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MOTOR-RACING'S STRANGEST RACES
EXTRAORDINARY BUT TRUE STORIES FROM OVER A CENTURY OF MOTOR RACING |
| By: |
Geoff Tibballs |
| Format: |
Paperback |
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£6.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1861054114 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781861054111 |
| Publisher: |
PAVILION BOOKS |
| Pub. date: |
6 September, 2001 |
| Series: |
Strangest Series |
| Pages: |
256 |
| Description: |
In 1894, when the motley assortment of steam and petrol-powered vehicles lined up at the start of the trial from Paris to Rouen, motor-racing's colourful history was launched. |
| Synopsis: |
In 1894, when the motley assortment of steam and petrol-powered vehicles lined up at the start of the trial from Paris to Rouen, motor-racing's colourful history was launched. Many of the pioneering events were death-defying, trans-continental marathons, in which the competitors were obliged to negotiate basic dirt tracks, muddy bogs, fast-flowing rivers, over-zealous policemen and a seemingly ednless supply of stray dogs. Barely contained in this new hardback edition are 80+ bizarre, brilliant and bonkers stories from over a century of motor racing. They include the Frenchman who drove 25 miles in reverse; the Grand Prix where the leading drivers were so far ahead that they stopped for a meal in the pits; the Le Mans 24-hour race won by a car patched up with chewing gum; and the driver who drunk six bottles of champagne on the way to winning the Indianapolis 500. Word count: 45,000 |
| Illustrations: |
No illustrations |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Portico |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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