How to Tell If You're a Real Race Fan: A Guidebook for Stock Car Fans Review

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(More customer reviews)I live in korea(I'm Korean).
I like car racing and I bought this humorous book at amazon.com!
I am not well acquainted with english.
But,I have done with this book in a hour.
Because, I was very excited&interested.
And,there is many common point with me.
If you're a real race fan, U also can find many point of sameness with U while you read this book.^^
*The feeling of a real race fan is well expressed with illustrations.*
And,I was aware that all race fans are the same through this book.
It means-->This book is written in U.S.A by American about NASCAR(U.S car race).
But,this book contents are familiar with me(korean race fan in korea).
In conclusion, This book tell me that the whole globe race fan has similar grain.
And, We are the one as race fan in all ages and countries.

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This book provides a humorous look at the crazy things stockcar fans can do. There are NASCAR tracks in all fifty states, packed withREAL race fans who will open this book and say, "Yep... I've done that,too!"

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How to Tell If You're a Real Race Fan: A Guidebook for Stock Car Fans Review

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(More customer reviews)I live in korea(I'm Korean).
I like car racing and I bought this humorous book at amazon.com!
I am not well acquainted with english.
But,I have done with this book in a hour.
Because, I was very excited&interested.
And,there is many common point with me.
If you're a real race fan, U also can find many point of sameness with U while you read this book.^^
*The feeling of a real race fan is well expressed with illustrations.*
And,I was aware that all race fans are the same through this book.
It means-->This book is written in U.S.A by American about NASCAR(U.S car race).
But,this book contents are familiar with me(korean race fan in korea).
In conclusion, This book tell me that the whole globe race fan has similar grain.
And, We are the one as race fan in all ages and countries.

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This book provides a humorous look at the crazy things stockcar fans can do. There are NASCAR tracks in all fifty states, packed withREAL race fans who will open this book and say, "Yep... I've done that,too!"

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Inside Track: A Photo Documentary of NASCAR Stock Car Racing Review

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(More customer reviews)For those like me that spend every sunday beside your man watching the race this is the book that should be on the coffee table. I found so much information and facts in this book. I didn't have to ask so many questions as to why they do this or why they do that. This is a very fact filled, informative book on many legends of Nascar. A really great buy that will have all Nascar fans wanting more.

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A photographic documentary of the highlights of a year on the NASCAR circuit offers readers a perspective on the popular spectator sport from the viewpoints of its top drivers and their crews.

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Inside Track: A Photo Documentary of NASCAR Stock Car Racing Review

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(More customer reviews)For those like me that spend every sunday beside your man watching the race this is the book that should be on the coffee table. I found so much information and facts in this book. I didn't have to ask so many questions as to why they do this or why they do that. This is a very fact filled, informative book on many legends of Nascar. A really great buy that will have all Nascar fans wanting more.

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A photographic documentary of the highlights of a year on the NASCAR circuit offers readers a perspective on the popular spectator sport from the viewpoints of its top drivers and their crews.

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American Zoom: Stock Car Racing - From the Dirt Tracks to Daytona Review

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(More customer reviews)Most people consider that the sport of baseball has the most colorful history of any American sport. They point to characters such as Ty Cobb, Babe Ruth, and extraordinarily colorful Dizzy Dean as examples. Baseball history is certainly colorful, but stock car racing can match it character for character. Stock car racing edges ahead, though, because many of the most colorful characters in stock car racing were alive at the time American Zoom was written.
In this wonderful book, Peter Golenbock introduces us to the likes of Richard Petty, Bill France, Junior Johnson, the Flock brothers, and Tiny Lund. Dozens of people associated with stock car racing, from the early days when hopped up cars carrying white lightning were outrunning the law to the modern era of multi million dollar sponsorships, were interviewed by Golenbock. With the exception of the introduction of each person, Golenbock lets those he interviews tell their own story. The words and the memories are faithfully presented for us to savor.
Would you like to hear about the first lap Richard Petty ever took in a race? It's in here (and NOT what you would expect). Do you wonder where the idea of drafting other cars for increased speed came from? It's in here. You'll also find stories about the first Southern 500 in Darlington and how Bill France milked the announcement of a winner in the first Daytona 500 for several days before finally naming the winner (and why people think he took so long to name the winner).
American Zoom belongs on the shelf of any fan of motorsports. Give it a try but hang on, it's a wild ride!

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American Zoom: Stock Car Racing - From the Dirt Tracks to Daytona Review

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(More customer reviews)Most people consider that the sport of baseball has the most colorful history of any American sport. They point to characters such as Ty Cobb, Babe Ruth, and extraordinarily colorful Dizzy Dean as examples. Baseball history is certainly colorful, but stock car racing can match it character for character. Stock car racing edges ahead, though, because many of the most colorful characters in stock car racing were alive at the time American Zoom was written.
In this wonderful book, Peter Golenbock introduces us to the likes of Richard Petty, Bill France, Junior Johnson, the Flock brothers, and Tiny Lund. Dozens of people associated with stock car racing, from the early days when hopped up cars carrying white lightning were outrunning the law to the modern era of multi million dollar sponsorships, were interviewed by Golenbock. With the exception of the introduction of each person, Golenbock lets those he interviews tell their own story. The words and the memories are faithfully presented for us to savor.
Would you like to hear about the first lap Richard Petty ever took in a race? It's in here (and NOT what you would expect). Do you wonder where the idea of drafting other cars for increased speed came from? It's in here. You'll also find stories about the first Southern 500 in Darlington and how Bill France milked the announcement of a winner in the first Daytona 500 for several days before finally naming the winner (and why people think he took so long to name the winner).
American Zoom belongs on the shelf of any fan of motorsports. Give it a try but hang on, it's a wild ride!

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Stock Car Champions: Running with NASCAR's Best Review

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(More customer reviews)This insider's profile of NASCAR race car drivers and teams is a recommended pick for any with a prior interest in championship auto racing: it goes behind the scenes to examine the lives of the drivers, their motivations and achievements, and the emotional aspects of winning and racing. A perfect gift choice for the race car fan who wants to read about the experience.

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Stock Car Champions is the first book to get the insidestory on NASCAR's top drivers and to take advantage of the incrediblepopularity of this fast-growing sport. Among the drivers profiled:Mike Skinner, Rusty Wallace, Randy La Joie, Darrell Waltrip, MikeStefanik, Bill Elliot, Terry Labonte, Jeff Gordon, Dale Jarrett, CaleYarborough, Richard Petty, Benny Parsons, Johnny Benson, Mark Martin,Buck Baker, Bobby Allison, and many more.

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Stock Car Champions: Running with NASCAR's Best Review

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(More customer reviews)This insider's profile of NASCAR race car drivers and teams is a recommended pick for any with a prior interest in championship auto racing: it goes behind the scenes to examine the lives of the drivers, their motivations and achievements, and the emotional aspects of winning and racing. A perfect gift choice for the race car fan who wants to read about the experience.

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Stock Car Champions is the first book to get the insidestory on NASCAR's top drivers and to take advantage of the incrediblepopularity of this fast-growing sport. Among the drivers profiled:Mike Skinner, Rusty Wallace, Randy La Joie, Darrell Waltrip, MikeStefanik, Bill Elliot, Terry Labonte, Jeff Gordon, Dale Jarrett, CaleYarborough, Richard Petty, Benny Parsons, Johnny Benson, Mark Martin,Buck Baker, Bobby Allison, and many more.

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Complete Idiot's Guide to Stock Car Racing Review

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(More customer reviews)I found this book to be informative and fun to read. I race at the a local level and have used much of this information to help my own program along. I passed it along to my crew members so they can be on the same page I am. We look forward to using more of the information in this book in the coming race season. Thanks to all involved! finally a book on racing with factual usable information.

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The Complete Idiot's Guide to Stock Car Racinggives you the insider's guide to this exciting sport, from the first organized races in the late 1940s to the super-speedway action of today. In addition, it gives background on everything from the rock star-like drivers of the sport, to the fabulous 700-horsepower engines that run cars, to what the crews do and why their skills are as valuable as those of the driver.

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Complete Idiot's Guide to Stock Car Racing Review

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(More customer reviews)I found this book to be informative and fun to read. I race at the a local level and have used much of this information to help my own program along. I passed it along to my crew members so they can be on the same page I am. We look forward to using more of the information in this book in the coming race season. Thanks to all involved! finally a book on racing with factual usable information.

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The Complete Idiot's Guide to Stock Car Racinggives you the insider's guide to this exciting sport, from the first organized races in the late 1940s to the super-speedway action of today. In addition, it gives background on everything from the rock star-like drivers of the sport, to the fabulous 700-horsepower engines that run cars, to what the crews do and why their skills are as valuable as those of the driver.

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The Complete Statistical History of Stock-Car Racing: Records, Streaks, Oddities, and Trivia Review

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(More customer reviews)"The Complete Statistical History of Stock-Car Racing:  Records, Streaks,  Oddities and Trivia  should be the bible for everybody in the sport-media business, P.R. people, marketing people, and fans.  I bought copies for my marketing people to give to prospective clients because this book does the best job of telling the story of the sport we're selling-stock-car racing-than any I've ever seen."

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From race records to pole positions, development on the track and off the track, this book uncovers the most complete statistical and historical survey of NASCAR's first 51 years.

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(More customer reviews)"The Complete Statistical History of Stock-Car Racing:  Records, Streaks,  Oddities and Trivia  should be the bible for everybody in the sport-media business, P.R. people, marketing people, and fans.  I bought copies for my marketing people to give to prospective clients because this book does the best job of telling the story of the sport we're selling-stock-car racing-than any I've ever seen."

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From race records to pole positions, development on the track and off the track, this book uncovers the most complete statistical and historical survey of NASCAR's first 51 years.

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Ultimate Stock Car Review

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(More customer reviews)On my first pass through the book, I noted eight captions that were not correct (pp. 50, 60, 66, 81, 106, 108, 134, 136). It is difficult to believe that an auto racing book of this "ultimate" caliber could make it out the publisher's door with such blatant errors as mistaking a Chevrolet Laguna for a Monte Carlo, a Ford 427 wedge for a Chrysler hemi, RICHARD PETTY for Steve Park, and so on.
My particular heroes and their cars are well represented, the pictures and graphics are outstanding, but I cannot help being skeptical of any information for which I am not already familiar. I'm being generous giving this book 3 stars, but that's mainly for the eye-appeal.

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Ultimate Stock Car is a treasury of dramatic racing images, cutaways of engines and frames, team highlights, track maps, and profiles of legendary stock car heroes. It traces the history of stock car racing and the evolution of stock cars from the early days when hot rods ran on rutted dirt tracks to today's of high-performance machines racing on the steeply-banked turns of superspeedways. Ultimate Stock Car is the story of men and their racing machines. It celebrates the ever-growing popularity of stock car racing. A lavishly illustrated history beginning in the 1920s and continuing into the 21st century, it showcases the various makes and models of stock cars and trucks, including the evolution of engines, chassis, race tracks, and safety features.The main body of the book is a photographic gallery of stock cars: flathead Fords, Cadillacs, Lincolns, Mercurys, Buicks, Pontiacs, Dodges, Plymouths, Chryslers, Oldsmobiles, and Chevrolets -- including vintage cars like the Hudson Hornet and Nash Rambler. This chronological gallery, covering more than ninety years of stock racing, includes spectacular flashbacks to fabled races held at places like the Beach-Road course at Daytona Beach, Martinsville, Talladega, and Darlington.The story of stock car racing is one of drivers, mechanics, and promoters who invented a sport out of their love for speed and their passion for tinkering with machines. This section profiles 100 of the pioneers and present-day heroes of the sport, and features many photos of these legends of racing.

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Ultimate Stock Car Review

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(More customer reviews)On my first pass through the book, I noted eight captions that were not correct (pp. 50, 60, 66, 81, 106, 108, 134, 136). It is difficult to believe that an auto racing book of this "ultimate" caliber could make it out the publisher's door with such blatant errors as mistaking a Chevrolet Laguna for a Monte Carlo, a Ford 427 wedge for a Chrysler hemi, RICHARD PETTY for Steve Park, and so on.
My particular heroes and their cars are well represented, the pictures and graphics are outstanding, but I cannot help being skeptical of any information for which I am not already familiar. I'm being generous giving this book 3 stars, but that's mainly for the eye-appeal.

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Ultimate Stock Car is a treasury of dramatic racing images, cutaways of engines and frames, team highlights, track maps, and profiles of legendary stock car heroes. It traces the history of stock car racing and the evolution of stock cars from the early days when hot rods ran on rutted dirt tracks to today's of high-performance machines racing on the steeply-banked turns of superspeedways. Ultimate Stock Car is the story of men and their racing machines. It celebrates the ever-growing popularity of stock car racing. A lavishly illustrated history beginning in the 1920s and continuing into the 21st century, it showcases the various makes and models of stock cars and trucks, including the evolution of engines, chassis, race tracks, and safety features.The main body of the book is a photographic gallery of stock cars: flathead Fords, Cadillacs, Lincolns, Mercurys, Buicks, Pontiacs, Dodges, Plymouths, Chryslers, Oldsmobiles, and Chevrolets -- including vintage cars like the Hudson Hornet and Nash Rambler. This chronological gallery, covering more than ninety years of stock racing, includes spectacular flashbacks to fabled races held at places like the Beach-Road course at Daytona Beach, Martinsville, Talladega, and Darlington.The story of stock car racing is one of drivers, mechanics, and promoters who invented a sport out of their love for speed and their passion for tinkering with machines. This section profiles 100 of the pioneers and present-day heroes of the sport, and features many photos of these legends of racing.

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The Stock Car Racing Encyclopedia Review

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(More customer reviews)I am not a NASCAR fan, but I am a statistical sports buff. While stock car racing doesn't really qualify as a sport, this book does its best to catalog as many 'stats' as can be collected. While I'd like average finish information and breakdowns by dirt, tri-oval, road, superspeadway, etc, this is a good start at creating an encyclopedia of stock car racing. The key stats are 1st, 2nd, ... 5th place finishes, laps completed, and events started for each year. Another edition with far more detail would be quite welcome.

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NASCAR (National Association for Stock Car Racing) racing has emerged as the most watched and attended sport in the United States, and its popularity continues to grow each year.Over 60 million fans attend racing events annually, and another 275 million view the races on television.It has become the most popular form of motor sports in the world, coming a long way from the first organized races in the late 1940s to the superspeedway action of today.The complete history of the sport is fully captured in The Stock Car Racing Encyclopedia, including these key features in the tradition of Macmillans best-selling Baseball Encyclopedia:c Introduction covering the entire history of the sportc Complete statistics for every driver who ever competed in a racec Results of every race from 1949 through the 1995-6 seasonc Statistics for owners and makes of carsc Comprehensive listing of record holders and award winnersEverything the racing fan needs to know is detailed in this first-of-its-kind collection of stock car racing facts and figures.

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The Stock Car Racing Encyclopedia Review

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(More customer reviews)I am not a NASCAR fan, but I am a statistical sports buff. While stock car racing doesn't really qualify as a sport, this book does its best to catalog as many 'stats' as can be collected. While I'd like average finish information and breakdowns by dirt, tri-oval, road, superspeadway, etc, this is a good start at creating an encyclopedia of stock car racing. The key stats are 1st, 2nd, ... 5th place finishes, laps completed, and events started for each year. Another edition with far more detail would be quite welcome.

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NASCAR (National Association for Stock Car Racing) racing has emerged as the most watched and attended sport in the United States, and its popularity continues to grow each year.Over 60 million fans attend racing events annually, and another 275 million view the races on television.It has become the most popular form of motor sports in the world, coming a long way from the first organized races in the late 1940s to the superspeedway action of today.The complete history of the sport is fully captured in The Stock Car Racing Encyclopedia, including these key features in the tradition of Macmillans best-selling Baseball Encyclopedia:c Introduction covering the entire history of the sportc Complete statistics for every driver who ever competed in a racec Results of every race from 1949 through the 1995-6 seasonc Statistics for owners and makes of carsc Comprehensive listing of record holders and award winnersEverything the racing fan needs to know is detailed in this first-of-its-kind collection of stock car racing facts and figures.

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Stock Car Race Fan's Reference Guide: Understanding Nascar Review

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(More customer reviews)This book is very informative. After reading the first Three Chapters, you can almost gather the right materials and build your own stock car. I like how it gets into the setup and the constant work that happens to not only get the car to the track, but keep in on the track. After reading this, you tend to think that the movie, Days of Thunder, was nothing more then a love story. It was interesting to learn in this book how much the littlest thing can affect a stock car; Did you know that tire pressure can be the difference in getting around the corner or becoming a part of the wall? It's in the book. Also gives you a different perspective on how the driver feels and the conditions he is under when the car gets crunched and he continues on. I have a new respect for those guys. Also after reading this book, I can now understand the heartbreak and anxiety some of these teams feel, when their cars get "bumped" and "rubbed" while in the race. This book is good for those who want to learn about NASCAR Winston Cup Cars, and for those "know it all experts" that really should read this book. Also it has a lot of photos of almost every team, and Big "E"'s number 3 is in there alot, heck I ought to give it another star just for that. Last thing, for any of you highly detailed model builders looking for some good detail on NASCAR cup cars, this is your book.

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Finally, a complete reference that brings both NASCAR neophytes and longtime fans up to speed on the sport's fascinating history and intricacies!Featured are entries for all the great drivers and builders, the epic races, legendary circuits and evolving technologies that have made NASCAR one of the most popular and profitable sports in the United States. In addition, this encyclopedic hardbound reference features 350 photographs--300 in color--spanning NASCAR's entire 50-year history. Chapters include information on how the cars are built and modified for race day; typical team organization and the roles played by each team member; and car inspections and race rules. In addition, a giant appendix entitled "Rules & Reference" features biographies and vital statistics on 41 current NASCAR drivers; complete data on tracks from Talladega to Watkins Glen; and charts and tables identifying Winston Cup champions and runners-up, rookies of the year, and all-time driver records from 1949 through 1997. Exclusive photography covers a half-century of race action and gives readers access to areas and activities rarely seen by fans, such as cars under construction in team shops. While completely up-to-date through the 1998 Winston Cup season, the authoritative text is presented in a manner that makes it relevant for several seasons to come.

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