Racing Books

One of the most sought after reference books on the hobby of model car racing. This wonderful book features 173 pages of detailed text, illustrations, photos and diagrams on model car racing technique, tactics, tune-up tips, track construction, car repair, tuning and maintenance, tabletop racing, free form racing, radio control cars, fuel powered racers, and more. Truly a great vintage reference and one that has become quite a sought after item. Be sure to get the Hardbound edition as the paperback has some deletions.

The hub of the Italian exotic car industry brought to life. Some great period photos. This book is a must for those interested in the golden age of Italian sports racing cars.

This book is filled with great stories, most of which are hilarious. The trials of putting out a monthly magazine and the origins of off road riding as a popular sport in the US. It came out in the 90's and is still a good read for anyone who grew up in the sport in the 70's and 80's.

Here she is again the teenage detective Nancy Drew and now that she's in the graphic novels she's just keeps on getting better.

Rondall Banks

do not pass this book by. This book is crammed full of many different photos and things of interest; about Monster Trucks. I gave it as a gift to someone who is a Monster Truck fan, and he thought the book was excellent. Yes, I did look through the book myself and wanted to keep the book myself. lol You can't go wrong with this book..........

This is a fine collection of 86 black-and-white photographs taken by photographer Joanne Berghold at small town rodeos around Montana in the 1990s and early 2000s. Unlike the commercialized rodeo to be seen in today's PRCA circuit, these local rodeos capture the spirit of the sport as it emerged in the early 20th century -- a family-oriented affair that brought the whole rural community together for a once-a-year celebration. Look at these pictures, and what you often see instead of covered bleachers and flashy corporate sponsor billboards is a wire arena fence with trucks and cars pulled up to it and open prairie or hills beyond. The parking lot is grass-covered, and horse trailers are parked under the trees.

The opening images set the tone of the book -- gravel roads with grass and weeds right to the edges, leading to a low horizon, where clouds drift in a big sky, a veil of rain falling into a distant mountain ridge. Then in the photographs that follow there's the contrasting activity of small town life, strung out along a treeless main street, and the gathering of people at the rodeo grounds.

A cowboy in black hat, wranglers and spurs checks out the draw for the events posted on the side of a trailer, a young girl practices roping a hay bale, hats are placed over hearts in the grandstands and in the crow's nest for the Pledge of Allegiance, horses in the dusty light move into a holding pen, a cowboy bows his head in prayer on the top rail of a chute over a saddled bronc, riders one after another take spills off bucking rough stock. The arena itself may be dusty dirt or waterlogged mud. A roper waits, eyes set in concentration, a piggin string clamped in his mouth under a full mustache; a young bulldogger skids boots first in the dirt, his arms locked around the horns of a calf. There are team ropers, barrel racers, young bull riders taping up, and bullfighters in clown makeup. In the end, buckles are awarded to the winners, cowboys head out with war bags over their shoulders, and horses move up loading chutes into a trailer.

The book is a tribute to a western tradition and way of life, still close to its roots in the workaday world of ranchers and cowboys. It includes an essay by Kim Zupan, a gifted writer and former rough-stock rider. All photos were taken in Montana in rural small towns like Boulder, Belt, Wilsall, and Roundup.

I read Moon Runner and loved it. I'm going to buy copies of all of Marsden's books for my nieces. With Moon Runner, Gold-Threaded Dress, and The Quail Club, Marsden is developing her own beautiful genre: moving, multicultural chapter books that speak to the hearts of elementary school children. From the very first page of each book she presents nuanced portraits of kids with important decisions to make. What I love about Marsden's characters is that they seem so real, not cardboard or over dramatized. Each moment, each decision the children make is honored and described. In between the plot points is rich detail, and crystalline moments where we can feel and experience some of the pleasures of being alive. She's creating something rare and valuable: nourishing, contemporary literature that kids will find accessible and fun to read.

Mopar Engines: Speed Secrets & Racing Modifications for Chrysler V-8 & 6 Cylinder Engines

This is an excelent, in depth story of Kelly and Shawn Moran, and it is 99.9% true. If you like Speedway you truely MUST read this book!!!

Many years ago I first came across one of the first editions of this book at a friend's place. I was fascinated by the detail, and the complete listings of everything that Moto Guzzi had ever made. It was all in Italian of course, but pictures are worth a thousand words and numbers are universal.
Fast forward 20 years and I was stoked to get my hands on the latest copy, updated including 2007 models and all in English. Superb. Mario Colombo writes in a neutral style which focuses mainly on technical detail rather than politics behind the scenes. The chronological unfolding of the history of the company is well covered, right up to the turbulent ride the company is currently in.

Highly recommended for Guzzi owners even if just for the technical detail.