Racing

This book stands as a full and complete history of Jenkins' career to date as told through his cars, and has been heartily authorized by Grumpy himself. Featured is an impressive collection of vintage photography on Jenkins' cars and career.

Authored by veteran author John Baechtel, Competition Engine Building stands alone as a premier guide for enthusiasts and students of the racing engine. It will also find favor as a reference guide for experienced professionals for years to come.

Author Dick Miller explains the physics behind what gets a car moving from a standing start. Getting the rear tires to really bite and gain maximum traction is divided into several small steps, and Miller walks you through each phase of the launch.

Scores of interviews, in-depth research, and exceptional insight from veteran magazine editor Richard Truesdell and co-author Mark Fletcher has created a great book. Hurst Equipped captures the complete story from the production cars and race cars to the performance parts.

Stock-class drag racing is celebrated in this new book, with hundreds of vintage color photographs showing the way it used to be. If you were a fan or participant back in the day, or love vintage drag cars, this is a book you'll thoroughly enjoy.

This book takes a look at many of the lost quarter-mile tracks across the country. Some of them are gone completely; paved over to make room for housing developments or strip malls. For fans of drag racing's past, it's a sobering and interesting study.

In Street Sleepers, the secrets are exposed and the owners and builders of some of America's quickest street machines share their deceptive art. Outstanding photography and in-depth owner interviews tell the tale, and even track times are shared.

The Dawn of Pro Stock by Steve Reyes is a celebration of the early years, when fans could really connect with the cars, and brand rivalries were intense. Witness 'Cudas, Mustangs, Camaros, Mavericks, and Vegas going at it in this amazing archive.

Chock full of tips and tricks that will have your engine making more power than the competition. Readers will also benefit from the advice of top engine builder Keith Dorton, and will follow the builds from 3 famous engine builders.

NHRA veteran McKenna uses over 300 color photos to show you what to expect your first time out, how to set your street or racecar up for consistency and speed, and driving techniques for enthusiasts at all levels.

Renowned writer Steve Magnante first walks readers through the colorful history of the altered wheelbase period and then shows them how to perform these radical modifications themselves.

Filled cover-to-cover with race previews and reports from St. Jovite; Mosport; Bridgehampton; Laguna Seca; Riverside; Las Vegas; Edmonton; Texas; Watkins Glen; Mid Ohio; Michigan; and Elkhart Lake.

Filled cover-to-cover with race previews and reports from Mosport; St. Jovite; Edmonton; Watkins Glen; Mid Ohio; Elkhart Lake; Donnybrook; Road Atlanta; Laguna Seca; and Riverside. Includes detailed results from each race.

Contains detailed results on the McLaren M6A; The Can-Am Cars; Group 7 McKee-Oldsmobile track test; the Ferrari 612; the Chaparral 2H; Stewart's Lola Challenger- T260; and much more.

The fast-paced story of how Lincoln, Ferrari, Alfa Romeo, Oldsmobile, Lancia, Chevrolet, Porsche, Dodge and Mercedes-Benz won glory in the gruelling Mexican road races run between 1950 and 1954.

Some 31 Le Mans reports from the US & UK covering these Ferrari and Aston Martin dominated years. Plus annual race summaries and detailed results by Anders Clausager.

This volume continues the post-war stories of Le Mans. During these years Ford won four years in succession followed by Porsche in '70 and '71 and Matra-Simca took the final three years' honors.

This portfolio of 45 worldwide articles includes model introductions, track & road test articles, technical and performance data.

A portfolio of reports telling how the first Land Speed Record of 39.24 mph was set in 1898 by Count de Chasseloup-Laubat in an electric Jeantuad. By 1919 the record had been officially pushed upto 124.10mph.

A portfolio of reports telling how the Land Speed Record criss-record the Atlantic during the '20s and how fearless drivers such as Milton, Guiness, and more pushed it up to over 230mph.

A portfolio of contemporary reports telling how the Land Speed Record was raidsed from 231.36mph in 1930 to 368.85mph in 1939.

A portfolio of reports on how the Land Speed Record was raisedfrom 369mph to 394mph by John Cobb in the Railton Mobil special.