American Auto Racing
The Milestones and Personalities of a Century of Speed
As soon as there were automobiles, there was racing. The first recorded race, an over road event from Paris to Rouen, France, was organized by the French newspaper Le Petit Journal in 1894. Seeing an opportunity for a similar event, Hermann H. Kohlsaat -- publisher of the Chicago Times-Herald -- sponsored what was hailed as the Race of the Century, a 54-mile race from Chicago's Jackson Park to Evanston, Illinois, and back. Frank Duryea won in a time of 10 hours and 23 minutes, of which 7 hours and 53 minutes were actually spent on the road.Race cars and competition have progressed continuously since that time, and today's 200 mph races bear…
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Weitere Autoren: Saal, Thomas F.
- ISBN: 978-0-7864-1235-8
- EAN: 9780786412358
- Produktnummer: 1494595
- Verlag: McFarland & Co Inc
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2002
- Seitenangabe: 231 S.
- Masse: H25.4 cm x B17.8 cm 408 g
- Abbildungen: 232 photographs
- Gewicht: 408
- Sonstiges: General (US: Trade)
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