Indianapolis Motor Speedway

100 Years of Racing

Ralph Kramer (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

256 Seiten

2009
Krause Publications (Verlag)
978-0-89689-835-6 (ISBN)

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A hardcover, big format book that offers 100-year history of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, an American icon and one of the world's greatest racecourse. Featuring more than hundred photos from the Speedway's archives, it captures the spirit, the joy and the fun that helps define this great epicenter of racing.

In this beautiful hardcover, big format book, readers will enjoy a visually compelling and scintillating 100-year history of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, an American icon and the world's greatest racecourse. Featuring hundreds of never-before-published photos from the Speedway's archives, readers will be captivated by this abundantly illustrated hardcover experience as it captures the spirit, the joy and the fun that helps define this great epicenter of racing. Readers will discover how the Speedway, having survived two World Wars, the Great Depression, near bankruptcy and a myriad of other difficulties, has evolved into more than a racetrack. Immersed in tradition, innovation and excitement, the Speedway transcends racing in becoming a cherished institution beloved by millions worldwide.

Ralph Kramer grew up on a farm 50 miles from the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and saw his first 500-mile race in 1950. Later, Kramer covered the race and the sideshow functions for The Indianapolis News from 1964-1973. He was the director of the Speedway's Hall of Fame Museum (1995 to 1998).

Erscheint lt. Verlag	24.4.2009
Vorwort	Mario Andretti
Sprache	englisch
Maße	254 x 254 mm
Gewicht	1497 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Motor- / Rad- / Flugsport
Themenwelt	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Kulturgeschichte
ISBN-10	0-89689-835-0 / 0896898350
ISBN-13	978-0-89689-835-6 / 9780896898356
Zustand	Neuware