Racing
Subtitle: The Ultimate Motorsports Encyclopedia
Edition: Har/Pstr edition
Publisher: Kingfisher
Published: October 18, 2006
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 144
ISBN-13: 9780753460405
Subjects: Sports & Recreation - Motor Sports; Juvenile Transportation; Juvenile Nonfiction; Sports & Recreation; Children: Grades 4-6; General; Juvenile Nonfiction / Sports & Recreation / Motor Sports; Encyclopedias; Motorsports; Biography / Autobiography
Description: With more than seventy million fans, NASCAR is the number-one sport in the United States, and with interest in all aspects of motor racing reaching an all-time high, here is the perfect companion for all of those racing fans. Packed with spectacular action photography, with features on legendary drivers, circuits, and cars, Racing is a gleaming and action-packed look at motor sports all over the world. With wide-ranging, in-depth coverage of every major category of motor sports, including Formula One, stock car racing, Indy car, MotoGP bikes, rallying, European touring car racing, A1 Grand Prix, and special spreads focusing on the incredible surge in popularity of Formula One and NASCAR, this book brings the race for the checkered flag to life in all of its heart-stopping glory. For the grease monkeys, "Pit Stop" panels illuminate the techniques, technology, and innovation that underpin this cutting-edge sport. This book is the perfect gift for racing fans of any age!