The Need for Speed

Tara Baukus Mello (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

64 Seiten

2008
Chelsea House Publishers (Verlag)
978-0-7910-8667-4 (ISBN)

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Helps you learn about the competitive world of land speed racing. Featuring full-color photographs, this book highlights the amazing speed machines and their intrepid drivers who compete on racecourses ranging from a desert in Nevada to a dry lakebed in Australia in an effort to claim the world land speed record.

In 1898, one of the first automobiles set a land speed record of 39 mph. Back then, few would have guessed that one day a vehicle would go faster than the speed of sound. Yet ever since then, race car drivers have had a strong need for speed, and automakers have designed their cars to go faster and faster. Readers will eagerly learn all about the competitive world of land speed racing in ""The Need for Speed"". Featuring stunning full-color photographs and exciting, readable text, this book highlights the amazing speed machines and their intrepid drivers who compete on racecourses ranging from a desert in Nevada to a dry lakebed in Australia in an effort to claim the world land speed record.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	30.1.2008
Reihe/Serie	Race Car Legends: Collector's Edition
Zusatzinfo	illustrations
Verlagsort	Broomall
Sprache	englisch
Maße	173 x 241 mm
Gewicht	300 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Motor- / Rad- / Flugsport
Themenwelt	Kinder- / Jugendbuch ► Sachbücher
ISBN-10	0-7910-8667-4 / 0791086674
ISBN-13	978-0-7910-8667-4 / 9780791086674
Zustand	Neuware