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Ferrari Formula 1: Under the Skin of the Championship-Winning F1-2000

Peter G. Wright When Scuderia Ferrari gave author Peter Wright access to team principals and to Michael Schumacher's 2000 championship-winning car, he provided a rarely-seen look at the inner workings of a championship vehicle - technical specifications, assembly drawings, functional details, and performance analysis. Wright, a former Team Lotus engineer, capitalized on this unique opportunity and the result is Ferrari Formula 1: Under the Skin of the Championship-Winning F1-2000. By combining Ferrari's own technical drawings, computer models, and photos with candid interviews with Michael Schumacher, Jean Todt, Ross Brawn, and others, this book provide readers with an unprecedented level of detail and understanding of Formula 1 technology. Ferrari Formula 1 also examines the team - Scuderia Ferrari - and its technical partners. While understanding the design of winning race cars is important, understanding how the people and companies work together is crucial to gaining the winning edge. Buy this book

The Ford GT: New Vehicle Engineering and Technical History of the GT-40

The seven original SAE papers from the 1960's contained in this book provide a wonderful insight into the development of the original Ford GT, during what many consider to be the technically most interesting period of sports car racing. The 11 SAE papers about the new GT included in this volume explain how Ford engineers managed to meet numerous modern-day requirements while staying true to the sprit of the original. Buy this book

Design of Racing and High-Performance Engines — 1998-2003

Daniel J. Holt The 53 technical papers in this book show the improvements and design techniques that researchers have applied to performance and racing engines. They provide an insight into what the engineers consider to be the top improvements needed to advance engine technology. Design of Racing and High-Performance Engines is an update to an earlier version edited by Joseph Harralson (Design of Racing and High-Performance Engines, 1995, PT-53, published by SAE), and picks up where Harralson's book leaves off, examining the progression of technology in racing and high performance engines from 1998 through early 2003. Buy this book

Ford: The Dust and the Glory, A Racing History (Volume 1: 1901-1967)

Henry Ford not only put America on wheels, he put it behind the wheel of a racing car. Ford: The Dust and the Glory, a Racing History (Volume 1: 1901-1967) is the story of how it all happened - the story of how automobile racing was born, and how it grew to be America's number one spectator sport. Covering 67 triumphant years, this first of two volumes conveys, as author Leo Levine puts it, "the sound and the fury, the speed and the drama" of racing itself, while spotlighting Ford's groundbreaking accomplishments. The second volume, scheduled for release in late 2001, will pick up the story in 1968 and continue through 2000. Buy this book

Ford: The Dust and The Glory, A Racing History (Volume 2: 1968-2000)

This second volume of Leo Levine's definitive history of Ford's 100-year involvement in auto racing covers the 33-year span from 1968 through 2000, the years in which the sport grew from a regional attraction to a national television phenomenon. Levine goes behind the scenes to chronicle the greatest personalities, cars, and races of the era, from all types of racing - NASCAR, CART, Formula One, NHRA, Off-Road, and others. Buy this book

Hot Rod Pioneers

From the 1940s through the 1990s, the stories of over 200 pioneers, including: "Big Daddy" Don Garlits, Craig Breedlove, Eddie Hill, The Granatellis, Don Prudhomme, George Barris, Mickey Thompson, Wally Parks, Ed Roth, Dan Gurney. Himself a hot rod pioneer, author Ed Almquist tells the story of the history of the sport through profiles of over 200 innovators and legends. Hot Rod Pioneers covers the golden age of the sport - the years immediately following World War II (when the term "hot rod" was coined), and hot rodding's explosion in popularity during the 1950s and 1960s. The story is continued through the gas-crisis downturn in the 1970s and the emergence of a new generation of hot rod enthusiasts in the 1980s and 1990s. Almquist provides intimate profiles of the fascinating personalities who built this dynamic sport and industry. Readers will find many previously-unknown facts about the pioneers who significantly influenced the performance, safety, and appearance of today's automobiles. Buy this Book

Offenhauser
Offenhauser: The Legendary Racing Engine and the Men Who Built It traces the glorious history of the most renowned American racing engine of all time. From the 1920s through the 1980s, the Offenhauser and its descendants has won race after race on dirt tracks and high speed ovals all across the U.S. Buy this Book

The Golden Age of the American Racing Car

Second Edition by Griffith Borgeson Includes a 16-page section of color photos showcasing authentic restorations of race cars from the Golden Age. The Golden Age of the American Racing Car emphasizes the human side of racing history, offering insight into the men who shaped the golden age. Covering a period of time from the 1910s through the 1930s, the book describes the historical development of race car technology and presents fascinating information on race courses, designers, builders, drivers, and events. Buy this book

Chevrolet - Racing?
Fourteen Years of Raucous Silence! 1957-1970 Revised Edition by Paul Van Valkenburgh The sole published exposé of one of racing's most famous secret activities Originally published in 1972, Chevrolet-Racing? reveals the inside story of Chevrolet's early surreptitious involvement in racing, from 1957-1970. Buy this book

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