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From the earliest "velocipedes" through the advent of the pneumatic tire to the rise of modern road and track competition, this history of the sport of bicycle racing traces its role in the development of bicycle technology between 1868 and 1903. Providing detailed technical information along with biographies of racers and other important personalities, the book explores this thirty-year period of early bicycle history as the social and technical precursor to later developments in the motorcycle and automobile industries.
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Genre |
: Transportation |
Author |
: Andrew Ritchie |
Publisher |
: McFarland |
Release |
: 2018-02-20 |
File |
: 388 Pages |
ISBN-13 |
: 9781476630465 |
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The fascinating, definitive story of Australia and New Zealand's quest to win the world's greatest motor race Winning the Indianapolis 500, the greatest spectacle in motorsport, has been a quest for Australians and New Zealanders since the first race in 1911. Seventeen have tried and two have succeeded: Scott Dixon in 2008 and Will Power in 2018. Rupert Jeffkins, Australia's original speed king, entered the first Indy 500 and on his second attempt in 1912 came within five kilometres of victory. He and Italian Ralph De Palma created legend when they pushed their car to the finish line after it blew up while leading. Speed Kings tells Jeffkins' full story for the first time. The lure of the Brickyard, paved with 3.2 million bricks, has drawn champions from both sides of the Tasman. Sir Jack Brabham, his son Geoffrey and grandson Matthew have each tried to win. So have the 'big three' of New Zealand motor racing: Bruce McLaren, Denny Hulme and Chris Amon. Now Scott McLaughlin looks set to become the next driver from down under to chase American motor racing's greatest prize. Indy doesn't offer up victory lightly. Blinding speed - nudging 380 km/h and averaging 280 km/h over 500 miles - makes the Brickyard one of the most precarious racetracks in the world. Forty-two drivers have died attempting the 500. Speed Kings tells the story of the Australian and New Zealand drivers, team owners, engineers, even commentators who've made the Brickyard their quest.
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Genre |
: Sports & Recreation |
Author |
: John Smailes |
Publisher |
: Allen & Unwin |
Release |
: 2020-11-03 |
File |
: 416 Pages |
ISBN-13 |
: 9781761060670 |
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Provides a history of the bicycle, its uses, and how new technology has affected it.
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Genre |
: Juvenile Nonfiction |
Author |
: Alison Cotter |
Publisher |
: Lucent Books |
Release |
: 2002 |
File |
: 116 Pages |
ISBN-13 |
: 1590180712 |
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Genre |
: Cycling |
Author |
: |
Publisher |
: |
Release |
: 1989 |
File |
: 496 Pages |
ISBN-13 |
: CORNELL:31924074655188 |
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Genre |
: Human powered vehicles |
Author |
: |
Publisher |
: |
Release |
: 1994 |
File |
: 26 Pages |
ISBN-13 |
: UCSD:31822009576125 |
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Genre |
: Nebraska |
Author |
: Addison Erwin Sheldon |
Publisher |
: |
Release |
: 2019 |
File |
: 284 Pages |
ISBN-13 |
: UCSD:31822040940256 |
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Genre |
: Cycling |
Author |
: |
Publisher |
: |
Release |
: 1988 |
File |
: 542 Pages |
ISBN-13 |
: PSU:000063841107 |
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: |
Author |
: Gene S. Stuart |
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: |
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: |
File |
: 204 Pages |
ISBN-13 |
: |
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This volume highlights attempts to preserve America's past by restoring buildings, relearning crafts, & similar activities.
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Genre |
: History |
Author |
: |
Publisher |
: |
Release |
: 1983 |
File |
: 206 Pages |
ISBN-13 |
: STANFORD:36105039354514 |
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Genre |
: Aeronautics |
Author |
: Society of Experimental Test Pilots. Symposium |
Publisher |
: |
Release |
: 2002 |
File |
: 764 Pages |
ISBN-13 |
: STANFORD:36105121726314 |