automobile racing

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automobile racing

The great horse-less carriage race

2002
Tells the story of the first car race in America, on Thanksgiving Day of 1895, in which Frank Duryea, Oscar Mueller, and Jerry O'Conner battled the elements across Chicago for eleven hours to prove the strength and speed of the horseless carriage.

Speed racer

story
2007
Speed Racer and his friends contend with competition on the race track from a mad scientist and his killer robot.

American speed

from dirt tracks to Indy to NASCAR
2002

Indianapolis 500

2013
Presents information about the Indianapolis 500, a 500 mile automobile race, covering the track, rules, how to qualify, and more.

The sinister signpost

1955
The Hardy boys and their father solve a mystery involving inexplicable crashes of high-speed race cars being used to test an experimental turbine motor.

Vroom!

motoring into the wild world of racing
2006
An introduction to the world of auto racing, reviewing the history of the sport, discussing cars, teams, drivers, tracks, and competitions, and including photographs, profiles, and special features.

Racing cars

1984
Describes the different types of racing cars and races.

Yellow flag

2009
When seventeen-year-old Kyle reluctantly succumbs to family pressure and replaces his injured brother in the family racecar, he struggles to keep up with his trumpet playing while deciding how--or if--he can continue making music with a brass quintet and headlines as a Nascar racer.

On the limit

2006
A rival vandalizes Eddie's car and he and his crew must rebuild the car and work together as a team.

Fast track

2005
Rookie race car driver Eddie Stewart learns that not every driver plays by the same rules.

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