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Beach Racers: Daytona Before NASCAR
ISBN: 9780813032603 / Angielski / Miękka / 147 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Every spring, hordes of fans descend upon Florida for the Daytona 500, the famed first race in the NASCAR season. But how many know that racers have been bringing fast cars to the beach for more than one hundred years?Beach Racers portrays the thrills and dangers of the first automobile races in Daytona. In an era of poor roads, the flat, wide sands of Ormond and Daytona beaches proved to be the ideal venue for engineers and drivers pushing the technological envelope, looking for ways to make their cars go ever faster.For nearly a decade (1903-1910) land speed records were routinely...
Every spring, hordes of fans descend upon Florida for the Daytona 500, the famed first race in the NASCAR season. But how many know that racers have b...
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97,90 |
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Formula 1 Fanatic
ISBN: 9780747568421 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Presents a history of motor-racing from the early 1970s onwards. This work interweaves the lives and deaths of drivers such as Gilles Villeneuve and Ayrton Senna and gives accounts of the fights between the top drivers - like the Alain Prost and Senna or Damon Hill and Michael Schumacher - matched by the ferocious rivalry between the top teams.
Presents a history of motor-racing from the early 1970s onwards. This work interweaves the lives and deaths of drivers such as Gilles Villeneuve and A...
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87,59 |
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The 500cc Racing Car
ISBN: 9780747805557 / Angielski / Miękka / 32 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. After the Second World War, there were many motor-racing enthusiasts in Britain eager to try their hand at the sport, but it had always been prohibitively expensive. A group of enthusiasts came up with the original and ingenious idea of building racing cars of small engine capacity, thus reducing the financial outlay and bringing motor-racing within the reach of a greater number. The idea proved highly successful. In a few years the 500cc category was accorded international status and Formula Three racing was in business. This book outlines the development and important events in the... After the Second World War, there were many motor-racing enthusiasts in Britain eager to try their hand at the sport, but it had always been prohib... |
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36,04 |
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Stirling Moss Scrapbook 1929 - 1954
ISBN: 9780955006883 / Angielski / Twarda / 162 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Stirling Moss Scrapbook 1929-1954 tells the story of the formative years of one of the greatest racing drivers of all time.It's all in this book Moss's meteoric rise through the junior ranks with the little F3 500s, the big break with a borrowed XK120, the highs and lows with HWM when he took on the best in their more powerful Ferraris and shook the big names, the great drives and successes with Jaguar in the TT and at Le Mans, missing a Monte Carlo Rally win at the first attempt by mere seconds, the frustrating years when he put patriotism first and soldiered on with inadequate...
The Stirling Moss Scrapbook 1929-1954 tells the story of the formative years of one of the greatest racing drivers of all time.It's all in this book ...
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201,04 |
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Lewis Hamilton: My Story
ISBN: 9780007270064 / Angielski / Miękka / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Lewis Hamilton's explosive arrival on the Formula 1 scene has made front-page headlines. In My Story, for the first time Lewis opens up about his stunning debut season in grand prix racing, as well as his dad Anthony, his home life and his early years. The
Lewis Hamilton's explosive arrival on the Formula 1 scene has made front-page headlines. In My Story, for the first time Lewis opens up about his stun...
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55,31 |
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An Independent Man: The Autobiography
ISBN: 9780752893174 / Angielski / Miękka / 407 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The hugely entertaining, and extremely candid, autobiography of one of the most colourful characters in motor sport
Eddie Jordan gave Michael Schumacher his first drive, and helped groom a whole series of drivers early in their careers, including Damon Hill and Johnny Herbert. But he funded his first move into motor sport by selling smoked salmon well past its sell-by date to rugby fans leaving Lansdowne Road; when stopped for speeding by a policeman, he ended up selling him his car. Jordan set up his own team, and moved into Formula One at the end of the 1980s. It wasn't long... The hugely entertaining, and extremely candid, autobiography of one of the most colourful characters in motor sport
Eddie Jordan gave Micha... |
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77,28 |
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The Great American Gamble: How the 1979 Daytona 500 Gave Birth to a NASCAR Nation
ISBN: 9780470228692 / Angielski / Twarda / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. One of NASCAR's greatest stories is brought to life in this meticulous, highly entertaining replay of the day that changed everything for the sport.
--Lars Anderson, Sports Illustrated ""Joe Menzer has done an excellent job in telling the story of one ofNASCAR's most important races, a tale that includes the vibrant storiesof the cast of characters who participated."" ""A magnificent book, one that should be in the library of every diehard race fan."" One of NASCAR's greatest stories is brought to life in this meticulous, highly entertaining replay of the day that changed everything for the sport. |
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115,56 |
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Porsche Racing Cars: 1976 to 2005
ISBN: 9781904788454 / Angielski / Twarda / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Today, one cannot escape the fact that the words Porsche and racing go hand in hand. This book follows Porsche's year-by-year progress in top flight racing and rallying, and looks in detail at the pure competition cars that brought the German marque such immense success on the tracks and worldwide acclaim. This particular volume starts with the story of the pure racers of 1976 vintage, and takes the reader through a series of racing models, including the glorious 956 and 962, up to 2005 via contemporary photography and words from an acknowledged Porsche authority. An earlier volume covers the...
Today, one cannot escape the fact that the words Porsche and racing go hand in hand. This book follows Porsche's year-by-year progress in top flight r...
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283,55 |
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Murray Walker: Unless I'm Very Much Mistaken
ISBN: 9780007126972 / Angielski / Miękka / 496 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The voice of motor racing and much loved public figure - and the man responsible for introducing millions of viewers to the previously inaccessible world of Formula 1 - tells the story of his incident-packed life, with a brand new chapter on his globetrotting adventures since retirement. Murray Walker is a national treasure. When the man who made famous the catch phrase 'Unless I'm very much mistaken... I AM very much mistaken ' announced that he was retiring as ITV's Grand Prix commentator, the media reacted as if the sport itself was losing one of its biggest stars. His... The voice of motor racing and much loved public figure - and the man responsible for introducing millions of viewers to the previously inaccessible... |
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57,76 |
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Recreational Vehicles and Travel: A Resource Guide
ISBN: 9780313236723 / Angielski / Twarda / 221 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Here is the first reference guide to the major sources for the study of recreational vehicles, boats, and aircraft in the context of American history and popular culture. It provides brief histories of the various types of vehicles and bibliographic essays on published and unpublished sources for further study. Reference works, histories, fiction, and specialized journals relating to the topic of recreational travel are described and analyzed. Appendixes list numerous museums, trade associations, and specialized organizations concerned with leisure travel, as well as films and video... Here is the first reference guide to the major sources for the study of recreational vehicles, boats, and aircraft in the context of American histo... |
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257,78 |
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Lightweight Camping for Motorcycle Travel
ISBN: 9780595493944 / Angielski / Twarda / 268 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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119,27 |
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Lightweight Camping for Motorcycle Travel
ISBN: 9780595496501 / Angielski / Miękka / 268 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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80,73 |
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Hard Times, Hard Driving
ISBN: 9781436351492 / Angielski / Twarda / 152 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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145,61 |
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Hard Times, Hard Driving
ISBN: 9781436351485 / Angielski / Miękka / 152 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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80,88 |
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Tales from the Toolbox
ISBN: 9781845841997 / Angielski / Miękka / 176 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Tales from the Toolbox is a unique collection of behind-the-scenes stories and anecdotes as told, in their own words, by former Grand Prix mechanics who have worked at the top level of the sport during the past 50 years. On the front line of the sport, mixing with drivers and team bosses, they saw a side of it that nobody else got to see and rarely gets to hear about - and this book tells their story. Chapters are themed around a particular aspect of a mechanic's life, ranging from what they consider the highs and lows of their career, to their opinions of drivers and team bosses, the...
Tales from the Toolbox is a unique collection of behind-the-scenes stories and anecdotes as told, in their own words, by former Grand Prix mechanics w...
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75,44 |
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Track Days: A Glovebox Guide
ISBN: 9781847971111 / Angielski / Miękka / 128 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. With over twelve years of instructing experience, Hamish Smart shares his comprehensive knowledge of track days in this concise and informative guide. From the practicalities of planning the day, through to precise descriptions of advanced driving techniques, this handbook contains vital advice for the track-dayer.
With over twelve years of instructing experience, Hamish Smart shares his comprehensive knowledge of track days in this concise and informative guide....
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77,28 |
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Why We Ride
ISBN: 9781441522436 / Angielski / Miękka / 112 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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80,88 |
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Why We Ride
ISBN: 9781441522443 / Angielski / Twarda / 112 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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145,61 |
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The Fairmount Park Motor Races, 1908-1911
ISBN: 9780786445929 / Angielski / Miękka / 238 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Fairmount Park Motor Races were run on an eight-mile course in Philadelphia's West Fairmount Park. This book discusses the proposal to have a race in Fairmount Park and the reasons why Philadelphia, and the park in particular, was such an unlikely place.
The Fairmount Park Motor Races were run on an eight-mile course in Philadelphia's West Fairmount Park. This book discusses the proposal to have a race...
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221,82 |
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Matra sports cars : MS620, 630, 650, 660 & 670 - 1966 to 1974
ISBN: 9781845842611 / Angielski / Miękka / 128 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The late 1960s and early 1970s were a significant era in the world of international sports car racing. As the motor racing rule-making body moved back and forth between cars that less and less resembled road going vehicles, prototype sports car racing captured the imagination of manufacturers, teams and fans alike. Porsche vs. Ferrari vs. Alfa Romeo vs. Matra provided some of the best racing for sports cars ever witnessed, and by 1973, the Matra prototype little more than a Grand Prix car with full bodywork was dominating the scene. That period has always been viewed as one of the great eras...
The late 1960s and early 1970s were a significant era in the world of international sports car racing. As the motor racing rule-making body moved back...
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87,59 |
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