Research Catalog

Title

Racing : the ultimate motorsports encyclopedia / Clive Gifford.

Author

Gifford, Clive

Publication

Boston, Mass. : Kingfisher, c2006.

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Details

Additional Authors

Kingfisher (Firm)

Description

144 p. : col. ill.; 29 cm.

Summary

With more than seventy million fans, NASCAR is the number-one sport in the United States, and with interest in all aspects of motor racing reaching an all-time high, here is the perfect companion for all of those racing fans. Packed with spectacular action photography, with features on legendary drivers, circuits, and cars, Racing is a gleaming and action-packed look at motor sports all over the world. With wide-ranging, in-depth coverage of every major category of motor sports, including Formula One, stock car racing, Indy car, MotoGP bikes, rallying, European touring car racing, A1 Grand Prix, and special spreads focusing on the incredible surge in popularity of Formula One and NASCAR, this book brings the race for the checkered flag to life in all of its heart-stopping glory. For the grease monkeys, "Pit Stop" panels illuminate the techniques, technology, and innovation that underpin this cutting-edge sport. This book is the perfect gift for racing fans of any age!

Subjects

• Juvenile works
• Encyclopedias
• Motorsports > Encyclopedias, Juvenile
• Motorsports > Encyclopedias

Genre/Form

• Encyclopedias
• Juvenile works

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 140.) and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Introduction: Need for speed -- Early days -- Golden eras -- Risks and rewards -- Photo finish -- Dale Earnhardt's emotional victory at the 1998 Daytona 500 -- Motorsport classes: Open wheel racing -- Champ cars and IndyCars -- Formula One -- A1 Grand Prix -- NASCAR -- Touring and Sports Cars -- Le Mans 24 Hours -- Rallying, rallycross and offroad -- Motorcycle racing -- Other racing classes -- Wacky races -- Photo finish -- Alex Zanardi's inspirational touring car victory in 2005 -- Race techniques and technology: Winning design -- Aerodynamics -- Power and handling -- Preparation and the pits -- Techniques and tactics -- Racer's life -- Race safety -- Photo finish -- Tributes paid to Ayrton Senna and the overhaul of Formula One safety that followed his death -- Tracks and races -- Suzuka; Rally of Sweden; Spa-Francorchamps; Indianapolis Motor Speedway; Santa Pod Raceway -- Nurburgring; Daytona; Monza; Paris to Dakar; Assen -- Monaco; Isle of Man TT; Sebring; Pike Peaks; Monte Carlo rally -- Laguna Seca; Brands Hatch; Baja 1000; Hockenheim; Magny-Cours -- Imola; Silverstone; Bathurst; Targa Florio; Road America -- Photo finish -- Danica Sue Patrick, the first woman to lead the Indy 500 -- Business of racing -- Dreams of glory -- Financing a race team -- Merchandising and media -- Petrolheads -- Rules and controversy -- Photo finish -- Infamous US Formula One Grand Prix of 2005 -- Racing legends -- Profiles of 60 of the world's greatest drivers and riders, including Richard Petty, Juan Manuel Fangio, Ari Vatanen, Ayrton Senna, Dale Earnhardt, Barry Sheene, Michael Schumacher, Valentino Rossi and Alain Prost -- Photo finish -- Michael Schumacher wins his seventh Formula One world title -- Teams and machines: Manufacturers and marques -- Legendary team owners -- Dominance and rivality -- International facts and statistics -- Glossary -- Further information -- Index -- Acknowledgements.

ISBN

• 9780753460405
• 0753460408

LCCN

^^2006003122

OCLC

• 137576313
• SCSB-10767265

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library