Author : Bob Woods
Publisher : Crabtree Publishing Company
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 10,57 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780778739876
An introduction to the history of the sport of motocross.
Author : Bill Amick
Publisher : Motorbooks
Page : 219 pages
File Size : 23,38 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 0760321795
Motocross began in England in the 1920s and took firm root in post-war Europe. After arriving in North America in the late 1960s, the sport was embraced by enthusiasts and developed into an American phenomenon. By the early 1980s riders from the USA were dominating the sport’s natural-terrain circuits, and the uniquely-American spinoff discipline of Supercross was packing NFL stadiums nationwide. In 2005, the Motorcycle Hall of Fame Museum created an exhibit, Motocross America, which celebrates the history of American motocross. Motocross America is a lavishly illustrated book that features the bikes and memorabilia from the museum display and text by Bill Amick. The Motocross America exhibit is open to the public at the Motorcycle Hall of Fame Museum in Pickerington, Ohio, through 2006.
Author : Robert Schleicher
Publisher : Enthusiast Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,98 MB
Release : 2015-05-18
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781583883310
In the Fifties and Sixties American dirt track motorcycle racing fans' attention was focused on half-mile and mile oval flat track races and the occasional TT race looped inside the half-mile tracks to include a jump. There were a few "scramble" races on tracks but the surfaces were graded and smoothed so they were more-or-less flat track races with a few more left hand turns and a jump or two. Motocross, as we know it today was the sport of Europeans. All that changed in 1968 when motocross was "imported" into America, first as the "Inter-Am" series in 1968-'69, then as the 'Trans-Am" series in 1970. Classic race tracks ranged from the movie backlot at Westlake Village and the arid Carlsbad and Saddleback Park in California to Linnville, Ohio, and Unadilla, New York, and Pepperrell, Massachusetts. The best European riders - Roger Decoster, Jeff Smith, Joel Robert, Torsten Hallman, Bengt Aberg, Arne Kring, Vic Allan, Dave Bickers and others - competed against the brash new American like Gary Bailey, Dick Mann, Marty Tripes, Brad Lackey, Jim Pomeroy, Gary Jones, Rex Stanton, Barry Higgens, Preston Petty and more. This is the story of the beginning of what has become America's #1 dirt sport.
Author : Ray Ryan
Publisher : Motorbooks International
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 45,37 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780760312391
In this book 30 significant examples of restored race bikes are profiled with colour photography and detailed information about the machine's race pedigree and historical significance. [From back cover].
Author : Michael Martin
Publisher : Capstone
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 48,61 MB
Release : 2004
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780736824385
A biography tracing the life and career of motocross racer Ricky Carmichael.
Author : Terry Good
Publisher : Motorbooks
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 22,14 MB
Release : 2009
Category : Antique and classic motorcycles
ISBN : 0760336601
In 25 richly illustrated profiles, champion motocross riders describe the experience, the winning bike, and its special features.
Author : Xavier Audouard
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,13 MB
Release : 2004
Category : Motocross
ISBN : 9782848900766
Author : Terri Sievert
Publisher : Capstone
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 15,22 MB
Release : 2005-09
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780736843652
Introduction to James Stewart, first African-American motorcross star.
Author : Kyle Burger
Publisher : AuthorHouse
Page : 35 pages
File Size : 43,87 MB
Release : 2012
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1468506099
Buddy the Motocross Bike is an exciting children's book that teaches young generation about the lessons in life while giving them something to be excited about while reading a book. "Buddy Learns Confidence" is the first of many Buddy books to come.
Author : Linda J. Borish
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 574 pages
File Size : 37,27 MB
Release : 2016-10-04
Category : History
ISBN : 1317662490
The Routledge History of American Sport provides the first comprehensive overview of historical research in American sport from the early Colonial period to the present day. Considering sport through innovative themes and topics such as the business of sport, material culture and sport, the political uses of sport, and gender and sport, this text offers an interdisciplinary analysis of American leisure. Rather than moving chronologically through American history or considering the historical origins of each sport, these topics are dealt with organically within thematic chapters, emphasizing the influence of sport on American society. The volume is divided into eight thematic sections that include detailed original essays on particular facets of each theme. Focusing on how sport has influenced the history of women, minorities, politics, the media, and culture, these thematic chapters survey the major areas of debate and discussion. The volume offers a comprehensive view of the history of sport in America, pushing the field to consider new themes and approaches as well. Including a roster of contributors renowned in their fields of expertise, this ground-breaking collection is essential reading for all those interested in the history of American sport.
