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41) Leading the Way
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It was among the most remarkable and successful rebuilding projects in NASCAR history — turning the most popular driver whose confidence bottomed out amid questionable work habits into an assured and diligent championship contender.
In Leading the Way, Steve Letarte takes readers into the closed-door meetings, the heartfelt conversations in the No. 88 hauler and the after-hours bonding sessions that created the faith and trust necessary to make...
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An all-access pass to Pit Row and beyond at the world's most famous auto race, the Indianapolis 500. The Indianapolis 500 auto race is the most prestigious event in all of motor sports. Race cars roar two hundred times around the track at dizzying speeds of more than two hundred miles per hour in front of a massive crowd - and millions more watching on television. Every spring, drivers, teams, sponsors, and pit crews all come together to make auto-racing...
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It's that thing when you see yourself riding through town on your street bike with the wind blowing in your hair and your beautiful girlfriend riding behind, wearing only shorts, sandals, and a halter top. Sounds like fun? Sure does! But someday you may want something different. It's that thing as you are taken back into the 1950s-just as Japan began sending low-cost fun-loving motorcycles to the US. With the 1960s came a new motorcycling challenge-the...
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¿CONOCES LA HISTORIA DE LOS PILOTOS QUE COMENZARON A CONSTRUIR LA LEYENDA DE FERRARI EN LA FÓRMULA 1? La Scuderia Ferrari es sin duda una de las más legendarias de la historia de la Fórmula 1. Quizás la más prestigiosa de todas. Es la escudería con más campeonatos conseguidos y la única que ha participado en todas las ediciones. Pero más allá de su histórico recorrido y de la gloria alcanzada, Ferrari es algo más. Es una filosofía. Por...
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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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¿QUIERES VIAJAR EN EL TIEMPO A LA VELOCIDAD DE UNA MOTOGP Y DISFRUTAR DE LA HISTORIA DE LA MÁXIMA COMPETICIÓN DE MOTOS? MotoGP es la obsesión por ser el más rápido sobre el asfalto a dos ruedas. Es la pasión de montar una motocicleta de élite y ser parte de la máquina, pegándose a ella en cada recta y tumbando en cada curva. Pero, sobre todo, el campeonato mundial de motociclismo es su historia. No hay carrera que no nos lleve a su glorioso...
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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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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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Written as a stand-alone or follow-up to David L. Hough's wildly successful duo, "Proficient Motorcycling" and "Street Strategies," this book contains invaluable lessons for avoiding nasty accidents. Presenting new tips and topics geared toward protecting riders from road dangers with a special focus on mental and physical preparedness. Diagrams, examples, plain talk, and Hough's practical attitude make this one of the most accessible guides available....
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'There were always just the two of them, Robert and Liam, and there wasn't one weekend when Robert went racing that Liam wasn't with him. They were a formidable force, and Robert only needed Liam in his corner, he didn't need anyone else.' Louise Dunlop, Robert's widow When road racing fan Liam Beckett offered a young Robert Dunlop the use of a workshop at his house in Ballymoney, he didn't realise that that it would change both of their lives forever....
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We're living in a golden era. Grand Prix motocross has never been so competitive, bikes are more sophisticated than ever and the presentation of events continues to reach new heights of professionalism as countries vie to host MXGPs around the world. Livin' the Dream charts the journey of Hitachi/ASAKTM UK from a small privateer team to their current factory supported status as Britain's most successful MXGP team and the business of running the team...
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The Indianapolis 500, the greatest spectacle in motorsport, has been a quest for Australians since the first race in 1911. It has been won by an Australian only once - last year by Toowoomba born Will Power (his real name). More than a century before, Rupert Jeffkins, Australia's first international racing driver, came within two laps (five miles) of winning the second Indy ever held. He and Ralph De Palma created legend when they pushed their car...
55) Moto x freestyle
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IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 1
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Describes the extreme sport of motocross freestyle, including the history of the sport, the equipment and gear necessary to compete, and famous athletes.
56) Motocross cycles
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
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This book introduces motocross cycles, dirt bikes designed for racing, describing their history, special features, and motocross and supercross races.
57) ATVs
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
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This book introduces all-terrain vehicles, designed for off-road riding, describing the history of the vehicle, special features, and ATV motocross races.
58) Indy cars
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
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This book introduces Indy cars, high-performance cars designed for racing in the Indy Racing League, describing their history, special features, and the Indianapolis 500.
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Are you a fan of motor racing? Do you follow all the twists and turns of the grand prix circuit? If so, you will undoubtedly be familiar with Formula 1 driver, Fernando Alonso, the 2005/6 world champion. But how much do you know about Fernando's life on and off the circuit? Where and when was 'El Nano' born? How did he first get into motor racing? What are Fernando's likes and dislikes? How many races has he won in his career? If you would like to...
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The post-war era was British speedway's golden age. Ten million spectators passed through the turnstiles of a record number of tracks at the sport's peak. With league gates as high as 80,000, speedway offered a colourful means of escape from the grim austerity of the times.
A determinedly clean image, with no betting and rival fans mingling on the terraces, made speedway the family night out of choice. The sport thrived despite punitive taxation...