Car racing against the clock
Subtitle: the story of the world land speed record
By: Frank Ross, Jr
Publisher: Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Co.
Published: 1976
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 128
Subjects: Speed records; Racing Automobiles; Automobile racing; Automobile racing drivers; Juvenile literature; Biography
Description: A history, emphasizing famous cars and drivers, of the continuing attempts to drive the fastest car in the world from the 1898 record speed of thirty-nine miles per hour to today's speeds of over 600 miles per hour.
Notes: Includes index.

Bibliography: p. 125.