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This digital document is an article from Automundo Magazine, published by Automundo Productions, Inc. on September 1, 1997. The length of the article is 1106 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Un crisol internacional. (aspectos multiculturales en las carreras automovilísticos)(TT: An international melting pot) (TA: multicultural aspects of auto racing)
Author: Fernando Rama
Publication: Automundo Magazine (Magazine/Journal)
Date: September 1, 1997
Publisher: Automundo Productions, Inc.
Volume: v15Issue: n177Page: p43(2)

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This digital document is an article from The Sporting News, published by Sporting News Publishing Co. on February 25, 2005. The length of the article is 1674 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: How to qualify for the Chase.(Insider)(National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing)
Author: Lee Spencer
Publication: The Sporting News (Magazine/Journal)
Date: February 25, 2005
Publisher: Sporting News Publishing Co.
Volume: 229Issue: 8Page: 62(2)

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2000 Auto Racing Analysis' Today in Auto Racing: Victory Lane Milestones features a daily, date-by-date, 366-day compendium of Victory Lane Milestones chronicling racing victories from 1894 through 2000!

From Rauno Aaltonen to Charles Zwolsman, from AAA to the World of Outlaws, over one hundred years of victory lane milestones are covered.Career-first driver victories are noted, as are the final victories of a drivers' career.Other milestones include first and last wins in racing series, major event victory milestones, first wins on pavement or dirt, initial victories in endurance races, first and last wins for major entrants or marques, and initial wins in 500-milers.

Racing's earliest events are noted, including the early city-to-city races, grand prix, voiturette, and cyclecar races, and endurance events including the LeMans 24 Hours, Spa 24 Hours, Mille Miglian and Targa Florio.Milestones from early AAA action are extensively covered, including "big car" and midget competition, as well as 1930s-era competition under sanctions such as IMCA and CSRA and the weekly midget action so common in the 1930s.The Formula Junior era's milestones are comprehensively documented, as are the many "Formula Libre" and nonchampionship grand prix and sports car events held in international racing.International competition shares the spotlight with competition in North America as the Victory Milestones give the reader a panoramic view of competition worldwide.Oval and road course racing are joined by rally competition, early pre-NASCAR Daytona Beach racing, the Pikes Peak Hillclimb, the Chili Bowl midget classic, the Trophee Andros ice racing series, the SCCA Runoffs, the Anderson Speedway "Little 500" sprint car classic, early pre-Pro Racing SCCA Nationals amateur features, major off-road classics, the Five Flags "Snowball Derby" late model classic, the Phoenix Copper Classic, the British Formula Ford Festival, and other classic events.

All the names you'd expect are included, joined by many less well-known but important milestone-achievers!Chris Amon, Richard Attwood, Craig Baird, Bob Barker, Jean-Pierre Beltoise, Allen Berg, Greg Biffle, Hank Butcher, Steve Cannon, Jim Clark, Jim Cook, Stuart Crow, Billy Englehart, Pat Fairfield, Todd Forbes, Henry Ford, Nick Fornoro, Jr., Paul Frere, Marcus Gronholm, Bob Hauck, Sig Haugdahl, Bill Homeier, Denis Hulme, George Huntoon, Friday Hassler, George Hill, Bill Homeier, Davy Jones, Graeme Lawrence, Steve Lotshaw, Jean-Pierre Malcher, Mario Mazzacurati, Graham McRae, Buller Meyer, Steve Millen, Roberto Moreno,Cliff Nalon, Norm Nelson, Henry Pens, Jim Reed, Brett Riley, Clay Robbins, Floyd Roberts, Pedro Rodriguez, Keke Rosberg, Clarence Rose, Jimmy Sills, Danny Smith, Ken Smith, Norman Smizer, Jimmy Snyder, Mike Spence, Babe Stapp, John Surtees, Paul Swedberg, Brooke Tatnell, Trevor Taylor, Dee Toran, Chuck Townsen, Ernie Triplett, Jos Verstappen, Luigi Villoresi, Johnnie Walker, Tony Willman, and Wally Zale all have a Victory Lane Milestone on page one!

Danny Kladis' final AAA Midget victory?Philippe Gache's initial Trophee Andros ice racing win?The victor in USAC's first Midget race?John Love's career-first Formula One triumph?Prince Bira's final major race win?Ronnie Peterson's first victory for Ferrari?Johnny White's career-first USAC Midget triumph?Derek Bell's initial FIA Sports Car World Championship race win?Ray Elder's first NASCAR Winston Cup win?The first NASCAR Southwest Series win of Tom Sweatman's career?Bruce McLaren's initial Tasman series win?Christian and Wilson Fittipaldi's win in Brazil's Interlagos 1000?All are covered among the Victory Lane Milestones on page 2!

Ari Vatanen's second Paris-Dakar win?Darrell Waltrip's initial "road course" NASCAR Winston Cup victory?The final AAA Sprint Car victory by Johnny Mantz?Roger McCluskey's initial CRA Sprint Car triumph?Tim Flock's final victory?Jim Clark's first Tasman series race win?Chuck Gurney's initial major victory?Mike Fedorcak's career-first USAC Midget win?Will Hoy's initial major touring car series win?Brian Tyler's initial USAC Silver Crown race triumph?Corrado Manfredini's initial Formula Junior victory?Walter Schock's Monte Carlo Rally victory?All are included in the Victory Lane Milestones on page 3!

When did Carroll Shelby score a race win on a famous dirt mile?Who won the first race at Hershey Stadium in Pennsylvania?Where and when did Fireball Roberts score his first victory driving a Chevrolet?When did Sam Hanks score his first midget victory?Why was 1948 a milestone year for Clemente Biondetti?When and where did Bill DeCoster and Larry Frank take a victory in the same race?What was the date and site of Jeff Gordon's initial USAC Sprint Car victory?Where and when did Richard Petty score his first "superspeedway" triumph?Didier Pironi won Monaco races in three consecutive years in what years and racing categories?When and where did Tommy Hinnershitz score his initial AAA Sprint Car victory?When and where did Tiny Lund establish a combined-series NASCAR touring series consecutive win record?When did Darl Harrison score his third and final Anderson Speedway "Little 500" sprint car classic triumph?How long is Penske Racing's streak of at least one win in a major series per year and when did it begin?Who won the 1896 New York Cosmopolitan race?Just a sample of the intriguing Victory Milestones covered! ... Read more

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For women who feel out of the loop, this guide teaches the basics of the sport - how it began, the distinctive types of racing, the different tracks around the world. It explains terms like "splash 'n' go" and "booger up," and profiles some of the more famous modern-day drivers. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (4)

Informative but annoying
The book is a quick, easy read and a good introduction to the very basics of auto racing.However, the author's jocular deprecation of the female intellect is unnecessary and surprising in a book written for women of this day and age.

what a gas! this book is a riot !
I've been driving VW's since my teens but I'm thinking about investing in a Dragster after reading this book. So I'm exaggerating a little bit... but it's only because this book was so hysterical. I'm hoping the author has afew more books up her sleeve.

Great read --- if you're a woman --or know one -- its fun.
Didn't know a thing about auto racing nor did I want to .Someone gave this to me as a lark -- I loved it because it was fun and irreverent.

I loved this book.
I loved this book.The author has a great sense of humor.I couldn't stop laughing and I even learned something too! ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Tooling & Production, published by Nelson Publishing on December 1, 1992. The length of the article is 968 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: On the NASCAR circuit, high-tech = high performance. (National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing) (Machining Controls & Software)
Publication: Tooling & Production (Magazine/Journal)
Date: December 1, 1992
Publisher: Nelson Publishing
Volume: v58Issue: n9Page: p59(3)

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