Automotive category: 1940 books
by Robert Grey Reynolds Jr
Language: English
Release Date: March 18, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: March 18, 2016
Dick Hutcherson was an Iowa transplant who came to southern stock car racing in 1964. He raced out of Camden, South Carolina. Hutcherson had a short but successful career in NASCAR, racing until 1967 when he retired to become crew chief for David Pearson. Hutcherson was among the biggest money winners...
Bud Moore's Right Hand Man
A NASCAR Team Manager's Career at Full Throttle
Language: English
Release Date: September 6, 2013
Greg Moore is one of three sons of NASCAR Hall of Famer Bud Moore. Bud is a highly decorated World War II veteran who landed on Utah Beach on D-Day. Greg grew up in an auto racer’s world in which his father’s cars and drivers won dozens of races and back to back championships. Those drivers were...
Motorcycle 101
This Motorcycle Handbook Will Definitely Bring Great Ideas On The History Of Motorcycles, The Different Types Of Motorcycles, Helpful Motorcycle Safety, Best Children Motorcycles, Customized Motorcycle And A Whole Lot More!
Language: English
Release Date: October 9, 2012
Most of us have ridden on a motorcycle at one time or another. The idea for their design came from the development of the bicycle. I guess people were looking for a faster way to move their bicycle along, or perhaps one that wasn’t as physically exerting for them. The first motorcycle every made...
evo: Aston Martin
Behind the wheel of a motoring icon
Language: English
Release Date: September 7, 2017
A stunning celebration of Aston Martin's iconic cars, from the early models and legendary James Bond cars, to the very latest machines - with incredible photography throughout.
The experts at evo magazine look back at Aston Martin's glorious history, with first-hand, behind-the-wheel reports, technical...
by Robert Grey Reynolds Jr
Language: English
Release Date: February 19, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: February 19, 2016
Toni Ulmen was a German Veritas driver who excelled in Formula Two competition, so much so that he won a championship in this division. Unfortunately the German post World War II drivers were kept from competing in Formula One by FIA sanctions following the armed conflict. Nevertheless Toni became...
by Robert Grey Reynolds Jr
Language: English
Release Date: January 18, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: January 18, 2016
Giancarlo Baghetti was the son of a Milan, Italy industrialist whose family fortune was instrumental in his rise to prominence in Formula 1 racing in the early 1960s. Giancarlo was selected by the FISA organization to drive one of the Dino Ferrari prototype cars that it had acquired on loan from the...
Race of the Century
The Heroic True Story of the 1908 New York to Paris Auto Race
Language: English
Release Date: June 14, 2005
On the morning of February 12, 1908, six cars from four different countries lined up in the swirling snow of Times Square, surrounded by a frenzied crowd of 250,000. The seventeen men who started the New York to Paris auto race were an international roster of personalities: a charismatic Norwegian...
by Robert Grey Reynolds Jr
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2015
Alfred Speedy Thompson was one of the most popular and successful drivers of NASCAR's early days. This was a time when there were 40+ races annually and the majority of the events were raced on dirt tracks in Raleigh, Columbia, Montgomery, Langhorne, and the beach course in Daytona, Florida....
The Perfect Corner 2
A Driver's Step-by-Step Guide to Optimizing Complex Sections Through the Physics of Racing
Language: English
Release Date: May 18, 2016
Learn how the physics of racing can be applied to advanced track sections. We show you the rules needed for double apexes and chicanes, as well as how to link them in complex sequences. Plus you’ll learn the surprising science of optimizing straights. Finally, the last section will really...
by Robert Grey Reynolds Jr
Language: English
Release Date: March 20, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: March 20, 2016
Bill Vukovich was the top driver in the United States when he was killed in a tragic multiple car wreck at Indianapolis on Memorial Day 1955. Bidding to win the event for a third and unprecedented time, Vukovich was caught with nowhere to turn but right by a number of cars ahead of him on the backstretch....
by Robert Grey Reynolds Jr
Language: English
Release Date: February 14, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: February 14, 2016
Sergio Mantovani was an Italian race car driver from Milan, Italy, who had bright prospects when he was chosen as a Masrati works driver in 1953. Unfortunately his career was all too brief lasting only a season and a fraction from 1954 to 1955. Mantovani had to have one of his legs amputated after...
Speed Duel
The Inside Story of the Land Speed Record in the Sixties
Language: English
Release Date: December 23, 2011
The quest for the land speed record in the 1960s and the epic rivalry between two dynamic American drivers, Art Arfons and Craig Breedlove.
"Interesting and complex. . . .The best job I've seen done on the subject so far."
-- Craig Breedlove
Until the 1950s, the land speed...
by Robert Pattenson
Language: English
Release Date: January 2, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: January 2, 2012
Remote control vehicles are something both the young and old can enjoy. If you want to bring out the kid in you, RC vehicles Gear Guide can just be the perfect thing you've been looking for! RC Vehicles Gear Guide is equipped with rich info about the types of RC planes, Toy-grade and Hobby-grade RC cars,...
by Cindy Ferraino
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2011
Accounting and bookkeeping can quickly become the bane of any new business, providing a great deal of headache and problems for even the most seasoned and technically proficient business owners. Hiring an accountant for your small business can be very costly if you make a mistake.