Great Auto Races
Author | : Peter Helck |
Publisher | : ABRAMS |
Total Pages | : 266 |
Release | : 1975-01-01 |
Genre | : Automobile racing |
ISBN | : 9780810902374 |
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Author | : Peter Helck |
Publisher | : ABRAMS |
Total Pages | : 266 |
Release | : 1975-01-01 |
Genre | : Automobile racing |
ISBN | : 9780810902374 |
Author | : Sr. Julian K. Quattlebaum |
Publisher | : University of Georgia Press |
Total Pages | : 152 |
Release | : 2011-03-01 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0820338133 |
While automobile races had been held in Europe earlier, it was not until after 1900 that organized races were held in the United States. These contests took the form of road races--usually over a series of connected links of the best roads available. The most important of the early races were held on Long Island, New York. As a result of the efforts of the Savannah Automobile Club, the International Grand Prize Race of the Automobile Club of America was held in Savannah, Georgia, for the first time in November of 1908 and was enormously successful. In 1910 and again in 1911 the most famous drivers and the finest racing cars from all over the world returned to the city for the Grand Prize Race. The 1911 event attracted thousands more who came to witness the famous Vanderbilt Cup Race, the fastest race of this length up to that time (291 miles in 3 hours and 56 minutes). Julian K. Quattlebaum was among those who lined the Savannah race course for a glimpse of the big Fiats, Loziers, and Mercedes that roared around the turns, across the finish line, and into autoracing history. He has written a new introduction to this edition and has gone through his collection of early photographs of the cars, the drivers, and the races to add to the generous selection of illustrations in the original edition.
Author | : Matt Stone |
Publisher | : Motorbooks International |
Total Pages | : 178 |
Release | : 2014-03-15 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 0760346291 |
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Author | : Dale Grubba |
Publisher | : Badger Books Inc. |
Total Pages | : 252 |
Release | : 2000 |
Genre | : Gardening |
ISBN | : 9781878569677 |
This text highlights races and drivers from the glorious racing days at Wisconsin's short tracks.
Author | : Tanya A. Bailey |
Publisher | : McFarland |
Total Pages | : 239 |
Release | : 2014-05-21 |
Genre | : Transportation |
ISBN | : 1476615225 |
This book provides an in-depth look at the great motor races that took place in Savannah, Georgia, in the golden era of early road racing: the Grand Prize of the Automobile Club of America and the Vanderbilt Cup. By examining Savannah's earlier fame in national bicycle racing competitions and its ties to the powerful dynasties who controlled the racing world, the book explains how and why Savannah was chosen. It details the construction of the course, reveals why the races and course were considered "America's greatest" by international racing experts of the period and includes many biographies of the drivers who came to Savannah. Finally, the book explores the theories and complexities of why Savannah's races and road racing in general came to an end.
Author | : Nancy Roe Pimm |
Publisher | : Millbrook Press |
Total Pages | : 68 |
Release | : 2011-02-01 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 0761372628 |
Learn all about stock car racing's biggest event and the drivers and crew who make it possible. You will join in the excitement of forty-three cars running nose-to-tail and side-by-side at almost 200 miles per hour. You'll also discover the rich history of stock car racing and find out why it's one of the most popular sports around.
Author | : Charles Fox |
Publisher | : Putnam Publishing Group |
Total Pages | : 258 |
Release | : 1972 |
Genre | : Sports & Recreation |
ISBN | : 9780448011509 |
Author | : Trevor Lord |
Publisher | : DK Children |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2001 |
Genre | : Automobile racing |
ISBN | : 9780789479341 |
Text and detailed photographs describe a wide variety of race cars.
Author | : Bert Levy |
Publisher | : St Martins Press |
Total Pages | : 354 |
Release | : 1998 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 9780312186241 |
A year out of high school in the early 1950s, New Jersey mechanic Buddy Palumbo falls in love with two things at once: race car driving with its speed and adventure, and his boss' niece, Miss Julie Finzio
Author | : Don Radbruch |
Publisher | : McFarland |
Total Pages | : 330 |
Release | : 2015-03-07 |
Genre | : Transportation |
ISBN | : 1476613753 |
Prior to World War I, auto racing featured expensive machines and teams financed by auto factories. The teams toured the country, and most of the races were held in large cities, so the vast majority of Americans never saw a race. All this changed after World War I, though, and in the 1920s and 1930s there were approximately 1,000 dirt tracks in the United States and Canada. The dirt tracks offered small-time racing--little prize money and minimal publicity--but people loved it. This pictorial history documents dirt track racing, with what are today called sprint cars, around the United States from 1919 to 1941. Information on dirt track racing in Canada during this time is also provided. Regionally divided chapters detail the drivers, tracks, and specific races of each area of the country. Some of the drivers went on to win fame and fortune while others faded into obscurity. Tracks included well known facilities as well as out-of-the-way sites few people had ever heard of. The cars ranged from state of the art machines to the more common home built specials based on Model T or Model A Ford parts. Taken together, the drivers, tracks, and races of this era were instrumental in making auto racing the popular sport it is today.