Auto Racing Comes of Age
Subtitle: A Transatlantic View of the Cars, Drivers and Speedways, 1900-1925
Publisher: McFarland
Published: Oct 30, 2012
Language: eng
Format: hardcover
Number of pages: 312
ISBN-13: 9780786466702
Description: "This history of the evolution of auto racing from 1900 to 1925 examines influences, dirt track racing, and the birth of the twin-cam engine and the straight-eight. It also explores the origins of the Bennett and Vanderbilt races, the early career of Barney Oldfield, the rise of the speedway specials"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Source title: Auto Racing Comes of Age: A Transatlantic View of the Cars, Drivers and Speedways, 1900-1925