Author: Allan E. Brown
Publisher: America's Speedways
ISBN: 9780931105616
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 852

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Author: Allan E. Brown
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ISBN: 9780931105067
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Languages : en
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Author: Allan E. Brown
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780931105425
Category : Racetracks (Automobile racing)
Languages : en
Pages : 596

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Author: Allan E. Brown
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ISBN: 9780692835562
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Research book listing auto racing facilities

Author: Jj O'Malley
Publisher: David Bull Publishing
ISBN: 9781935007005
Category : Automobile racing
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Back by popular demand, a revised and updated edition of the complete history of the Daytona 24 Hour endurance race.

Author: S. Collins
Publisher: Veloce Publishing Ltd
ISBN: 1845842413
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 176

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Around the world lies a number of long-forgotten raceways; windswept and abandoned, the derelict pit roads and crumbling concrete are all that remains of once great race tracks. From the NASCAR heartland of North Wilkesboro and Middle Georgia to the great European super speedways at Monza and Brooklands. All photographed as they are now, but remembered in their prime.

Author: Robert Dick
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 1476672725
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 447

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From 1915 through the early 1920s, American auto racing experienced rapid and exciting change. Competition by European vehicles forced American car manufacturers to incorporate new features, resulting in legendary engineering triumphs (and, essentially, works of art). Some of the greatest drivers in racing history were active during this time--Ralph DePalma, Dario Resta, Eddie Rickenbacker, the Chevrolet brothers, Jimmy Murphy. Presenting dozens of races in detail and a wealth of engineering specs, this history recalls the era's cigar-shaped speedway specials and monumental board tracks, the heavy-footed drivers, fearless mechanics, gifted engineers and enthusiastic backers.

Author: Perry Allen Wood
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 9780786428175
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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NASCAR held its first Strictly Stock race in Charlotte on June 19, 1949, and, in the following decades, dozens of large and small tracks throughout the Carolinas were home to a major NASCAR event. Called Grand National from 1950-1970, NASCAR's top circuit became the Winston Cup in 1971, and most of the dirt and small tracks were subsequently gutted from the schedule. Although a handful of those speedways tenuously held on through exploding popularity, and an influx of big corporate dollars, the transition to metropolitan markets and super speedways was inevitable. Some of the original tracks, like the North Wilkesboro Motor Speedway, still stand testament to the sport's not-too-distant past. Others, like the Charlotte Speedway, are long gone, leaving only memories and photographs. This is the story of every racetrack in North and South Carolina that held at least one big-time race through 1971, but is no longer used for auto racing. Seven are one-race wonders, while others are as much racing legends as the sport's past champions. Chapters cover each track's big time history, from early background through its racing years to its current status. Included are the thrilling tales of the personalities and machines that shaped NASCAR's early days. Statistics chart every track's past winners, records, and wins by make. The 151 photographs give the reader a virtual tour of speedways that are often inaccessible or nonexistent.

Author: Robert Dick
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 0786488115
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 684

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The first quarter of the 20th century was a time of dramatic change in auto racing, marked by the move from the horseless carriage to the supercharged Grand Prix racer, from the gentleman driver to the well-publicized professional, and from the dusty road course to the autodrome. This history of the evolution of European and American auto racing from 1900 to 1925 examines transatlantic influences, early dirt track racing, and the birth of the twin-cam engine and the straight-eight. It also explores the origins of the Bennett and Vanderbilt races, the early career of "America's Speed King" Barney Oldfield, the rise of the speedway specials from Marmon, Mercer, Stutz and Duesenberg, and developments from Peugeot, Delage, Ballot, Fiat, and Bugatti. This informative work provides welcome insight into a defining period in motorsports.

Author: Kathy Persinger
Publisher: Sports Publishing LLC
ISBN: 1582614830
Category : Automobile racing
Languages : en
Pages : 137

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