:
Genre: Model car racing
ISBN: 9781610605045

Over the past three years slot cars have become one of the fastest-growing segments of the hobby industry. Slot cars have also become so fashionable they have received exposure in automotive and general interest magazines. The time is right for a meaty, loaded follow-up to the highly successful 2002 MBI release, Slot Car Bible. In this new title, Bible author and Model Car Racing magazine publisher Robert Schleicher provides enthusiasts with more tips, tricks, and track plans for 1/32-scale and HO slot cars. This title will offer a wealth of tuning, maintenance, and driving technique information and will include chapters on snap-together raceways and building cars from kits. It will also have performance tests of new products and plans for creating NASCAR replica cars and tracks.

Spin Sucks

Spin Sucks
Author: Gini Dietrich
Publisher: Pearson Education
Total Pages: 165
Release: 2014
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 078974886X

Go beyond PR spin! Master better ways to communicate honestly and regain the trust of your customers and stakeholders with this book.