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One Helluva Ride: How NASCAR Swept the Nation
One Helluva Ride: How NASCAR Swept the Nation
by Liz Clarke
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Featuring in-depth reporting and interviews with yesterdays and todays most popular NASCAR drivers, this celebration of the sport focuses on its greatest moments and the most exciting era of the countrys fastest-growing sport. Black-and-white photo... (read more)

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Then Tony Said to Junior...: The Best NASCAR Stories Ever Told [With CD (Audio)]
Then Tony Said to Junior...: The Best NASCAR Stories Ever Told [With CD (Audio)]
by Mike Hembree
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Exploring the interesting inner workings, the trackside humor, and the unusual moments that have been a part of NASCAR's climb to national recognition, "Then Tony Said to Junior . . ." reveals the rich stories and lore behind competitive race car driving.... (read more)

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Drive to Win: The Essential Guide to Race Driving
Drive to Win: The Essential Guide to Race Driving
by Carroll Smith
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Race car engineer and best selling author Carroll Smith applies his knowledge to the art of race rules, techniques & procedure of race car evaluation.... (read more)

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Baja Bugs & Buggies
Baja Bugs & Buggies
by Jeff Hibbard
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The VW Beetle is uniquely suited for off-road use. Its torsion-arm front suspension and lightweight engine and transaxle make it a natural. If you didn't know better, you'd think Dr. Ferdinand Porsche designed the Beetle to race the Baja. Veteran off-... (read more)

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The Last Lap: The Life and Times of NASCAR's Legendary Heroes
The Last Lap: The Life and Times of NASCAR's Legendary Heroes
by Peter Golenbock
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"Racing is a struggle among men, machines, big money, and the track. Peter's book brings out a side of racing that most fans never see: clashing personalities, egos, and various skills combining to fuse together to form a winning racing team... (read more)

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Rodger Ward: Superstar of American Racing's Golden Age
Rodger Ward: Superstar of American Racing's Golden Age
by Mike Oleary
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In his time on the championship trail, Rodger Ward became a symbol of the most beloved era in American racing.  Rodger Ward: Superstar of American Racing's Golden Age tells his story. From his Kansas boyhood to the busy postwar Southern California... (read more)

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The Physics of NASCAR: The Science Behind the Speed
The Physics of NASCAR: The Science Behind the Speed
by Diandra L. Leslie-pelecky
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A physicist explores the science of speed racing With 75 million fans, NASCAR is the #1 spectator sport in America. Now, in The Physics of NASCAR, a scientist explains the intricate and complex way the sport works, in terms that anyone who drives a... (read more)

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Peking to Paris 2007
Peking to Paris 2007
by Philip Young
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The official record of the centenial re-enactment of a great motoring milestone: the 1907 Peking to Paris race. Man and machine against the elements, driving where no car has gone before; That was the impossible challenge of 1907 when a handful of... (read more)

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John Reynolds: The Autobiography
John Reynolds: The Autobiography
by Jason Mcclean
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John Reynolds spent 35 years racing motorcycles in high-speed pursuit of his dreams, winning five British Championship titles and making his mark in World Superbikes and 500GP racing along the way. He retired in October 2005 after suffering serious... (read more)

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The Driver: My Dangerous Pursuit of Speed and Truth in the Outlaw Racing World
The Driver: My Dangerous Pursuit of Speed and Truth in the Outlaw Racing World
by Alexander Roy
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The riveting memoir of a life lived at the right-hand edge of the speedometer. Alex Roy's father, while on his deathbed, hints about the notorious, utterly illegal cross-country drive from Los Angeles to New York of the 1970s, which then inspired his... (read more)

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Snake vs. Mongoose: How a Rivalry Changed Drag Racing Forever
Snake vs. Mongoose: How a Rivalry Changed Drag Racing Forever
by Tom Madigan
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Don The Snake Prudhomme in his Barracuda. Tom The Mongoose McEwen in his Duster. The Snake vs. Mongoose racing feud had been making headlines long before they got their Funny Cars, but it wasn't until they made a deal with Mattel that drag racing became... (read more)

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More Proficient Motorcycling: Mastering the Ride
More Proficient Motorcycling: Mastering the Ride
by David L. Hough
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For anyone who rides, reading this book will kick start the quest of mastering the ride.... (read more)

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Lightweight Camping for Motorcycle Travel
Lightweight Camping for Motorcycle Travel
by Frazier Douglass
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Frazier Douglass has camped with a motorcycle for over ten years and quickly learned that it's an inexpensive way to travel. Increasing gasoline prices now make motorcycle-camping a viable vacation option for an increasing number of people. It's easy to... (read more)

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The last lap :the life and times of NASCAR's legendary heroes
The last lap :the life and times of NASCAR's legendary heroes
by Peter Golenbock
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"The sport of stock car racing continues to grow exponentially. Bigger tracks, with larger purses, have been added to the schedule. Television coverage is unparalleled. When Dale Earnhardt died on the final lap of the Daytona 500 in February of 2001,... (read more)

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Go Like Hell: Ford, Ferrari, and Their Battle for Speed and Glory at Le Mans
Go Like Hell: Ford, Ferrari, and Their Battle for Speed and Glory at Le Mans
by A. J. Baime
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By the early 1960s, the Ford Motor Company, built to bring automobile transportation to the masses, was falling behind. Young Henry Ford II, who had taken the reins of his grandfathers company with little business experience to speak of, knew he had to... (read more)

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What If I Had Never Tried It
What If I Had Never Tried It
by Valentino Rossi
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What If I had Never Tried It is the first autobiography of arguably the world's greatest motorcycle road racing champion, Valentino Rossi. Certainly he is the greatest in modern times and similarly the best loved. This is the official, personal story... (read more)

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The Science of Formula 1 Design: Expert Analysis of the Anatomy of the Modern Grand Prix Car
The Science of Formula 1 Design: Expert Analysis of the Anatomy of the Modern Grand Prix Car
by David Tremayne
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Leading F1 journalist David Tremayne unravels the mysteries of modern Grand Prix car design in a revised and updated 2nd Edition of this fascinating all-color book. The authoritative, extensively illustrated text explains just how an F1 car works. The... (read more)

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Sport-Riding Techniques
Sport-Riding Techniques
by Nick Ienatsch
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The ultimate instruction book for street-bike motorcylists. 127 b/w illus.... (read more)

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Volkswagen Sport Tuning: For Street and Competition (Engineering and Performance)
Volkswagen Sport Tuning: For Street and Competition (Engineering and Performance)
by Per Schroeder
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Volkswagen Sport Tuning for Street and Competition is the most comprehensive and up-to-date book available on buying and modifying a water-cooled Volkswagen to get the best performance for autocrossing, road racing, or street-legal fun. Volkswagen Sport... (read more)

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Legendary Race Cars
Legendary Race Cars
by Basem Wasef
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More than any other sporting pursuit, racing is a test of both human and machine. This beautifully illustrated book is a celebration of that unique union of sweat and grease, blood and gasoline, courage and fear, elation and terror, triumph and tragedy... (read more)

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