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GOODYEAR & FORMULA ONE

202 pages, 569 photos, 88 scale drawings, softbound. Learn how this exciting sport caught on, meet the early players and the governing organizations. This volume tracks technological developments which allowed faster speeds and greater safety.

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13-00033GOODYEAR/FORMULA ONE VOL 1$24.95
13-00034GOODYEAR/FORMULA ONE VOL 2$24.95

THE GOLDEN AGE OF AIR RACING

Weaver combine Volumes I and II into one book about those who made this age famous. Contains three-view drawing, many rare photos and comprehensive race results from major events. A must for the air racing fan!

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13-40625GOLDEN AGE AIR RACING VOL 1 AND 2$23.95

FLY LOW, FLY FAST: INSIDE RENO AIR RACES

Book takes us into the high-risk world of Unlimited Air Racing at the Reno National Air Races. Flying wingtip to wingtip around pylons at nearly 500 mph, just yards above the sagebrush, Reno's big throaty warbirds are piloted by adrenaline-addicted, Type-A elite whose oversize talent and egos spawn a hundred stories. Book traces the history of this colorful, often deadly sport, and follows the evolution of the competition planes from the exotic custom contraptions of the 1930s to today's machines like the Bearcat and Mustang.

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13-06199FLY LOW FLY FAST BOOK$26.95

ASA GALLOPING ON WINGS

Galloping on Wings with the P-51 Mustang is the action-packed autobiography by air race pilot Howie Keefe. Howie Keefe, USNR (retired), takes you behind the scenes to get a personal glimpse into the amazing and precarious world of air racing.

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13-05651ASA GALLOPING ON WINGS$14.95

RACE WITH THE WIND

In decades leading to World War II, legendary air races were the proving grounds for radical new aviation designs. The people and machines of air racing contributed new technologies, aerodynamics, powerplants, and airframes.

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13-06201RACE WITH THE WIND BOOK$39.95

AIR RACING TODAY - THE HEAVY IRON AT RENO

Experience ground-shaking power and unbelievable speeds of the T-6 and Unlimited classes at the National Championship Air Races. Book captures breathtaking action of the P-51s, Sea Furies, and other modified air racers with dramatic color photos and fast-paced text. Features daring pilots, devoted crews and intriguing racing aircraft. Includes section highlighting planes' decorative nose art.

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13-06198AIR RACING TODAY BOOK$24.95

THE RISK TAKERS: RACING & RECORD SETTING AIRCRAFT, 1908-1972

Book focuses upon two distinct but complementary - and in certain cases overlapping - aspects of aviation. At the Reims Air Show in 1909, the American Glenn Curtiss and Frenchman Louis Bleriot vied with each other for the speed record and Henry Farman won the distance prize. The first official air races were held in 1911.

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13-06197THE RISK TAKERS BOOK$19.95

GENTLEMEN YOU HAVE A RACE

Features the Reno National Championship Air Races. A collector's item, this book was published in 1984, and shows some age from time on the shelf.

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13-10337GENTLEMEN YOU HAVE A RACE$50.00