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Life of Spice: The Autobiography of Gordon Spice
by Jeremy Walton
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Gordon Spice’s life and his 23-year professional driving career include politically incorrect, wickedly witty recollections of the sixties and seventies motor racing scene. An amusing raconteur, Spice relates considerable personal motorsport and... ( read more)
Your price: $49.95
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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)
Your price: $14.95
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Mickey Thompson: The Fast Life and Tragic Death of a Racing Legend
by Erik Arneson
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When Mickey Thompson and his wife Trudy were assassinated in their driveway in the pre-dawn hours of March 16, 1988, the salacious details of the crime and the years of legal wrangling that followed made for hundreds of splashy headlines and sexy... ( read more)
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DW: A Lifetime Going Around in Circles
by Darrell Waltrip
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In the 1980s, Darrell Waltrip was the reigning king of NASCAR-the sport's brightest and most controversial star. Feared, loathed, and admired in equal measure, early on he drew the wrath of many fans, who literally wore their emotions on their sleeve... ( read more)
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Dale Earnhardt: 23 Years with the Intimidator
by Circle Track Magazin
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Relive the tremendous stock-car racing career of Dale Earnhardt through this collection of memorable magazine articles. You will get the original race reports from Earnhardt's top career races, including his long-awaited victory in the 1998 Daytona 500... ( read more)
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Alberto Ascari
by Pierre Menard
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After Fangio and before Moss, Alberto Ascari was the most exciting driver of the 1950's. This well-rounded little Milanese started racing motorcycles in 1936. A collection of the best and most famous drivers of the Formula One Championship are covered in... ( read more)
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Danica--Crossing the Line
by Danica Patrick
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Danica Patrick runs with the big boys like no other woman in sports ever has. This is the story of the 2005 Indy Racing League Rookie of the Year--the first woman to not only lead the Indy 500, but to place in the top five.... ( read more)
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Michael Schumacher
by Christopher Hilton
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This fully updated edition of this important and successful book explores in depth the 2002 season as Michael Schumacher equaled Juan-Manuel Fangio's record of five Formula 1 World Championships and 2003 when, after early euphoria, he faced one of the... ( read more)
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At the Altar of Speed: The Fast Life and Tragic Death of Dale Earnhardt
by Leigh Montville
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Transporting listeners to the colorful, noisy world of stock-car racing, Montville vividly captures Dale Earnhardt, the man who drove the black #3 car, a man whose determination and inner strength left behind a legacy of greatness that has redefined his... ( read more)
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Fast Guys, Rich Guys, and Idiots: A Racing Odyssey on the Border of Obsession
by Sam Moses
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Sam Moses, a motorsports writer for Sports Illustrated, was assigned to go racing and write about what happened. Fast Guys, Rich Guys, and Idiots is a personal odyssey that peers over the cliff of change and into the pit of obsession. From small-time... ( read more)
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Danica Patrick
by Indy-tech Publishing Editorial
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She took the IRL by storm. She became the best starting and best finishing female driver in the Indianapolis 500 Mile Race. She is Danica Patrick. This racing sensation from Roscoe, Illinois took the world by surprise in May 2005 when she qualified 4th... ( read more)
Your price: $9.95
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Grand Prix Men
by Ted Macauley
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Who are the people that make Formula One happen? Ted Macauley has gone behind the scenes to talk to the unsung heroes and the powers-that-be, to provide a portrait of life at all levels of Formula One racing.... ( read more)
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Driver #8
by Dale Jr Earnhardt
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"'What would you do if you were behind your dad on the last lap?' How many times had I wanted to hear another question — anything new, anything different? How many times have I tried to come up with an answer? Well, now we'll find out. I'll answer... ( read more)
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Race of the Century: The Heroic True Story of the 1908 New York to Paris Auto Race
by Julie Fenster
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On the morning of February 12, 1908, six cars from four different countries lined up in the swirling snow of Times Square, surrounded by a frenzied crowd of 250,000. The seventeen men who started the New York to Paris auto race were an international... ( read more)
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Cliff Allison: From the Fells to Ferrari
by Graham Gauld
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This book is the biography of Cliff Allison who started motor racing over fifty years ago with a little Cooper 500. Very much a countryman at heart Allison was not one of the party-going racing drivers but a driver with a huge ambition to race in Formula... ( read more)
Your price: $45.95
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Full Throttle: The Life & Fast Times of Racing Legend Curtis Turner
by Robert Edelstein
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The exclusive motor sports writer for "TV Guide" thrillingly recreates the life of American legend Curtis Turner, from his days as a teenage moonshine runner in Virginia to his incredible comeback after four years of being banned from the NASCAR circuit.... ( read more)
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Jim Clark: A Photographic Portrait
by Quentin Spurring
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Jim Clark had a towering ability to get the maximum out of any car he drove, without appearing to be trying hard. Motor racing found in this gentle Scottish farmer a World Champion of great humility, for Clark appeared to have trouble appreciating just... ( read more)
Your price: $59.95
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Equations of Motion: Adventure, Risk and Innovation
by William F. Milliken
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William F. Milliken's handling research is fundamental to modern automobile design, and his definitive books on vehicle dynamics provide engineers and racers with practical understanding of chassis design for maximum performance. Equations of Motion is... ( read more)
Your price: $44.95
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Rick Mears: Thanks: The Story of Rick Mears and the Mears Gang
by Gordon Kirby
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Through the eighties and into the early nineties he was known as the King of the Speedways and the maestro of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Rick Mears won four Indianapolis 500s between 1979-1991 as well as three CART Indy car championships before... ( read more)
Your price: $39.95
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Danica Patrick: America's Hottest Racer
by Jonathan Ingram
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On May 29, 2005, twenty-three-year-old Danica Partick became the first female driver to lead a lap at the Indy 500. It was just one of many firsts for a young woman who'd begun karting at ten-her fourth-place finish at the Brickyard was the highest ever... ( read more)
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Used - Trade Paper
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