Legendary Race Cars - Hardcover

Wasef, Basem

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0760335486 ISBN 13: 9780760335482

Verlag: Motorbooks, 2009

Inhaltsangabe

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. Through vivid, human detail, writer and photographer Basem Wasef brings to life more than two dozen racing legends, including the story of Mario Andretti and the Lotus 79 that he drove to the 1978 Formula 1 world championship—a triumph trumped by the tragic loss of his teammate, Ronnie Peterson. We ride along with the incomparable Stirling Moss as he pilots his Mercedes-Benz SLR to an improbable victory at the 1955 Mille Miglia. And we feel our teeth rattling and our bones shaking as we race for nearly seven grueling hours with Ray Harroun in his Marmon Wasp, en route to a controversial win at the very first Indianapolis 500 in 1911. Filled with fascinating stories of humanity and machinery, this book is a must for all race fans.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Basem Wasef’s interest in racing was sparked when he first encountered a TYCO slot car track as a tyke. His experience as a writer, photographer, and journalist has since taken him inside the world of professional racing, and Legendary Race Cars continues the thread initiated by his first book, Legendary Motorcycles. Basem also contributes to About.com, Popular Mechanics, and American Motorcyclist. Though he enjoys chasing significant and unusual vehicles across the globe, Basem calls Los Angeles home. You can visit his website at http://www.basemwasef.com.

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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. Through vivid, human detail, writer and photographer Basem Wasef brings to life twenty-five legendary race cars and the stories behind them. Cars profiled include:

1. Sir Stirling Moss s Mille Miglia winning Mercedes-Benz SLR

2. Mario Andretti s Lotus 79

3. Michael Schumacher s Formula 1 Ferraris

4. Ayrton Senna s McLaren MP4/4

5. Richard Petty s 1970 SuperBird

6. Jim Clark s Lotus 49

7. Parnelli Jones s Big Oly off-road racer

8. Colin McRae s Subaru Impreza

9. Don Prudhomme s Greer-Black-Prudhomme dragster

Phil Hill s Ferrari 156 shark-nose Formula 1 car

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Motorbooks
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2009
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0760335486
• ISBN 13: 9780760335482
• Einband: Gebundene Ausgabe
• Anzahl der Seiten: 176
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
• Verantwortliche Person: Nicht verfügbar