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Sports Car Racing in the South

Sports Car Racing in the South
Author: Willem Oosthoek
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2013-02-15
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 9781854432575

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Sports Car Racing in the South

Sports Car Racing in the South
Author: Willem Oosthoek
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2015-01-24
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 9781854432728

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Sports Car Racing in the South

Sports Car Racing in the South
Author: Willem Oosthoek
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2011-03
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 9781854432469

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The history of sports car racing in the Southern United States featuring the top echelon of European sports cars has long been unexplored territory. With the exception of the Sebring 12 Hours, the meets were largely ignored by the national press, and no comprehensive research material is available for the numerous events organized between Texas and Florida, when amateur competition surged in the late 1950s. Yet, the South offers a rich road racing history, often fueled by wealthy oilmen from Texas and Oklahoma. Many of the events were hosted on airport courses where late-model Ferraris, Maseratis, Jaguars, Porsches, OSCAs and Climax-engined cars such as Lotus, Cooper and Elva did battle with American V8-powered vehicles, both Corvettes and homebuilt Specials. This book, the first of a series of three, offers a race-by-race account of all 1957 and 1958 Southern events, from Novice Races to the weekend-ending Features competition. The author has scoured local newspapers of the period for race reports and results and interviewed many of the drivers, mechanics and owners that were involved in the competitions. He provides an exhaustive report of the time, vividly illustrated by period photographs, many from the archives of Bob Jackson, the acclaimed press photographer.


Mid-Atlantic American Sports Car Races 1953-1962, 1

Mid-Atlantic American Sports Car Races 1953-1962, 1
Author: Terry O'Neil
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2015-01-24
Genre: Transportation
ISBN: 9781854432636

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In 1977, precisely 20 years after the last unforgettable high speed Mille Miglia in 1957, the great race came back to relive its history all over again with the commemorative Mille Miglia, attracting once more to Brescia?s Piazza della Vittoria the cars of the greatest, most prestigious race in the world that took place between the end of the?20s and the second half of the?50s. Since then, the Mille Miglia has gone back to being an event not to be missed, first every two years and then yearly for all motoring and motor racing enthusiasts. A book tells the story of this great sporting and cultural event, the 2014 edition of which opens with a historical section that recalls the 1934 race, won by Achille Varzi, and the 1954, with the magnificent victory of Alberto Ascari. After that, the book concentrates on the race that took place last May and its protagonists? competitors, crew after crew, car after car, in a long and fully-illustrated section. 2014 Mille Miglia starting grid was full of exceptional protagonists too: actors Luke Evans, Adrien Brody and Jeremy Irons, American Tv personality Jay Leno, French stylist Paloma Picasso and industrial designer Mark Newson. Many musicians were also there: Brian Johnson, AC/DC frontman, British rapper Example, Scottish singer Amy Macdonald and Belgian singer Milow. Many racing drivers took the start, first and foremost Eros Crivellari, the only one with an original Mille Miglia to his credit, Andy Wallace, Jochen Mass, Teo Fabi, Bernd Schneider, Jacky Ickx, Martin Brundle e Bruno Senna, with the very evocative helmet of his late uncle Ayrton. This is indispensible publication for all those who were there, and for all vintage car enthusiasts.


Driving with the Devil

Driving with the Devil
Author: Neal Thompson
Publisher: Crown
Total Pages: 450
Release: 2009-02-04
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 0307522261

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The true story behind NASCAR’s hardscrabble, moonshine-fueled origins, “fascinating and fast-moving . . . even if you don’t know a master cylinder from a head gasket” (Atlanta Journal-Constitution). “[Neal] Thompson exhumes the sport’s Prohibition-era roots in this colorful, meticulously detailed history.”—Time Today’s NASCAR—equal parts Disney, Vegas, and Barnum & Bailey—is a multibillion-dollar conglomeration with 80 million fans, half of them women, that grows bigger and more mainstream by the day. Long before the sport’s rampant commercialism lurks a distant history of dark secrets that have been carefully hidden from view—until now. In the Depression-wracked South, with few options beyond the factory or farm, a Ford V-8 became the ticket to a better life. Bootlegging offered speed, adventure, and wads of cash. Driving with the Devil reveals how the skills needed to outrun federal agents with a load of corn liquor transferred perfectly to the red-dirt racetracks of Dixie. In this dynamic era (the 1930s and ’40s), three men with a passion for Ford V-8s—convicted felon Raymond Parks, foul-mouthed mechanic Red Vogt, and war veteran Red Byron, NASCAR’s first champ—emerged as the first stock car “team.” Theirs is the violent, poignant story of how moonshine and fast cars merged to create a sport for the South to call its own. In the tradition of Laura Hillenbrand’s Seabiscuit, this tale captures a bygone era of a beloved sport and the character of the country at a moment in time.


The Great Savannah Races

The Great Savannah Races
Author: Sr. Julian K. Quattlebaum
Publisher: University of Georgia Press
Total Pages: 152
Release: 2011-03-01
Genre: History
ISBN: 0820338133

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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.


Real NASCAR

Real NASCAR
Author: Daniel S. Pierce
Publisher: Univ of North Carolina Press
Total Pages: 360
Release: 2010-04-01
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 9780807895726

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In this history of the stock car racing circuit known as NASCAR, Daniel S. Pierce offers a revealing new look at the sport from its postwar beginnings on Daytona Beach and Piedmont dirt tracks through the early 1970s, when the sport spread beyond its southern roots and gained national recognition. Real NASCAR not only confirms the popular notion of NASCAR's origins in bootlegging, but also establishes beyond a doubt the close ties between organized racing and the illegal liquor industry, a story that readers will find both fascinating and controversial.


Wild Moments of Sports Car Racing

Wild Moments of Sports Car Racing
Author: M. Weber
Publisher: Capstone
Total Pages: 33
Release: 2017-08-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1515774058

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Sports cars are sleek beasts of power and speed, but when happens when a race goes awry? Learn the details on some of the most intense moments in sports car racing.


American Sports Car Racing in the 1950s

American Sports Car Racing in the 1950s
Author: Michael T. Lynch
Publisher: Motorbooks International
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1998
Genre: Sports car racing
ISBN: 9780760303672

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Traces the history of stock car racing and looks at major drivers, teams, and racetracks.


Collecting Stock Car Racing Memorabilia

Collecting Stock Car Racing Memorabilia
Author: Tom Owens
Publisher:
Total Pages: 82
Release: 2001
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9780761318538

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Provides stock car racing fans hints on developing collections of cards and cars, including information on the best memorabilia companies, recognizing and maintaining condition and quality, attending shows, and joining clubs.