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WILL YOU BE ABLE TO GUESS THE MORE THAN 70 DRIVERS OF THE WORLD RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP IN THIS BOOK? To do so, you will have their photograph... and three clues about the most outstanding or curious aspects of their career. Make your choice and move forward one page to see if you got it right. To facilitate this task, the drivers who appear on the following pages are those who have managed to win at least one world championship rally. The challenge is...
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This is a history of speedway at the West Ham stadium, from its first-ever dirt track meeting in 1928 to its final season in 1971. Exhaustively researched and supplemented with detailed statistical appendixes, this is a nostalgic but worthy tribute to the track heroes of a bygone era.
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Winner of 72 professional motorcycle races around the world and now a bestselling author, Carl Fogarty has been photographed more than most. This illustrated celebration of all his race victories provides a vivid reminder of the colour and charisma that he brought to the sport; and why he remains a legend to this day.
Carl Fogarty was arguably the best British motorcycle rider the world has ever seen. Of his 72 race victories, 59 were in World Superbikes...
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Starting a NASCAR team is hard work. Starting a NASCAR team as an African American is even harder. These are just a few of the lessons learned by Leonard T. Miller during his decade and a half of running an auto racing program. Fueled by more than the desire to win, Miller made it his goal to create opportunities for black drivers in the vastly white, Southern world of NASCAR. Racing While Black chronicles the travails of selling marketing plans to...
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¿CONOCES LOS MEJORES AÑOS DE LA COMPETICIÓN MÁS IMPORTANTE DE RALLY DEL MUNDO? A mediados de los años 80, el Campeonato del Mundo de Rally era ya una realidad y se había convertido en un fenómeno de masas. Las distintas pruebas del campeonato se habían transformado en una tradición anual que hacía disfrutar a los cada vez más aficionados que seguían a estos vehículos capaces de correr al límite sobre asfalto, tierra, grava o nieve…...
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A detailed guide book of off-road driving in the desert. Tips and practical advice on what to do before considering taking the plunge into the beautiful sport of off road driving. Checklists and detailed graphic descriptions on driving techniques with a predominant sense of safety in order to enjoy the sport. A must have guide for anyone considering a venture into the outdoors with their 4x4.
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The story of Parnelli Jones is, the story of American auto racing. Jones grew up in Torrance, a tough city on the edge of Los Angeles. A teenage love affair with cars turned into a full-blown relationship with adult speed, running hardscrabble races across the country: from jalopies at Carrell Speedway to the dirt track at Ascot Park to sprint cars in the Midwest to the stock circuit in the South. By today's standards, the racing was unbelievable...
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DO YOU KNOW THE STORY OF THE DRIVERS WHO BEGAN TO BUILD THE FERRARI LEGEND IN FORMULA 1? Scuderia Ferrari is undoubtedly one of the most legendary in the history of Formula 1. Perhaps the most prestigious of all. It is the team with the most championships won and the only one that has participated in all editions. But beyond its historical journey and the glory achieved, Ferrari is something more. It is a philosophy. That is why the dream of any racing...
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At the time of writing this book I'm fifty four years old and have ridden over three hundred thousand kilometres on motorbikes. I have ridden often on my own and many times in small and very large groups. I have organised rides that have taken us over New Zealand's most technical roads and had over a hundred motorcyclists turn up from all backgrounds and experience levels.This book will not be "English grammar" correct but it will give you a taste...
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Here you will find the straight facts about riding! "A Twist of the Wrist II", the acknowledged number one book on rider improvement since 1993, brought riders worldwide to a new understanding of vital riding skills. It uncovers and traces, action by action, the direct links between man and machine. Major technological improvement in both machines and riders' skills have prompted Keith to create this, edition, which includes notes on these advancements....
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While fans continue to debate the relative merits of their favorite drivers, ESPN.com's premier motor sports writer Terry Blount now brings some needed clarity and perspective to America's biggest spectator sport, rating drivers, teams, cars, and tracks, and while bluntly letting readers know which are overrated and which are underrated in a new book that's bound to further the debate and stir up more controversy. Did the reputation match the results?...
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People of all different backgrounds, interests, and of all ages have something in common: they read and really enjoyed Motorcycles for Women Only! Some were motorcyclists and others wouldn't touch one with a ten-foot pole. You don't have to be a rider to enjoy this book, just a reader. For those who want to be a rider, this book offers many benefits to explore. Are you prepared to ride your motorcycle safely and enjoyably? Can you repair your motorcycle?...
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DO YOU KNOW THE STORY OF THE OVERCOMING, GLORY AND FALL OF THE MOST SUCCESSFUL FRENCH CONSTRUCTOR IN THE HISTORY OF FORMULA 1? In these pages you will discover or remember the origins of Renault, a whole story of overcoming from the ridiculed "yellow kettle" with its frequent explosions of white smoke to the first victory of Jean-Pierre Jabouille and the consecration of the turbo in Formula 1. You will enjoy the arrival at Renault of Alain Prost,...
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¿CONOCES LOS ORÍGENES Y LOS PRIMEROS AÑOS DE LA COMPETICIÓN MÁS IMPORTANTE DE RALLY DEL MUNDO? En esta recopilación de 2 libros en 1 se reúnen los dos primeros volúmenes de la colección Todo sobre el WRC Rally a Rally de Chad Miller, que abarca desde el origen de la competición hasta mediados de los años 90.Sus orígenes, como en casi todo, no fueron fáciles. En el primer volumen se abordan esos primeros difíciles años, donde aparecieron...
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At 50cm square, 852 pages long and weighing in at 37kg The Official Formula 1 Opus was the biggest book on Formula One racing ever produced. The history of the sport has never been told in such depth, with so many exclusive interviews. The finest writers have been employed to capture the spirit and excitement of the most thrilling sport of them all and now the 300,000 words used to tell this amazing story are available to you in eBook format. The...
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What began on the dusty racetracks of the rural South is now a world-class enterprise, as closely watched by Wall Street as by hometown racing fans. How NASCAR grew from its provincial roots to become a big business of international proportions is the story Mark Yost tells in The 200-MPH Billboard. A seasoned sports and business reporter for the Wall Street Journal and contributor to the New York Times and the Sports Business Journal, Yost demystifies...
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DO YOU WANT TO ENJOY THE TRAJECTORY OF 3 LEGENDARY TEAMS IN THE HISTORY OF FORMULA 1 SUCH AS FERRARI, WILLIAMS AND ALFA ROMEO? In this compilation of 3 books in 1, you will be able to enjoy the history of three of the most important teams in the history of Formula 1 through the keys of their trajectory in a light and pleasant walk through time. In The history of Ferrari in Formula 1 to the rhythm of fast lap you will learn about the life of Enzo Ferrari...
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¿QUIERES VIAJAR EN EL TIEMPO A LA VELOCIDAD DE UN FÓRMULA 1 Y UNA MOTOGP Y DISFRUTAR DE LA HISTORIA DE LA MÁXIMA COMPETICIÓN DE AUTOMÓVILES Y MOTOCICLISMO? Si hay dos competiciones que destacan en el mundo del motor, son la Fórmula 1 y MotoGP, el mayor campeonato de coches y motos respectivamente. Este libro reúne dos de las obras de Charles Sanz sobre estas competiciones para que puedas disfrutar de un paseo por su historia y poder disfrutarlas...
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¿QUIERES REVIVIR LOS LEGENDARIOS AÑOS 80 DE LA FÓRMULA 1? A finales de la década de los años 70, Lotus revolucionaba la Fórmula 1 introduciendo el efecto suelo a sus monoplazas, y la nueva década comenzaba con el resto de equipos tratando de adaptarse a esta nueva tecnología. La escudería que consiguió una más rápida adaptación fue Williams, que a través de Alan Jones conseguía sus primeros grandes triunfos de su historia. A su vez,...
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