Author : Mike O'Leary
Publisher : Motorbooks International
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 32,89 MB
Release : 2006-10-15
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 0760321779
Kansas-born Rodger Ward was a P-38 fighter pilot in World War II, then made his name in racing by starring on the budding Southern California sprint car scene. He raced from 1948 - 1966 and he was inducted into the Motorsports Hall of Fame in 1992. This work embodies the post-war era of open wheel racing in the US.
Author : Michael O'Leary
Publisher :
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 10,48 MB
Release : 2006
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Author : Art Evans
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 203 pages
File Size : 25,40 MB
Release : 2019-07-09
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 1476676704
"This generation of Americans has a rendezvous with destiny," said President Franklin D. Roosevelt of the young Americans who grew up during the deprivation of the Great Depression and later served during World War II. The 23 described in this book went on from military service to make their mark in auto racing, particularly in the sports car scene of the 1950s and 1960s. Ken Miles and Vasek Polak were not Americans during the war but later went on to become citizens. Carroll Shelby was not only a great driver but also created cars that are still manufactured. John Von Neumann and Vasek Polak were instrumental in helping to establish Porsche as a marque in the U.S. John Fitch, Ed Hugus, Chuck Daigh, Bill Stroppe, Max Balchowsky, Jay Chamberlain, Jim Peterson and Paul Newman were heroes in the war before succeeding in businesses and motorsports.
Author : Heather Moore Niver
Publisher : Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP
Page : 26 pages
File Size : 48,25 MB
Release : 2011-08-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1433957620
Describes midget cars, their design, parts, and where and how they are raced.
Author : Art Garner
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 353 pages
File Size : 31,62 MB
Release : 2014-05-06
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 1250017777
"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 takes readers back to the last race won by a front-engined roadster, to before the switch from gasoline to methanol, to tell one of the great untold stories in sports. Informed by his extensive interviews including six of the seven surviving drivers, Garner brings to life the greatest names in racing - A.J. Foyt, Dan Gurney, Parnelli Jones, Bobby Unser, and Johnny Rutherford - focusing on Eddie Sachs and Dave MacDonald, the two very different drivers whose lives accelerated toward the same catastrophic end that day. Publishing for the 50th anniversary of this iconic event, Black Noon remembers the race that changed everything and the men that heralded the Golden Age of Indy car racing"--
Author : Joyce A. Cascio
Publisher :
Page : 1230 pages
File Size : 19,76 MB
Release : 2005-05
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9780976237310
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Page : pages
File Size : 39,39 MB
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Author : Joe Scalzo
Publisher : MotorBooks International
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 50,19 MB
Release : 2001
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9780760310175
One of the most evocative eras in the history of American motorsport was the golden age of dirt-track racing, when hairy-knuckled drivers duked it out in open-wheel racers on half-mile ovals around the country. This photographic history spans the classic era from 1946 to 1970, featuring vintage photography of the Champ and Sprint cars that were driven by men like A.J. Foyt, Parnelli Jones, Roger Ward and Bobby Unser for very little monetary reward. The technologies of the most successful and unusual cars are discussed as are specific races, circuits and some of the more colorful personalities of the period. Midget and track roadsters are also featured, along with period color photography.
Author : Source Wikipedia
Publisher : Booksllc.Net
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 17,49 MB
Release : 2013-09
Category :
ISBN : 9781230675336
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 203. Chapters: Mario Andretti, Darrell Waltrip, Eddie Cheever, Howard Hawks, Dale Earnhardt, Hal Prewitt, Richard Petty, Sarah Fisher, Dan Gurney, Rick Mears, Ryan Hunter-Reay, Walter Payton, Bryan Herta, Buddy Lazier, Graham Rahal, Steve Butler, Carroll Shelby, Mark Donohue, A. J. Foyt IV, Vince Neil, Buddy Rice, Frankie Muniz, Harry Schell, Eddie Lawson, Patrick Dempsey, Richie Ginther, Pancho Carter, Kevin Cogan, J. R. Hildebrand, Danny Sullivan, Masten Gregory, Ed Carpenter (racing driver), Alexander Rossi (racing driver), Danny Ongais, Townsend Bell, Jeremy Mayfield, John Paul, Jr., Ernie Irvan, Phil Hill, Tony Bettenhausen, Jr., Jake Rosenzweig, Jaques Lazier, Jason Priestley, Charlie Kimball, Nick Hogan, Davey Hamilton, Jonathan Summerton, Junior Johnson, Robbie Buhl, Fred Gamble, Leilani Munter, Jerry Glanville, Mike Groff, Peter Revson, John Force, Josef Newgarden, Mark Smith (American racing driver), Sterling Marlin, Rodger Ward, Betty Skelton Erde, Phil Giebler, Memo Gidley, Rex White, Ricky Rudd, Jim Rathmann, Alex Barron (racing driver), Richie Evans, Tony George, Jeff Purvis, Norm Nelson, Jimmy Spencer, Marty Robbins, Jon Fogarty, Bill Rexford, Dennis Vitolo, Craig Breedlove, Richard Antinucci, Briggs Cunningham. Excerpt: Mario Gabriele Andretti (born February 28, 1940) is a retired Italian American world champion racing driver, one of the most successful Americans in the history of the sport. He is one of only two drivers to win races in Formula One, IndyCar, World Sportscar Championship and NASCAR (the other being Dan Gurney). He also won races in midget cars, and sprint cars. During his career, Andretti won the 1978 Formula One World Championship, four IndyCar titles (three under USAC-sanctioning, one under CART), and IROC VI. To date, he remains the only driver ever to win the Indianapolis 500 (1969), Daytona...
Author : Griffith Borgeson
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Page : pages
File Size : 40,93 MB
Release : 1966
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