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“norm dewitt”

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  • Making it FASTER II - The Indianapolis and Grand Prix Cars

    by Norm DeWitt ...
    "Making it FASTER II - The Indianapolis and Grand Prix Cars" is the sequel to the #1 best-selling book, "Making it FASTER - Tales from the Endless Search for Speed." These are the stories of discovery by three generations of racers and designers who changed the state of the art forever. Tales of clever tricks and rule book manipulation in the ever-escalating contest between rule makers and ... Read more

    $9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Making it FASTER

    Tales from the Endless Search for Speed

    by Norm DeWitt, Dan Binks, Tommy Kendall - Foreword ...
    In motorsports there have been an endless series of performance advances where one wonders, how did they ever figure this out?  These are the stories of discovery by 3 generations of racers and designers, who changed the state of the art forever. It is also the story of clever tricks and rule book interpretation to win the ever-escalating contest between rule makers and loophole seekers, told by ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • Grand Prix Motorcycle Racers

    The American Heroes

    by Norm DeWitt ...
    Until the 1970s, North America was considered a backwater with respect to world championship–level motorcycle road racing. European racers viewed American riders as being less talented and rode around in circles on tracks made of dirt. That all changed when Kenny Roberts exploded onto the Grand Prix racing scene and became the first American to win the world championship in motorcycle road racing ... Read more

    $19.49 USD

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  • Black Noon: The Year They Stopped the Indy 500

    by Art Garner ...
    Winner of the 2014 Dean Batchelor Award, Motor Press Guild "Book of the Year"Short-listed for 2015 PEN / ESPN Literary Award for Sports WritingBefore noon on May 30th, 1964, the Indy 500 was stopped for the first time in history by an accident. Seven cars had crashed in a fiery wreck, killing two drivers, and threatening the very future of the 500.Black Noon chronicles one of the darkest and most ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • How to Build a Car

    The Autobiography of the World’s Greatest Formula 1 Designer

    by Adrian Newey ...
    'Adrian has a unique gift for understanding drivers and racing cars. He is ultra competitive but never forgets to have fun. An immensely likeable man.' Damon HillThe world’s foremost designer in Formula One, Adrian Newey OBE is arguably one of Britain’s greatest engineers and this is his fascinating, powerful memoir.How to Build a Car explores the story of Adrian’s unrivalled 36-year career in ... Read more

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  • Formula One Famous Failures

    by Matthew Teaters ...
    Created in 1950, the Formula One World Championship is the pinnacle of auto racing. The most popular form of motor sports on Earth, some of its marquee teams are known throughout the world, such as Ferrari, McLaren, and Lotus. Formula Ones glamorous outlook and incredible marketing power make one believe that it is a fantasy world of expensive machinery and super hero drivers, a dazzling array of ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

  • The Sheer Force of Will Power

    by David Malsher, Will Power ...
    The story of 2014 Indy Car series champion Will Power.From the dirt tracks of Queensland, Australia, to the road, street and oval race tracks of America, join Will Power on his torrid 20-year ride to the top of Indy car racing, culminating in the 2014 IndyCar Series championship. Arduous both mentally and physically, Will's journey pushes him to the limit as he finds fans and critics, friends and ... Read more

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  • F1

    A History of Formula One Racing

    by Frank Foster ...
    For as long as there have been automobiles, there have been courageous men and women with nerves of steel, willing to risk life and limb to race them.This book takes you on an inside look at one of the greatest racing sports of them all: F1. Let HistorCaps take you on a journey through the creation of the sport to what the future holds!HistoryCaps is an imprint of BookCaps Study Guides. With each ... Read more

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  • Usain Bolt: An Unauthorized Biography

    by Belmont and Belcourt Biographies ...
    Usain Bolt is the fastest human being in the history of the world. Most fans are aware of his multiple world records and his record-setting 100 and 200 meter gold medal defenses at the 2012 Olympics in London, but in order to truly understand Usain Bolt, you must first understand where he came from. "Usain Bolt: An Unauthorized Biography" explores Bolt's upbringing, his high school and youth ... Read more

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  • Winning

    The Racing Life of Paul Newman

    by Matt Stone, Preston Lerner ...
    Winner of International Automotive Media Gold Award 2010 For all his fame as one of Hollywood's great actors, a world-class humanitarian, and the proprietor of a natural food empire, the late Paul Newman had another intriguing facet that was less known and perhaps closer to his heart than all the rest of his well-chronicled life. He was an avid, successful and well respected car racer and team ... Read more

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  • The Corvette in the Barn: More Great Stories of Automotive Archaeology

    More Great Stories of Automotive Archaeology

    by Tom Cotter,Keith Martin ...
    Series series In the Barn
    It's every car-guy's fantasy-to casually peer into a long-forgotten garage or barn or warehouse and find the car he has searched for his whole life. Corvette in the Barn is a collection of true, often amazing, stories and essays about car collectors and enthusiasts who have discovered unusual and desirable cars, forgotten in all manner of locations from barns, to old-school junkyards, to farmer's ... Read more

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