Racing: The Ultimate Motorsports Encyclopedia [With Pull-Out Poster]

By Kingfisher Publications and Clive Gifford

Book Overview

With more than seventy million fans, NASCAR is the number-one sport in the United States, and with interest in all aspects of motor racing reaching an all-time high, here is the perfect companion for all of those racing fans. Packed with spectacular action photography, with features on legendary drivers, circuits, and cars, Racing is a gleaming and action-packed look at motor sports all over the world. With wide-ranging, in-depth coverage of every major category of motor sports, including Formula One, stock car racing, Indy car, MotoGP bikes, rallying, European touring car racing, A1 Grand Prix, and special spreads focusing on the incredible surge in popularity of Formula One and NASCAR, this book brings the race for the checkered flag to life in all of its heart-stopping glory. For the grease monkeys, "Pit Stop" panels illuminate the techniques, technology, and innovation that underpin this cutting-edge sport. This book is the perfect gift for racing fans of any age

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0753460408
• ISBN13: 9780753460405
• Release Date: October 2006
• Publisher: Kingfisher
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 2.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 8.7" x 11.1"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7