ISBN: 9781845842543

USAC INTERNATIONAL FORMULA LIBRE. 1958: INTRODUCTION OF PROFESSIONAL USAC EVENTS. 1959: A BRIGHTER FUTURE. CONCLUSION TO A DECADE OF CHANGE. COVER TYPE:HARDBACK PUBLISHED WITH DUSTJACKET.… More...

USAC INTERNATIONAL FORMULA LIBRE. 1958: INTRODUCTION OF PROFESSIONAL USAC EVENTS. 1959: A BRIGHTER FUTURE. CONCLUSION TO A DECADE OF CHANGE. COVER TYPE:HARDBACK PUBLISHED WITH DUSTJACKET. COLLECTORS CAR BOOK. img{max-width:100%}COLLECTORS CAR BOOKTITLE: NORTHEAST AMERICAN SPORTS CAR RACES 1950-1959PUBLICATION YEAR/ DATE: 2010 (1st EDITION)LANGUAGE: ENGLISHCOVER TYPE: HARDBACK PUBLISHED WITH DUSTJACKETSIZE & # OF PAGES: 26CM x 26CM - 432 PAGESDPUBLISHER & AUTHOR: VELOCE - TERRY O'NEILCONDITION: NEW OLD STOCK 8.5 OUT OF 10Detailed Item Description:THIS BOOK FOCUSES ON THE DIFFERENT ASPECTS THAT CONTRIBUTED TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF NORTHEAST AMERICAN SPORTS CAR RACING DURING THE 1950S. THE EVOLUTION FROM AMATEUR DRIVERS RACING ON PUBLIC ROADS IN 1950, TO BOTH PROFESSIONAL AND AMATEUR DRIVERS RACING AT PRIVATE, PURPOSE-BUILT TRACKS IN 1959, DEMANDED HUGE LEAPS OF FAITH, TRUST AND UNDERSTANDING. THE TRANSITION WAS NEITHER EASY NOR UNEVENTFUL FOR DRIVERS, CLUBS OR TRACK OWNERS, AND THE TRAGEDY, POLITICS AND INTRIGUE THAT CAME TO CHARACTERIZE THE PERIOD ARE COVERED HERE IN FASCINATING DETAIL.-----------------------------------------------MAIN CONTENTS INCLUDE:1950: THE EARLY DAYS1951: CONSOLIDATION1952: TROUBLED TIMES1953: THE DEMISE OF ROAD RACES1954: THE TRANSITION FROM ROADS TO AIRFIELDS1955: SHORT TERM ALTERNATIVES1956: SIGNS OF CHANGE1957: AN OPTOMISTIC OUTLOOK1958: INTRODUCTION OF PROFESSIONAL USAC EVENTS1959: A BRIGHTER FUTUREUSAC INTERNATIONAL FORMULA LIBRECONCLUSION TO A DECADE OF CHANGE -----------------------------------------------DELIVERED AND HANDLED WITH THE UTMOST CAREWILL CONSIDER REASONABLE OFFERS AND PLEASE FEEL FREE TO ASK ANY QUESTIONS - WE WILL COMBINE SHIPPING ON MULTIPLE ITEMSPLEASE VISIT OUR SHOP FOR MANY MORE MOTOR RACING & AUTOMOBILIA ITEMSSaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSave, Neuwertig, Festpreisangebot, [LT: FixedPrice], Bestes Angebot, [LT: BestOffer], Type: Book, Sport: Motor Sport, EAN: 9781845842543, Publication Year: 2010, Format: Hardcover, Language: English, Book Title: Northeast American Sports Car Races 1950-1959, Genre: Sports, Number of Pages: 432 Pages, Veloce Publishing LTD<