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4) Auto racing
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Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
"From the time cars were invented just before the turn of the 20th century, men have loved driving fast in them. It was almost a compulsion of pioneers like Emile Levassor and Karl Benz to make their machines go fast. Racing fever began in Europe, with races happening from point to point, city to city, on existing roads. Open-wheel road racing there evolved into the super high tech, big budget sport of Formula One Racing. American open-wheel racing...
Author
Series
Publisher
Gareth Stevens Publishing
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"From the drivers on the track to the fans packing the grandstands, auto racing is a thrilling sport that gets everyone's adrenaline pumping. This book dives into the amazing facts that make up auto racing's greatest stories. Readers will love discovering the history of races like the Indianapolis 500 and Daytona 500, as well as why NASCAR fans call Richard Petty 'The King.' Fun graphics show the different flags used in a NASCAR race and just how...
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
c2004
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Relates the excitement caused by Henry Ford as he drove the "horseless carriage" he built, particularly when he decided to win a race to get money to build a new car that anyone could afford.
14) Touring cars
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Series
Publisher
Creative Education
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"A fast-paced, high-interest introduction to touring cars, powerful race cars known for their strong engines and use in a variety of races. Also included is a biographical story about touring car driver Gordon Shedden"--
15) The race to the future: 8,000 miles to Paris - the adventure that accelerated the twentieth century
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Publisher
Liveright Publishing Corporation
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"An Italian prince and his chauffeur, a French racing driver, a conman and various journalists battle over steep mountain ranges and across the arid vastness of the Gobi Desert. The contestants need teams of helpers to drag their primitive cars up narrow gorges, lift them over rough terrain and float them across rivers. Petrol is almost impossible to find, there are barely any roads, armed bandits and wolves lurk in the forests. Updates on their progress,...
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Publisher
Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
"Just before high noon on May 30th, 1964, the Indy 500 stopped for the first time in history. Seven cars had crashed in a fiery accident, killing two drivers, and threatening the very future of the 500. In this tight, fast-paced narrative, Art Garner expertly reconstructs the events, circumstances, and fatal decisions leading up to the sport's blackest day. Recalling a bygone era when drivers lived hard, raced hard, and at times died hard, Black Noon...