World Encyclopaedia Of Racing Drivers
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Author | : Peter Higham |
Publisher | : Haynes Publishing UK |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2013-09-01 |
Genre | : Sports & Recreation |
ISBN | : 9781844254330 |
This remarkable work of unprecedented scale, presented in three volumes within a slipcase, outlines the lives and achievements of 2,500 racing drivers from all eras and all parts of the world. The result of many years of endeavor by a dedicated author, this mighty publication contains nearly a million words along with a comprehensive array of high-quality portrait photographs of the drivers described, in color where possible, together with key biographical information and successes. This magnificent encyclopaedia breaks new ground in motor racing research and will be treasured by anyone interested in the history of the sport.
Author | : Peter Golenbock |
Publisher | : Motorbooks |
Total Pages | : 1009 |
Release | : 2003 |
Genre | : Transportation |
ISBN | : 9780760315712 |
A reference guide to the drivers, owners, races, and cars of NASCAR.
Author | : David Levinson |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
Total Pages | : 508 |
Release | : 1999 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0195131959 |
Spanning the wide world of sports, this volume is packed with every conceivable fact that anyone would possibly want to know about nearly 300 sports, including history and practice worldwide.
Author | : Peter Higham |
Publisher | : Formula 1 CBC |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2020-07-14 |
Genre | : Sports & Recreation |
ISBN | : 9781910505441 |
The formative years of the 1950s are explored in this fourth installment of Evro's decade-by-decade series covering all Formula 1 cars and teams. When the World Championship was first held in 1950, red Italian cars predominated, from Alfa Romeo, Ferrari and Maserati, and continued to do so for much of the period. But by the time the decade closed, green British cars were in their ascendancy, first Vanwall and then rear-engined Cooper playing the starring roles, and BRM and Lotus having walk-on parts. As for drivers, one stood out above the others, Argentine Juan Manuel Fangio, becoming World Champion five times. Much of the fascination of this era also lies in its numerous privateers and also-rans, all of which receive their due coverage in this complete work. Year-by-year treatment covers each season in fascinating depth, running through the teams -- and their various cars -- in order of importance. Alfa Romeo's supercharged 11⁄2-litre cars dominated the first two years, with titles won by Giuseppe Farina (1950) and Fangio (1951). The new marque of Ferrari steamrollered the opposition in two seasons run to Formula 2 rules (1952-53), Alberto Ascari becoming champion both times, and the same manufacturer took two more crowns with Fangio (1956) and Mike Hawthorn (1958). Maserati's fabulous 250F, the decade's most significant racing car, propelled Fangio to two more of his five championships (1954 and 1957). German manufacturer Mercedes-Benz stepped briefly into Formula 1 (1954-55) and won almost everything with Fangio and up-and-coming Stirling Moss. Green finally beat red when the Vanwalls, driven by Moss and Tony Brooks, won the inaugural constructors' title (1958). Then along came Cooper, rear-engine pioneers, to signpost Formula 1's future when Jack Brabham became World Champion (1959).
Author | : Lew Freedman |
Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing USA |
Total Pages | : 655 |
Release | : 2013-03-14 |
Genre | : Sports & Recreation |
ISBN | : |
This two-volume encyclopedia is the Daytona 500 of stock car racing books—an essential "Bible" that provides an all-encompassing history of the sport as well as an up-to-date examination of modern-day stock car racing. How did stock car racing become firmly entrenched in American pop culture, especially in light of the lack of interest in motorsports overall as a spectator activity in the United States? And what has been the secret to NASCAR's financial success and growth over the last six decades? Encyclopedia of Stock Car Racing highlights approximately 250 subjects that have defined the sport since stock car racing was first organized. Organized in A-Z order, it covers all of the greatest drivers, such as Richard Petty, Jimmie Johnson, Junior Johnson, and David Pearson; the special races such as the Daytona 500 and Brickyard 400; and the famed tracks across the country, from Bristol Motor Speedway to Darlington Raceway to Talladega Superspeedway. This unprecedented resource collects information about every element of NASCAR history in one place: the early personalities who shaped the sport and set things in motion, the past greats who have now retired, and today's rising stars who continue to make stock car racing one of the most popular sports in the United States.
Author | : Bruce Jones |
Publisher | : Carlton Books Limited |
Total Pages | : 288 |
Release | : 2004 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : 9781844426447 |
The Complete Encyclopedia of Formula One is the essential guide to Grand Prix racing. With sections on the origins and history of Formula One, the best and the worst races, the controversies and the disasters, complete facts and stats, plus comprehensive A-Zs of the leading drivers, teams and managers as well as the Legends of the Track, this is the book that tells you everything you need to know about the world's most dynamic sport.
Author | : Peter Higham |
Publisher | : Evro Publishing Limited |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2018-03-20 |
Genre | : Sports & Recreation |
ISBN | : 9781910505229 |
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.
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Total Pages | : 944 |
Release | : 1908 |
Genre | : Almanacs, American |
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Lists news events, population figures, and miscellaneous data of an historic, economic, scientific and social nature.
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Total Pages | : 1202 |
Release | : 1920 |
Genre | : Almanacs, American |
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Author | : Clive Gifford |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 154 |
Release | : 2006-10-18 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : |
Examines various aspects of motor racing, including drivers, circuits, cars, different categories of motor sports, and pit stop techniques.