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The greatest duel in FORMULA 1 history: the 1976 season between Austrian Niki Lauda and Britain's James Hunt. As the '75 season ended, Hunt was out of FORMULA 1 racing while Lauda was world champion and the odds-on favorite for '76 with a year's contract ahead of him and Enzo Ferrari begging him to sign a multi-year deal. James Hunt, without a drive until Emerson Fittipaldi broke his McLaren contract, grabbed the McLaren drive with both hands and...
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Learn about the world of golf and how science is helping the game. You'll read about golf clubs, balls, courses, carts, and statistics, and get a better understanding of how golf is improving with science and technology. Also includes a page for caregivers and teachers that suggests guiding questions to help aid in reading comprehension. Downloadable Teacher Notes available.
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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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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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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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Top NASCAR writer and Sirius NASCAR radio personality Jerry Bonkowski answers the questions that get fans most fired up
Who was the greatest NASCAR driver ever? Are crashes good for NASCAR? How will Danica Patrick fare as a NASCAR driver? What are the best and worst NASCAR cities and racetracks?
In Trading Paint, veteran NASCAR writer Jerry Bonkowski gets inside the sport's most contentious issues and gives you fuel for the debates that drive NASCAR...
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CONNAISSEZ-VOUS L'HISTOIRE DE L'UNE DES ÉQUIPES LES PLUS PERFORMANTES ET LES PLUS INNOVANTES DE LA PLUS GRANDE COMPÉTITION DE SPORT AUTOMOBILE AU MONDE ? Lotus est l'un des constructeurs les plus légendaires de la Formule 1, et l'un de ceux qui ont révolutionné la course automobile tout au long de son histoire grâce à des innovations telles que l'utilisation de l'effet de sol, le châssis monobloc et l'incorporation de la suspension active.L'histoire...
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DO YOU WANT TO RELIVE THE WONDERFUL 1970S OF FORMULA 1? The 1950s saw the beginning of a motor racing competition that would eventually become the biggest motoring event in the world. With the initial dominance of Alfa Romeo and the subsequent appearance of drivers such as Nino Farina, Alberto Ascari, Peter Collins, Stirling Moss and the legendary Juan Manuel Fangio, the foundations were laid for one of the greatest spectacles, where speed and risk...
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The Le Mans 24 Hours is no ordinary race - it is the one race that every racing driver wants to win. Back in 1923, the Grand Prix of Endurance was created to prove that the motorcar could be sporty and reliable - 100 years later teams and drivers are still battling it out for supremacy at Circuit de la Sarthe. Racers like Tom Kristensen, Jacky Ickx, Derek Bell, and Allan McNish have all become legends competing in the world's toughest race. Manufacturers...
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¿QUIERES REVIVIR LOS PRIMEROS AÑOS DE LA MAYOR COMPETICIÓN DE AUTOMOVILISMO DEL MUNDO? La Fórmula 1 es la competición de automovilismo más prestigiosa y famosa del mundo. Pero no sería lo que es sin su historia, y mucho menos sin su origen. Los primeros años de la competición fueron los años del dominio del hombre sobre la máquina, donde la capacidad del piloto tenía una mayor relevancia sobre el potencial del monoplaza, creando las primeras...
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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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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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The purpose of this book is not to teach ground school or flight training, but is intended to teach the reader how to shop for these services and, once purchased, how to keep them affordable, efficient and useful. Certifed FAA Instructor Timothy O'Connor uses his twenty years of experience with technical subjects and adult training to bring flying to people on a middle-income budget.
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It could so easily have been a disaster ...
Everyone knew it, from CBS executives and owners of local CBS affiliates to NASCAR founder Big Bill French to driver and NASCAR booster Darrell Waltrip. If anything went wrong with the first-ever live, start-to-finish broadcast of America's premier stock car race, a lot of people were going to lose a lot of money. It would also be the last-ever live broadcast of a NASCAR event. The Great American Gamble...
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Detailing 65 years of NASCAR history, this lively book explores the personalities, events, and facts every stock car racing fan should know. Important nicknames, dates, and acheivements round out this fan handbook. This guide to all things NASCAR also includes a list of must-do NASCAR-related activities, such as making a pilgrimage to the birthplace of Dale Earnhardt, exploring the hidden gems of major racing venues, and visiting lesser-known museums...
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With racing, as with almost any pursuit, being the best entails having a clear idea of what the best is--having a mental model that instructs and motivates and inspires. That's where Speed Secrets 6 comes in. Drawing on his extensive experience as a competitive driver and coach, author Ross Bentley helps the aspiring professional and the ambitious amateur develop the mental model that is essential for successful racing. His book reviews the techniques...
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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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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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¿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 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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