Racing: The Ultimate Motorsports Encyclopedia - Hardcover

Gifford, Clive

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0753460408 ISBN 13: 9780753460405

Publisher: Kingfisher, 2006

Synopsis

With more than seventy million fans, NASCAR is the number-one sport in the United States, and with interest in all aspects of motor racing reaching an all-time high, here is the perfect companion for all of those racing fans. Packed with spectacular action photography, with features on legendary drivers, circuits, and cars, Racing is a gleaming and action-packed look at motor sports all over the world. With wide-ranging, in-depth coverage of every major category of motor sports, including Formula One, stock car racing, Indy car, MotoGP bikes, rallying, European touring car racing, A1 Grand Prix, and special spreads focusing on the incredible surge in popularity of Formula One and NASCAR, this book brings the race for the checkered flag to life in all of its heart-stopping glory. For the grease monkeys, "Pit Stop" panels illuminate the techniques, technology, and innovation that underpin this cutting-edge sport. This book is the perfect gift for racing fans of any age!

About this title

About the Author

Clive Gifford is an award-winning author of more than fifty books on the subjects of sports and soccer. His previous titles for Kingfisher include The Kingfisher Soccer Encyclopedia, Soccer Skills, Summer Olympics, and Soccer.

From School Library Journal

Grade 6 Up–This is an attractive compilation of information on virtually all forms of motor sports, involving both automobiles and motorcycles. International in scope, the book arranges the specific racing series, such as Champ Cars, the Indy Racing League, and Formula One, together under their broad classes of racing, in this case, open-wheel racing. Also included are stock cars, sports and touring cars, rallying, off-road racing, motorcycles, and odd forms of competition. There are sections on techniques, the business of racing, tracks and individual competitions, and dominant racing teams. Sixty great drivers, current and historical, are profiled. Between sections are brief passages highlighting landmark events in racing history, such as Dale Earnhardt's death, Alex Zanardi's return from injury, and Danica Patrick's performance in the Indy 500 in 2005. Numerous, spectacular color photos contribute at least as much as the text. British terminology (aquaplaning, saloon) is used, and a couple of errors appear, but neither will detract from fans' enjoyment of the book. Greg Fielden's NASCAR Chronicle (Publications International, 2003) is comparable in style and appeal, although Gifford offers a broader scope with less detail.–Jeffrey A. French, Willoughby-Eastlake Public Library, Willowick, OH
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Edition details

• Publisher: Kingfisher
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0753460408
• ISBN 13: 9780753460405
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 144