Author: Karl Ludvigsen Publisher: Enthusiast Books ISBN: 9781583882184 Category : Sports & Recreation Languages : en Pages : 0
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It was no small leap for Porsche from its giant-killing Spyders to the powerful Type 917 that swept all before it. The gap was bridged by its 900-series sports-racing cars, here depicted in rare original photography from the Ludvigsen Library. Karl Ludvigsen has personally selected both dramatic action images and intimate technical details of the 904, 906, 907, 908 and 910, which with their air-cooled flat-six and flat-eight engines brought Porsche to the fore in both international sports-car racing and the European Hillclimb Championship, which Porsche won in 1966 and 1968. These were the years of spare-no-expense building of fresh cars for every race, funded secretly by Volkswagen, with exotic titanium and beryllium components. Led technically by the thrusting Ferdinand Piëch, Porsche built the ultra-light 908/03 expressly to win both the Targa Florio and Nürburgring — which it did. Porsche expert Karl Ludvigsen introduces this must-have pictorial panorama for all fans of the white racers from Zuffenhausen.
Author: Joe Verdegan Publisher: ISBN: 9780578311074 Category : Languages : en Pages :
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Author Joe Verdegan tells the stories of three of the best wheel men to emerge from the Northeastern Wisconsin dirt track scene.M.J. McBride. Pete Parker. Terry Anvelink. A trio of late model drivers with three distinct personalities. These three dominated action at Shawano Speedway from 1980-2000 winning all but two track titles. The three scooped up hundreds of feature wins and multiple track championships along the way.Verdegan interviews nearly 100 drivers and former car owners who raced against these three legends and even beat them on occasion.Soft cover, color and black & white photos
Author: Joe Verdegan Publisher: M&b Global Solutions ISBN: 9781942731290 Category : Automobile racing Languages : en Pages : 221
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Author Joe Verdegan has had a front-row seat to the stories, people, and politics that have captured the attention of northeast Wisconsin auto racing fans for decades. As the region's recognized racing historian, Verdegan provides an expert's perspective of the people and events that defined a turbulent era from roughly 1980-2017. Learn about the driver rivalries, family connections, and passionate dedication to the sport displayed by track owners and promoters in this follow-up to Verdegan's popular book, Life in the Past Lane - A History of Stock Car Racing in Northeast Wisconsin from 1950 - 1980.
Author: Michael Grace de’Udy Publisher: AuthorHouse ISBN: 1481784706 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 125
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Michael was born in England on April 27, 1941. His early years were spent in Bermuda, later attending school in England. He has also lived in Johannesburg, Cape Town, Australia, New Jersey, and Chicago. He now lives in New York. He was educated at Worth Priory in Sussex, Fort Augustus Abbey in Inverness-shire, and Millfield in Somerset. After he graduated from the Jim Russell Racing Drivers School in Snetterton in the early ’60s, his motor racing career began. He retired from motor racing at the age of thirty (which was a difficult decision at the time). Cars: Ferrari 250 GTO, Ford Mustang Boss, Porsche 904 GTS, Porsche 906, and Lola T70 Racing Circuits: Kyalami, Killarney, Roy Hesketh, Silverstone, Crystal Palace, Brands Hatch, Lourenco Marques, Kumalo, Zeltweg, Vila Real, Reims, Bulawayo, Nurburgring, Mugello, Castle Combe, Mallory Park, Sebring Codrivers: Frank Gardner, Peter de Klerk, Hugh Dibley, Paul Hawkins, David Piper, Peter Westbury, Mike Hailwood, Colin Davis, and Jimmy Blumer De'Udy held the South African Land Speed record for twenty years, driving his Lola T70 in 1968 at 191.8 mph.
Author: John L. Parker Publisher: Simon and Schuster ISBN: 1476769869 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 368
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From the author of the New York Timesbestselling Once a Runnercomes that novel's prequel, the story of a world-class athlete coming of age.