Speed Kings: Australia and New Zealands quest to win the Indy 500, the worlds greatest motor race (NZ Author/Topic) (Large Print

Paperback

Main Details

Title Speed Kings: Australia and New Zealands quest to win the Indy 500, the worlds greatest motor race (NZ Author/Topic) (Large Print
Authors and Contributors      By (author) John Smailes
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback
Pages:524
Dimensions(mm): Height 240,Width 155
Category/GenreLarge Print
RHYW Large Print
NZ Author/Topic in Large Print
ISBN/Barcode 9780369352651
Audience
General
Edition Large Print Edition

Publishing Details

Publisher RHYW Large Print
Imprint ReadHowYouWant
NZ Release Date 11 November 2020
Publication Country Australia

Description

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, Australias original speed king, entered the first Indy 500 and on his second attempt in 1912 came within five kilometres of victory. He and Italian Ralph De Palma created legend when they pushed their car to the finish line after it blew up while leading. Speed Kings tells Jeffkins full story for the first time. The lure of the Brickyard, paved with 3.2 million bricks, has drawn champions from both sides of the Tasman. Sir Jack Brabham, his son Geoffrey and grandson Matthew have each tried to win. So have the big three of New Zealand motor racing: Bruce McLaren, Denny Hulme and Chris Amon. Now Scott McLaughlin looks set to become the next driver from down under to chase American motor racings greatest prize. Indy doesnt offer up victory lightly. Blinding speed - nudging 380 km/h and averaging 280 km/h over 500 miles - makes the Brickyard one of the most precarious racetracks in the world. Forty-two drivers have died attempting the 500. Speed Kings tells the story of the Australian and New Zealand drivers, team owners, engineers, even commentators whove made the Brickyard their quest.