Speed kings : Australia and New Zealand's quest to win the Indy 500, the world's greatest motor race...
Speed kings : Australia and New Zealand's quest to win the Indy 500, the world's greatest motor race...
Speed kings : Australia and New Zealand's quest to win the Indy 500, the world's greatest motor race / John Smailes.
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Publisher
Crows Nest, NSW : Allen & Unwin, 2020.
Crows Nest, NSW : Allen & Unwin, 2020.
Date
2020.
Call Numbers
H 2020/2875 , G 2020/6427
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MMS ID
Language
English
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Physical content
xiii, 362 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some colour), portraits (some colour) ; 24 cm.
Content type
text
still image
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Introduction -- 1 The laying of the bricks -- 2 The speed king -- 3 The speed king and the roo -- 4 Time flies - the first 50 years -- 5 Applying the blackjack -- 6 At the front of the rear-end revolution -- 7 The Bruce, Denny and Chris show -- 8 Big Rev Kev and Cassius -- 9 Third... could have been...
Publication information
Publisher
Crows Nest, NSW : Allen & Unwin, 2020.
Crows Nest, NSW : Allen & Unwin, 2020.
Place of Publication
New South Wales
Date Published
2020.
2020.
Subjects
Subject Keywords
- Australian
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Scope and Contents
Summary
Winning the Indianapolis 500, the greatest spectacle in motorsport, has been a quest for Australians and New Zealanders since the first race in 1911. Seventeen have tried and two have succeeded: Scott Dixon in 2008 and Will Power in 2018. Rupert Jeffkins, Australia's original speed king, entered the first Indy 500 and on his second attempt in 1912...
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Full title
Speed kings : Australia and New Zealand's quest to win the Indy 500, the world's greatest motor race / John Smailes.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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©2020.
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H 2020/2875 , G 2020/6427
Record Identifier
74VKam3drMxb
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKam3drMxb
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ISBN
9781760529390 paperback
DDC
796.72
MMS ID
991024334016902626
