Making it faster II: the Indianapolis and Grand Prix cars / by Norm DeWitt ; forward by Robin Miller.
Publisher:
Faster Publishing,
Copyright Date:
2018
Description:
438 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Contents:
Racing for England -- The Novi -- Team Lotus in the pre-JPS years -- BRM -- Brabham and the clones -- Gurney's eagles -- AJ Foyt and the coyotes -- The Lola -- Bruce McLaren motor racing -- Vel's Parnelli Jones racing -- Penske cars -- Frank Williams (racing cars) Ltd. -- Bernie's Brabhams -- Ensign racing -- Chaparrals and longorns -- Little Al and the BLAT eagle -- The active Grand Prix cars -- Dale Coyne -- Aerodynamics -- The technology of speed -- The final frontier -- Penske versus Ganassi -- Death by shoe -- Second is first loser.
Summary:
Making it FASTER II, The Indianapolis and Grand Prix Cars is the sequel to the #1 best-selling book, "Making it FASTER, Tales from the Endless Search for Speed." These are the stories of discovery by three generations of racers and designers who changed the state of the art forever. Tales of clever tricks and rule book manipulation in the ever-escalating contest between rule makers and loophole seekers, told by those directly involved in Indianapolis and Grand Prix racing. Their innovations dazzled us all.
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