Bibliograph

Auto racing, by Andrew Luke

Type

Label

Auto racing, by Andrew Luke

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (page 77) and index

resource.biographical

contains biographical information

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Auto racing

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

950449146

Responsibility statement

by Andrew Luke

Series statement

Inside the world of sports

Summary

"From the time cars were invented just before the turn of the 20th century, men have loved driving fast in them. It was almost a compulsion of pioneers like Emile Levassor and Karl Benz to make their machines go fast. Racing fever began in Europe, with races happening from point to point, city to city, on existing roads. Open-wheel road racing there evolved into the super high tech, big budget sport of Formula One Racing. American open-wheel racing matured on oval tracks, most famously the one at the brickyard in Indianapolis, home to the world's most famous auto race, the Indianapolis 500, the crown jewel of the IndyCar circuit. Racing also took on a distinctly American form, with stock car racing evolving into one of the most popular spectator sports in the country, with NASCAR as its multi-billion dollar brand."--Back cover

Target audience

adolescent

Classification