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The 1928 quest for the Land Speed Record on the sands of Daytona
Beach was a first for America, a singular mix of technology,
thrills and tragedy. Tens of thousands lined the dunes along the
beach, a crowd larger than any yet seen at Indianapolis 500. Three
contenders, two Americans and a Briton, raced for the ultimate
distance-averaged top speed, in magnificent machines built by
different schools of design. This book chronicles the high-speed
drama. The top American driver, Frank Lockhart, 25, survived a
spectacular accident and rebuilt his Stutz Black Hawk, only to meet
his fate in the new runs. The facts and myths behind the
competition are examined in depth for the first time, along with
the innovations and fatal mistakes of vehicle design.
This book is the first English-language study of motorsport and
Italian Fascism, arguing that a synergy existed between motor
racing and Fascism that did not exist with other sports. Motorsport
was able to bring together the two dominant, and often opposed,
cultural roots of Fascism, the Futurism of F. T. Marinetti, and the
Decadence associated with Gabriele D'Annunzio. The book traces this
cultural convergence through a topical study of motorsport in the
1920s and 1930s placing it in the context of the history of sport
under Mussolini's regime. Chapters discuss the centrality of speed
and death in Fascist culture, the attempt to transform Rome into a
motorsport capital, the architectural and ideological function of
the Monza and Tripoli and autodromes, and two chapters on the
importance of the Mille Miglia, a genuine Fascist artefact that
became one of the most legendary motor races of all time.
The North East has been a hotbed of motorsport since the early
years of the last century. In this book motorsport broadcaster and
journalist Larry Carter presents a selection of memorable
motorsport events, competitors, venues and personalities in the
region from the 1920s onwards. The circuit at Croft is justly
famous, witnessing the early days of stars such as James Hunt,
Barry Sheene, Niki Lauda and Wilson Fittipaldi, but the huge
variety of motorsports, both cars and bikes, in the region are
represented in this book, including circuit racing, rallying,
rallycross and trials. The North East has spawned many great racers
over the years, both men and women, some of whom died tragically
young, such as motorcyclist Ken Redfern and sidecar legend Mac
Hobson. Also included are famous clubs such as the Darlington &
District Motor Cub and lesser-known venues at Catterick military
base and Albemarle Barracks. This book is also a tribute to events
that have declined or disappeared - grass track racing, sand racing
on the Cleveland beaches, hill-climbs, scrambling, speedway and
stock car racing. Delving through archives, Larry Carter has
unearthed a fascinating collection of the most memorable
motor-sporting events and achievements of the last 100 years in the
North East which will appeal to all motorsport enthusiasts in the
area.
You can run to the sun, but can you ever hide? From the bestselling
author of Villa of Sun and Secrets.Monte Carlo means different
things to different people; for some it's a billionaires
playground, overflowing with glitz and glamour but for others it's
where dangerous secrets lay hidden. For Nanette Weston, and her
then fiance, F1 racing driver Zac Ewart, their dream life came to
an abrupt halt 3 years ago following a car accident which Zac
walked away from, but left Nanette being airlifted back to the UK,
never to return and never to see her fiance again. Monte Carlo was
a place she wanted to forget, not revisit. But when her friend and
employer, Vanessa asks Nanette to look after her children in the
Principality for a few months, Nanette knew she had no choice but
to return. As the F1 circus once again comes to town, with Zac in
pole position, mistakes of the past, leave legacies for the
future... This book was previously published as Follow Your Star by
Jennifer Bohnet. What readers are saying about One Summer in Monte
Carlo: 'As always with Jennifers books I was able to escape into a
completely different world, one we can only dream about.' 'I could
imagine myself as the main female character and could hardly put
down the book.' 'A superb fast-paced read with a real surprise and
absolutely loved the F1 glamour of Monaco - I really felt I was
there!' 'Such a roller coaster ride of people's lives. Tragic, sad,
happy tumultuous feelings of life in the fast lane.'
"There's probably no better sport than Formula E to present and
study the science and practice of innovation within (motor)sport,
and this book is a must read for those active within this
fascinating area". - Dr. Kristof de Mey, Sports Technology,
Innovation & Business Developer at Ghent University, Belgium
This open access book provides novel insights on management
innovation and sustainability in motorsport. Utilizing the
all-electric racing championship called Formula E as case, it draws
upon data from multiple sources such as sustainability reports of
Formula and its stakeholders, media data, podcasts and newspaper
articles, partner publications, and social media outputs. It aims
to generate a theoretical model that describes and explains the
optimal conditions for innovation when it comes to enhancing a
sport organisation's commercial product. Apart from its general
transferability to sports research, this model enables further
study of a motorsport phenomenon that has been hailed by media as
the championship, which affirms money in sustainability. It has
also been emphasized by sport researchers as a highly relevant case
to study management innovation. This book will be interesting to
academics working in sports management, knowledge management,
innovation and sustainability. Hans Erik Naess (b. 1978) is an
Associate Professor in Sport Management at Kristiania University
College, Norway. He holds a PhD in sociology from the University of
Oslo and is the author of several peer-reviewed articles and books
on motorsports, including A History of Organizational Change: The
case of Federation Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) 1945-2020.
Anne Tjonndal (b. 1988) is an Associate Professor in Sociology of
Sport at Nord University, Norway. She holds a PhD in sociology from
Nord University and has published articles in high-quality
international journals on topics like social innovation, gender and
inclusion/exclusion in sport. Tjonndal is the Celia Brackenridge
International Research Award winner for 2019.
This book presents the first 50 years of the history of the Misano
World Circuit "Marco Simoncelli". This historic track - the
"Autodromo del mare" or seaside circuit - has witnessed
unforgettable chapters in the history of motorsport, on two wheels
and four, from the very first season in 1972 when the facility was
inaugurated, through to the present day. The texts and the
extraordinary photographs accompany readers along a thrilling
exploration of the history of a circuit that has hosted the world's
greatest riders and drivers from every decade. In a chronological
narration that sets out from Emilia-Romagna's Motor Valley of the
early 20th century, the book describes the principal races held at
the Misano circuit, from the pioneering 1970s with the
unforgettable duels on two wheels involving the likes of Giacomo
Agostini and Renzo Pasolini to those on four wheels featuring
Italian and international drivers. Then came the 1980s, with the
motorcycling World Championship arriving on the Riviera together
with F.2 and F.3 single-seaters and sports prototype and GT cars.
The 1990s instead heralded the Superbike championship and the Super
Turismo touring cars. The new millennium has seen the circuit
develop into an avant-garde facility on all fronts, capable of
hosting international events and prestigious collateral events. The
volume is edited by Marco Montemaggi, coordinator and author of
numerous books on Italian industrial culture and, in the motor
industry, former director of the Ducati Museum and former
scientific curator of the Motor Valley project. A scientific
committee made up of highly experienced authors and personalities
such as Andrea Albani, Davide Bagnaresi, Marco Masetti, Luigi
Rivola and Sergio Remondino contributed with passion to the
creation of the volume, assisted by many of the protagonists of
Italian motorsport, always close to the Misano World Circuit.
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The star of some of the most beloved films of Hollywood's golden
age--including Bullitt, The Great Escape, and The Magnificent
Seven--Steve McQueen's unflappably roguish persona earned him the
nickname "The King of Cool" and the highest salary of any movie
star of his time. Marshall Terrill's new book draws on more than
five decades of media coverage, memorabilia, and research to serve
up a slew of quotations straight from the mouth of the man himself.
Steve McQueen in His Own Words lets us hear directly from this
iconoclastic actor through a wide array of sources: interviews,
published articles, personal letters and audiotapes, providing an
intimate view of McQueen as an actor, filmmaker, racer, pilot,
husband, and family man. Accompanying the hundreds of quotes are an
equally impressive number of photos, illustrations, personal
documents, and memorabilia, many of which are published here for
the first time. Steve McQueen in His Own Words paints a portrait of
a complex, contradictory man who managed to become one of the
greatest icons in cinema history while never sacrificing the
passions and beliefs that drove him.
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