Grand Prix at the Glen
Author | : Robert B. Jackson |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 59 |
Release | : 1965 |
Genre | : Watkins Glen Grand Prix Race |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : Robert B. Jackson |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 59 |
Release | : 1965 |
Genre | : Watkins Glen Grand Prix Race |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Michael Argetsinger |
Publisher | : Arcadia Publishing |
Total Pages | : 130 |
Release | : 2013 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0738598453 |
In 1948, Watkins Glen became the site of the first postwar road race in America on a 6.6-mile course through the village and surrounding highways; the present-day road course was built in 1956 and held its first race the same year. The circuit presented its first professional race in 1957 when NASCAR made its first appearance. NASCAR returned to the Glen in 1964 and 1965 and found a permanent spot on the Watkins Glen calendar beginning in 1986. Today, the annual NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race in August ranks as the largest spectator event in the state of New York. In addition to NASCAR and Formula One, Watkins Glen race fans have enjoyed America's greatest race series, including Indy car, Can-Am, Trans-Am, six-hour endurance for prototypes, and amateur sports car racing.
Author | : Kirk W. House |
Publisher | : Arcadia Publishing |
Total Pages | : 132 |
Release | : 2008 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780738556666 |
The war was won, the Depression was over, and Americans were back on the road. From all across the nation, sports car drivers converged on Watkins Glen to race through the gorges, hills, and village streets of western New York. Over the years, the course has evolved from its humble beginnings on streets lined with hay bales to the modern closed track that plays host to NASCAR today. Through vintage photographs, primarily from the International Motor Racing Research Center at Watkins Glen, Watkins Glen Racing chronicles the history of the track with early drivers, like Cameron Argetsinger, Phil Walters, and Dave Garroway, vintage cars, hairpin turns, and death-defying races.
Author | : Philippe Defechereux |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2011-09 |
Genre | : Sports & Recreation |
ISBN | : 9781854432513 |
Includes Index -- Media Room Dvd 86 : Watkins Glen : The Street Years : 1948--1952.
Author | : |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 24 |
Release | : 1971 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Randall Cannon |
Publisher | : McFarland |
Total Pages | : 443 |
Release | : 2021-10-15 |
Genre | : Sports & Recreation |
ISBN | : 1476642826 |
The path of Grand Prix racing in America wound through raceways at Sebring, Riverside, Watkins Glen, Long Beach, and finally Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. At each stop, the influence of organized crime seemed no more than a handshake away. But at Caesars the vast crime syndicate appeared deeply involved in the operations of the luxury-branded resort. The Caesars Palace Grand Prix then culminated in an unholy alliance of the world capital of gambling, the mob, and the international czar of Formula One. During its four-year run of successive Formula One and CART IndyCar events, the race hosted the biggest names in motorsport--Mario Andretti, Bernie Ecclestone, Roger Penske, Chris Pook, Alan Jones, Nelson Piquet, Niki Lauda, Danny Sullivan, Bobby Rahal and Al Unser among them. The podium celebration of the inaugural Grand Prix put the convergence of alleged organized crime influences and auto racing on public display, while the years that followed provided their own curiosities. This book traces the intertwined threads through decades of accounts, extensive interviews, and the files of the FBI.
Author | : Randall Cannon |
Publisher | : McFarland |
Total Pages | : 443 |
Release | : 2021-09-24 |
Genre | : Sports & Recreation |
ISBN | : 1476683778 |
The path of Grand Prix racing in America wound through raceways at Sebring, Riverside, Watkins Glen, Long Beach, and finally Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. At each stop, the influence of organized crime seemed no more than a handshake away. But at Caesars the vast crime syndicate appeared deeply involved in the operations of the luxury-branded resort. The Caesars Palace Grand Prix then culminated in an unholy alliance of the world capital of gambling, the mob, and the international czar of Formula One. During its four-year run of successive Formula One and CART IndyCar events, the race hosted the biggest names in motorsport--Mario Andretti, Bernie Ecclestone, Roger Penske, Chris Pook, Alan Jones, Nelson Piquet, Niki Lauda, Danny Sullivan, Bobby Rahal and Al Unser among them. The podium celebration of the inaugural Grand Prix put the convergence of alleged organized crime influences and auto racing on public display, while the years that followed provided their own curiosities. This book traces the intertwined threads through decades of accounts, extensive interviews, and the files of the FBI.
Author | : Michael Argetsinger |
Publisher | : David Bull Publishing |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2009 |
Genre | : Automobile racing drivers |
ISBN | : 9781935007029 |
More than 30 years after his death, Mark Donohue's name still stands for the ultimate in speed and sophistication in motor racing. To a generation of fans in the 1960s and 1970s, Donohue embodied a new, uniquely American spirit. He wasn't just fasthe was also smart, with a background in engineering and a unique talent for studying and setting up a race car. Now David Bull Publishing has released the first full biography of racing's greatest driver-engineer, one who set the standard for generations to come. In Mark Donohue: Technical Excellence at Speed, author Michael Argetsinger covers Donohue's entire life and career, staring with his childhood and climaxing with his tragic death a practice accident at the 1975 Austrian Grand Prix. Drawing upon years of research and interviews, Argetsinger re-creates the full scope of Mark Donohue's experience and achievements, from his early days as an amateur sports-car racer to his last years as an Indy champion and Formula One hopeful.
Author | : Anthony Pritchard |
Publisher | : Veloce Publishing Ltd |
Total Pages | : 418 |
Release | : 2014-12-01 |
Genre | : Transportation |
ISBN | : 1845846230 |
A limited edition of 1500 copies. Grand Prix Ferrari is a brilliantly comprehensive, accurate account of the most important team in the history of motor racing. The highly readable and informative text is supported by over 200 interesting, and often striking, photographs.
Author | : Mary S. Heglar |
Publisher | : W. W. Norton & Company |
Total Pages | : 248 |
Release | : 1973-07-17 |
Genre | : Sports & Recreation |
ISBN | : 9780393600100 |
The Grand Prix Champions affords a rare-detailed-look into the personalities of the most celebrated drivers in grand prix racing: the World Champions.