Autocourse Official Illustrated History of the Indianapolis 500
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| Rating | : | 4.34 (792 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1905334206 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 336 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-03-02 |
| Language | : | English |
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SpeedTV, May 2007“Autocourse Official History of the Indianapolis 500 is a masterpiece. From Harroun to Hornish, it’s all here. This magnificent book belongs in anyones library. I give it five out of five lug nutsepare to be amazed!”. All 90 races are meticulously researched and lavishly presented
very good history of the Steve bought to have Donald Davidson sign, very good history of the 500. Great Indy 500 History ! Rand Thompson This is a great book about the history of the Indy 500 from the very 1st 500 mile race in 1911 up to the great finish between Sam Hornish and Marco Andretti from the 2006 race. Co authored by Donald Davidson, the foremost historian of the 500, the book gives a good rundown of how things have evolved since the openin. Autocourse Official Illustrated History of the Indianapolis 500 Excellent account of this historic race. Much more than a "coffee table" book. Nice yearly overview w/ photographs. However, was disappointed with the lack of overall driver statistics. Other than that, I would highly recommend!
To celebrate the 90th running of this legendary race, this lavish and comprehensive history presents nine decades on the legends and races at the "Brickyard." Almost every aspect of the world's most famous of open-wheel races on the 2.5 mile oval (then paved with some 3.2 million bricks) to its evolution into today's super speedway with state of the art facilities and cars myriad of stories telling of the race's triumph and tragedy, featuring a host of great names from the first winner Ray Harroun to Sam Hornish, the 2006 recipient of the Borg Warner Trophy. A must for t