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The History and Politics of Motor Racing
This book explores the history and politics of motor racing, one of the most popular and lucrative elements in the international sport industry. Written by a group of international scholars and motor racing specialists it discusses the sport’s origins, the relationship of motor racing to nation building and modernity (noting its links to fascism and dictatorship), the links between motor racing and the automobile industry, motor racing and the politics both of gender and of race, motor racing, the media and postmodernity, and motor racing, the spatial and globalization. This book speaks to scholars in history, politics, sport studies, the sociology of sport, sport management and cultural studies, along with the many lay readers who are interested in the relationship between motor sport and society.
Tracks, Racing the Sun
WINNER - READERS' FAVORITE BOOK ABOUT SPORT In this epic novel about the motor-racing heroes of pre-war Italy and Germany, legendary characters battle to win incredible races on switchback roads along the edges of ravines. Exploring the relationships between the champions as much as the sporting events themselves, this is a thrilling tale based on the true rivalries, triumphs and disasters during a fascinating period in European sporting history. "Martini writes about the dawn of motor racing, a violent and treacherous sport where men serviced their addiction to speed and etched their names in history. Enjoy riding with the greats, it's a rush." - Ben Collins, aka The Stig from BBC's Top Gea...
The Work of Antonio Sant'Elia
Studie over het werk van de Italiaanse architect (1888-1916).
Fast on the Sand
The 1928 quest for the Land Speed Record on the sands of Daytona Beach was a first for America, a singular mix of technology, thrills and tragedy. Tens of thousands lined the dunes along the beach, a crowd larger than any yet seen at Indianapolis 500. Three contenders, two Americans and a Briton, raced for the ultimate distance-averaged top speed, in magnificent machines built by different schools of design. This book chronicles the high-speed drama. The top American driver, Frank Lockhart, 25, survived a spectacular accident and rebuilt his Stutz Black Hawk, only to meet his fate in the new runs. The facts and myths behind the competition are examined in depth for the first time, along with the innovations and fatal mistakes of vehicle design.
The Racers: How an Outcast Driver, an American Heiress, and a Legendary Car Challenged Hitler's Best (Scholastic Focus)
The heart-pounding story of an unlikely band of ragtags who took on Hitler's Grand Prix driver. In the years before World War II, Adolf Hitler wanted to prove the greatness of the Third Reich in everything from track and field to motorsports. The Nazis poured money into the development of new race cars, and Mercedes-Benz came out with a stable of supercharged automobiles called Silver Arrows. Their drivers dominated the sensational world of European Grand Prix racing and saluted Hitler on their many returns home with victory.As the Third Reich stripped Jews of their rights and began their march toward war, one driver, Rene Dreyfus, a 32-year-old Frenchman of Jewish heritage who had enjoyed s...
Le corse della dolce vita
Dal 1950 al 1970 l'auto diventa simbolo di libertà e successo. Un vortice che trascina i più temerari a correre e la gente a sognare. Il futuro sorride, l'economia da agricola diventa industriale, i giovani vogliono cambiare il mondo e tutto sembra possibile. All'improvviso il sogno diventa incubo e tutto cambia. Nelle corse come nella vita. Protagonisti di quell'epoca d'oro sono piloti professionisti, gentlemen drivers, uomini d'affari, industriali, direttori tecnici e sportivi, nobili, attori e attrici, le cui storie si intrecciano e si rincorrono in questo libro. Gianni Agnelli, Enzo Ferrari, Giannino e Paolo Marzotto, Stirling Moss, Gianni Lancia, Giovanni Volpi, Giotto Bizzarrini, Gia...
Ferrari Rex
Grazie ad una ricerca capillare e scrupolosa, Ferrari Rex è il libro che non era ancora stato scritto sulla vita di Enzo Ferrari, la biografia che ridefinisce la vita di un gigante del ventesimo secolo e lo consegna alla storia – non solo a quella dell’automobile – come uno dei personaggi più poliedrici, complessi, tormentati e monumentali nella storia d’Italia. Dalle pagine di questo libro emerge l’uomo Enzo Ferrari in tutta la sua gigantesca fragilità, con insospettate debolezze e mai confessate incertezze, con i sogni, le speranze, le delusioni, i successi e le tragedie che ne hanno plasmato la lunga e straordinaria esistenza. Pagina dopo pagina, prende così forma un Ferrari dal volto più umano di quanto non gli riconosca l’iconografia classica e più vulnerabile di quanto non si pensi. Ma anche un uomo di una tenacia spesso passata inosservata o volgarmente scambiata per arroganza, e di un ottimismo per certi versi inaspettato. Ecco il primo ritratto a tutto tondo dell’uomo che Enzo Biagi definì «Uno dei pochi italiani da esportazione».
