Car Track

So you’ve said yes to a track day, you’ve got the car, booked your first session, and have no idea what to expect, what to do now or how to make the most of the money you’ve spent. You’re excited, but nervous about looking like the “newbie” at the track, or worse… upsetting the experienced racing enthusiasts and causing uproar in the pit lane. The problem is, that you couldn’t spot an apex if it leaped out in front of you. You don’t have time to get your head around the mindboggling array of race engineering terms out there, and you certainly can’t justify spending yet ...

Blaze and Starla discover a map that leads to a bouncing bull racetrack, and race through the desert to find it!

He thinks he can win the race and claim me for his prize. I’ll show him we’re only on the first lap. He’s my boss… Boone Rivers is NASCAR royalty. When his little sister hires me as his assistant, I leap at the chance. His instant rejection doesn’t frighten me. After all, he needs my help to be the next racing hotshot. It’s not like I’d fall for a grumpy race car driver like Boone, right? There’s only one problem. I’m keeping a secret that could wreck his career. Telling him the truth will destroy us both. She’s my distraction… All that matters is my next win. It’s ...

Get the detailed inside story on the legendary rivalry that helped propel NASCAR from regional curiosity to national phenomenon. The battle for NASCAR dominance was never more pronounced than when Richard Petty and David Pearson met on the track. In 551 head-to-head races between 1960 and 1986...

30 great stories of trials, triumphs and tragedies that will delight or horrify anyone who uses or abuses the roads and byways of the world. Beware of the motorways and shopping streets, the mountain tracks and desert trails that you follow on a regular trucking route, on the way to work, or on that longed-for lifetime adventure. Drivers, passengers and pedestrians such as you and I; or the nightmare driver you never want to meet without being fully armed. Remember, anything that can go wrong, wiil go wrong - whether it's the sat-nav, the brakes or just the other guy. Why was the M42 closed...

Three rivals, one racetrack, and a championship on the line. The only thing hotter than their engines is the explosive M/M/F chemistry they can’t deny. Stoic mechanic Aaron Miller lives a life of logic and precision. He fixes engines, he wins races, and he keeps his heart locked down. But he can't fix his inconvenient, double-sided crush on two rival drivers who get under his skin in ways he can't explain—and doesn't want to. Fiery, underestimated underdog Talon ‘Talentz’ Wentz drives with a chip on her shoulder and a desperate need to win. She’s fought for every scrap of respect ...

Him: Racing is in my blood, and I'm the third generation of talent in my family. I'm on the fast track to racing professionally and the last thing I need is a distraction. Just as my luck goes, in walks Fallon Grace into my first period English class. There she is, the distraction that would change my life forever. Her: I was ripped away from the life I knew, and my parents made us move. I survived unspeakable crimes against me and I hold my dad responsible. Starting a new life leaves me bored, until I meet my dad's best friend's son. He looks like the perfect target to use for my own ...

Read by Dale Earnhardt Jr. with an audiobook-exclusive Q&A!. Buster is back! NASCAR legend and New York Times bestselling author Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s second children’s book features an entertaining off-road adventure story that teaches kids how to handle difficult emotions, starring the...

Underground Railroad Poems: There’s a Train a ‘Comin, by author Reneé Drummond-Brown, is a historic ride from the West Congo’s, to down South and onto the Uppity North, on the eastside of town. This melancholy poetic account carries loads of heavy freight and provides easy access to major attractions such as: Africa, slavery, “The Civil Rights Movement” and this so-called thing some call “freedom.” While Moses had the vision to make it plain, Harriet Tubman laid the groundwork for author Drummond-Brown’s mission, to network literature that needs to extend globally ...

With Chase Hanson's shop in ruins and his racing career hanging in the balance, Amelia is doing her best to keep her focus on helping him rebuild his life. But when information surfaces about her father's death, Amelia finds out that she's been sold a lie by her own family for over a decade. Was her father murdered? Chase, Detective Jill Stuart and Amelia's sister Evelyn don't think so. But Amelia Bancroft doesn't agree. Will she spin herself a nightmare trying to solve a case that doesn't exist? Or will she have to face the fact that the man she loved the most was murdered?

One of the NASCAR circuit's greatest celebrity racers, Jeff Gordon is a favorite of motorsports fans around the country. This is the 100 percent true story of the making of an American racing legend. After competing in BMX races at just four years old, Jeff ran his first quarter-midget car race at the tender age of five years old. Can you imagine that? At that age most kids don't even know how to ride a bicycle, let alone drive a race car! He began racing stock cars in 1991 and soon after started competing for the most prestigious trophy in all of motorsports, the coveted Winston Cup.

Auto racing is all about aerodynamics. Racecars use two different forces, lift and drag, to fly around the track. Find out how the cars use these forces, and then “fly” your own racecar with a fun experiment!