Sports Car Racing

Racing fans love to watch sports cars whirl around the track. Discover how these amazing machines have evolved from their early days and into some of the fastest cars on the track.

Curtis Turner, the most dynamic stock-car racer of all time, wrote the book on living fast and dying young. As the first NASCAR celebrity, his life embodied all that made NASCAR a hit spectator sport: the adrenaline rush of the races; the potential for danger at every turn; and the charismatic, outrageous personality of a winner. He created drama at the racetrack and in his personal life, living the American Dream several times over before he died a violent and mysterious death at the age of 46.

Rule number one: never sleep with your best friend’s little sister. Rule number two? Definitely don’t sleep with your teammate’s sister. Danica Dante Renzo is everything I avoid in a man. Rich. Arrogant. Untouchable. The Italian Formula 1 star with the wicked smile and a reputation that follows him from Monaco to Monza. To the world, he’s charming. Effortless. Dangerous in all the right ways. I’m not dazzled. I’m here for reasons no one knows — including my brother. Getting involved with Dante would be a mistake. Unfortunately, he’s the kind of mistake that doesn’t let you...

Jerry Crabb and his white and red 12x sprint car were familiar sights at Knoxville Raceway and central Iowa tracks in the 1990s and early 2000s, mainly in the 360 class. He began racing motocross in the ’60s and raced flat-track motorcycles, three-wheelers, four-wheelers, and nearly anything else with wheels, well into the 2010s. However, he didn’t set foot in a sprint car until the age of 47 in 1990, at the spring World of Outlaws race in Knoxville. He was the winner of the 1998 Masters Classic at Knoxville. Learn about the old-school and charismatic Crabb, the interesting cast of ...

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 ...

Twenty-six classic car stories covering a wide array of classic car culture. From racing a rolling restoration 1957 M.G.A. on an off-road rallycross track, to a lively discussion of whether cars should be considered art, the stories cross many sub-cultures. Story topics include: the history of road racing, restoration projects, swap meets, classic car shows, track days, autocross, time-speed-distance rallies, drag racing, adult soap-box racing and more. The stories take place across the nation, from the Portland (Oregon) International Raceway to the Lime Rock Historic Festival in ...

Author Dion von Moltke, has become the preeminent coach in car racing after he retired from professional racing. He founded Blayze Coaching that has gone on to coach more than 3,000 grassroots racers. Dion amassed a coaching team that includes the likes of two-time IndyCar Champion Josef Newgarden, Two-Time Rolex at Daytona 24 Hour Winner Ricky Taylor, IndyCar Podium Finisher, Oliver Askew, and more.

Written by racing enthusiast Leonard Wibberley (author of The Mouse that Roared) under the pen name Patrick O’Connor, The Black Tiger Series transports the reader back to a golden age of racing and American life to tell timeless stories of courage, teamwork, glory, heartbreak, and the human condition. THE BLACK TIGER BOOK SERIES Book 1: The Black Tiger Book 2: Mexican Road Race Book 3: Black Tiger at Le Mans Book 4: Black Tiger at Bonneville Book 5: Black Tiger at Indianapolis Book 6: A Car Called Camellia Each book in the series is complete to itself and can be enjoyed if read in any ...

The Final 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 time to create a legacy separate from my famous father. I don’t do girlfriends, and I ...

They speed around tracks. They win big races. Who are the brightest stars in professional stock car racing?

A collection of short stories, including many photos, of the author's experiences building, buying, enjoying, fixing, showing, racing, and selling classic cars, while being active in his local car culture as a family man. There is an underlying thread, which follows the successful build of a built-from-scratch fake Lotus 7 "Locost", a project which took over six years to be roadworthy. The author infuses some humor into the writing, but maintains an appreciation and respect for American car culture.

She thought she left the danger behind. I don’t leave anything unfinished. Sixteen hours on a plane changes everything. Kinsley This flight is my escape. A transpacific leap toward a new life and away from the danger that has followed me for far too long. Producing a Formula 1 docuseries is supposed to be my fresh start. No more hiding. No more fear. Then I sit beside him. Blue-eyed. Intense. Impossible to ignore. What begins as harmless chemistry at thirty thousand feet quickly becomes something far more dangerous. Because wherever I go, the threat follows. Alexandr She talks too much. ...

I thought my first love was in the rearview mirror. Until Formula 1 threw us back on a collision course. He was my best friend. My first everything. The boy who stole my heart and shattered it when he chased his racing dreams across the world. I rebuilt my life without him. Now I’m living in his. The broken bad boy is gone. In his place stands a millionaire Formula 1 star — powerful, famous, impossible to ignore. But I’m not the quiet girl he left behind, and this time I have secrets of my own. Walking back into his world was never part of the plan. Neither was remembering exactly how...

Packed with intrigue, high-stakes schemes, and adrenalin-fueled action on-and-off the track, the brilliant and gripping inside story of Formula One’s most fascinating, swagger-rich, and win-at-all-costs team, Red Bull, now celebrating its twentieth anniversary. A propulsive, dramatic thrill...

No Hollywood scriptwriter could possibly have envisioned the breathless, adrenaline-pumping climax to the 2021 Formula 1 season. On the very last lap of the final race of an unbelievably arduous and controversial season, Red Bull's Max Verstappen nervelessly overtook the seven-time World Champion Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes to clinch the first place that thrust the young prodigy to the narrowest of victories and to his first World Drivers' title. He followed up by taking the 2022 title as well.

Kyle Petty chronicles his life on and off the racetrack, presenting his insider’s perspective of growing up throughout the sport’s popular rise in American culture. Filled with NASCAR history, stories of his family’s careers, and anecdotes about some of stock-car racing’s most famous drivers, Kyle’s memoir also tackles the sport’s evolution, discussing how welcoming diverse racers, improving car and track safety features, and integrating green technology will benefit NASCAR’s competitors and fans in the future.

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 ...

Anybody who’s ever flown should read this book. Is the pilot the only person who should concern you? From the moment the pilot leaves the gate until he’s once-again parked at his destination, he doesn’t turn, climb, descend, or even change his speed without ATCs approval. Who are these weird ducks who operate the safest ATC system in the world? What motivates them to play this real life video game with neither a Pause nor Reset button? Follow along with Carl’s career, from tiny radar van in the Central Highlands of Vietnam to some of the nation’s busiest air control TRACONs. At ...

As featured on Netflix’s “Bad Sport,” the high-octane, Seabiscuit-meets-Scarface story of how Randy Lanier became a 1980s international sports star, soaring through the ranks of car racing while holding a dark secret: he was also one of the biggest pot smugglers in American history As a...

Get ready for the ultimate NASCAR experience with The Ultimate Guide to NASCAR Racing. This comprehensive guide takes you through the history, facts and figures, and exciting moments of NASCAR racing, from its humble beginnings to the present day. Discover the drivers, the flags used during the races and what they mean, and the different types of tracks that make up the NASCAR racing world. But that's not all- this guide also provides a detailed overview of car evolutions, including the latest technological advancements that have made these vehicles faster and more powerful than ever before...