Download or read book Beast written by Jade Gurss and published by . This book was released on 2020-03-04 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beast was the nickname of a shocking new race engine unveiled for the 1994 Indianapolis 500. The massive effort to design and build it in a seemingly impossible timeframe is still hailed as one of the most herculean efforts and well-kept secrets in the history of the Indy 500. In the award-winning book, Beast, bestselling author Jade Gurss chronicles the subterfuge and debunks the myths about this legendary power plant that persist twenty years on. Gurss interviewed key players involved in the race to uncover the story of how this engine powered the Penske PC23 chassis to one of the most talked-about Indy 500 races in history. The British race-engine experts at Ilmor Engineering offer detail about the design and manufacture of the engine. Roger Penske's team reveals how the engine and car were tested and developed, and how Mercedes came to be involved in the project. The story unfolds as Roger Penske and Mario Illien and Paul Morgan of Ilmor play every card they possess to create an incredible race engine--even rare World War II fighter planes and supersonic jets roar into the heart of this high-tech tale. Drivers Al Unser Jr. of the United States and Paul Tracy of Canada provide details on the tense weeks leading up to race day. The book reaches a suspenseful climax at 240 miles per hour at the Indy 500 noone can forget. Wrapped up in the drama and intrigue are real business and motivational lessons which made Roger Penske one of the most successful businessmen in the world and that helped Ilmor and its cofounders, Mario Illien and the late Paul Morgan, design and manufacture Indy car and Formula 1 championship-winning engines. Beast is not only a must-read for sports and race fans, but a compelling narrative for those who enjoy genuine lessons in business and technology or thrilling mysteries based on actual events.
Download or read book Facts on File Yearbook 1997 written by and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 1290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Funk Wagnalls new encyclopedia yearbook written by NEWFIELD. and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 504 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book My Friend Linkin written by and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Naudia's friend Linkin is battling brain cancer. Eight year-old Naudia follows seven year-old Linkin on his journey, and writes about the lessons she learns along the way. From learning what cancer is, to how chemotherapy works, "My Friend Linkin" takes kids on a journey where they will learn what a day in the life of someone with cancer is really like. Written for children, this book explores cancer, chemotherapy, and the resiliency of those who have to fight this battle.
Download or read book Official PPG Indycar Yearbook 1994 1995 written by Alan Henry and published by Hazleton Pub Limited. This book was released on 1994-12-01 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Chequered Past written by David Anderson Charters and published by University of Toronto Press. This book was released on 2007-01-01 with total page 393 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the forty-year period between 1951 and 1991, Canadian sports car competition underwent a massive change, transforming itself from an amateur recreational pastime to a commercialized profession and from an individual sport to a spectacle for mass consumption. The Chequered Past is the story of the struggle over power and purpose within the Canadian auto sport that led to this transformation. The first comprehensive history of sports car racing and rallying in Canada, The Chequered Past traces the efforts of the national governing body - the Canadian Auto Sport Clubs (CASC) - to bring its sports car competition up to a 'world class' level, and to manage the consequences of those efforts in the second half of the twentieth century. David Charters traces the social origins of the sport and the major trends that shaped it: professionalism, technological change, rising costs, and the influence of commercial sponsors. Charters argues that while early enthusiasts set the sport on a course toward professionalism that would eventually produce world-class Canadian events and racers, that course would also ultimately change the purpose of the sport: from personal recreation to mass entertainment. As technological innovations drove up the costs of competing at the top ranks, racers were forced to rely on sponsors, who commercialized and ultimately gained control of the sport. The end result, Charters argues, was the marginalization of the amateur competitor and of the CASC itself. Based on extensive research into the CASC's records and dozens of interviews with former competitors and officials, The Chequered Past opens a window into the rich but virtually unknown history of the auto sport, and claims for it a place in Canadian sports history.
Download or read book I Will Survive written by Gloria Gaynor and published by Macmillan + ORM. This book was released on 2014-03-11 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I Will Survive is the story of Gloria Gaynor, America's "Queen of Disco." It is the story of riches and fame, despair, and finally salvation. Her meteoric rise to stardom in the mid-1970s was nothing short of phenomenal, and hits poured forth that pushed her to the top of the charts, including "Honey Bee," "I Got You Under My Skin," "Never Can Say Goodbye," and the song that has immortalized her, "I Will Survive," which became a #1 international gold seller. With that song, Gloria heralded the international rise of disco that became synonymous with a way of life in the fast lane - the sweaty bodies at Studio 54, the lines of cocaine, the indescribable feeling that you could always be at the top of your game and never come down. But down she came after her early stardom, and problems followed in the wake, including the death of her mother, whose love had anchored the young singer, as well as constant battles with weight, drugs, and alcohol. While her fans always imagined her to be rich, her personal finances collapsed due to poor management; and while many envied her, she felt completely empty inside. In the early 1980s, sustained by her marriage to music publisher Linwood Simon, Gloria took three years off and reflected upon her life. She visited churches and revisited her mother's old Bible. Discovering the world of gospel, she made a commitment to Christ that sustains her to this day.
Download or read book They Call Me Mister 500 written by Andy Granatelli and published by . This book was released on 1969-01 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Policing and Crime Prevention written by Deborah Mitchell Robinson and published by Pearson. This book was released on 2002 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Section I. Historical aspects of policing and crime prevention -- Ch. 1 The evolution of crime prevention -- Ch. 2 Coopeeration and coordination in improving crime prevention strategies -- Ch. 3 Police versus private security: Whom do we trust? -- Section II. Policing and crime prevention in the academic setting -- Ch. 4 Crime prevention through environmental design (CPTED) in elementary and secondary settings -- Ch. 5 The Bibb County model for Community Policing in schools -- Ch. 6 Creating the invisible shield -- Section III. Policing and crime prevention programs at work -- Ch. 7 Crime prevention in public housing -- Ch. 8 Shadow of the street: Policing, crime prevention, and gangs -- Ch. 9 Policing domestic violence -- Section IV. Policing and crime prevention Capstone -- Ch. 10 Perspectives on crime prevention: a Capstone view.
Download or read book Janet Guthrie written by Janet Guthrie and published by SPORTclassic Books. This book was released on 2005 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this beautifully written book, Guthrie tells her story from the beginning. Nearly two decades in the making, Lady and Gentlemen captures the poignant detail of the complexity of the racing business. On a deeper level, she conveys all that she encountered along the way as a woman in the most testosterone-charged of men's worlds.
Download or read book Formula One written by Clive Couldwell and published by Virgin Books. This book was released on 2003 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seventy-five per cent of the world's single-seater racing cars are designed and built in Britain. Thanks to this technical know-how, most Grand Prix teams are based in the UK, and many of them have British managers and designers. Through interviewing the sport's key figures, Clive Couldwell is able to reveal what makes this intriguing industry tick and how UK research and development is leading the world.
Download or read book East of Sorrow written by Marc Hudson and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Poetry. EAST OF SORROW is Marc Hudson's fourth full-length collection of poems. In some ways, it is a continuation of his last two books, for it brings to a close the poetic journal of his life with his son, Ian, who died in 2002. But this book is equally about his daughter, Alix. Parenthood is a persistent theme in EAST OF SORROW: its pain because time is a slow mitigator, and its joy at seeing a vivacious young woman come into her own. A Christian perspective inflects some of these poems; others are distinctly Buddhist. More broadly, the book is a meditation on water, its shaping and animating presence on our planet. In its final section, the book moves fully out into the natural world; the personal gives way to the ecological, to a contemplation of our planet in this age that is sometimes called the Anthropocene. Though elegiac in places, EAST OF SORROW ends in praise.
Download or read book Fresh from the Farm 6pk written by Rigby and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Hot Cars Cool Drivers written by Lew Boyd and published by . This book was released on 2004-01-01 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hot Cars Cool Drivers is the story of three great but now-closed Massachusetts speedways: Norwood, Westboro, and The Pines. With four hundred photographs and scores of interviews with the Northeasts most colorful competitors, the book chronicles the amazing rise and fall of the midgets and then the stock cars. If you ever attended a race in Massachusetts or if you are serious about understanding the evolution of racing, this book is an absolute must.
