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Paul Radisich is a legend the third-generation Croatian boy from West Auckland drove his dreams to international success, but never forgot where he came from. He is a double winner of the World touring Car Cup title, and is known on both sides of the tasman as 'the Rat', and with abiding affection and respect as an honest sportsman who drives hard and fast. Along the way he's competed with and for some of the best racers in the world, from Dick Johnson and Peter Brock to Nigel Mansell and Damon Hill, but it hasn't been a free ride. He's had his share of drama - high-speed accidents and crippling injuries, triumphs and tragedies, and now looks back on a career that has taken him to the top in...
The world of IndyCar racing demands considerable bravery. It is the high-risk and high-stakes competitive world Scott Dixon has inhabited for the past six years. Scott Dixon: Indy to Indy examines the relentless pursuit of winning at what Chris Amon describes as 'ridiculous' speeds and looks at the many impediments that can stymie progress on and off the track. It asks why Scott Dixon races primarily on ovals while every other open wheel driver in the world races on circuits and on the streets. The story delves into how, why and where Scott Dixon progressed to America in the first place and not to Europe, the home of the original grand prix. Scott Dixon: Indy to Indy also traces the evolution and significance of America's iconic sporting event, the Indianapolis 500, and the devastating split between IRL and Champcar. It is a rare glimpse of the man who seldom talks about himself, and an honest look at American open wheel racing.
Rock County, Minnesota, was just one of thousands of communities across the nation seeing World War II from a great distance and feeling it firsthand. Day after day the Rock County Star-Herald featured harrowing headlines about the action and the poignant smiling faces of local boys missing or killed overseas. Through the best and worst of those days Al McIntosh, the paper's editor, wrote a weekly column, "More or Less Personal Chaff, " that his readers and neighbors came to depend on for comfort, direction, information, and insight--Publisher.
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Chapters: Description of Valders, Norway; Bygdelag Movement, The Valdris Samband, Member of the Valdris Samband, Valdrises in the World War, Some document and selections by members in America.