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You've heard that driving stick gives you more control of your car in every situation from a passing maneuver to descending a snowy hill. You've heard driving a stick shift car is more economical at the gas pump. You've heard it's more fun. But you've also heard it's hard to learn: There are gearshifts to master, your engine can stall, your car can roll backwards on a hill, and understanding the clutch is a nightmare.

Told with humor and wit, Scraping Pegs is a bold narrative; including “rules” to help you survive the art of riding and life. Press an experienced rider beyond their glory stories, and they’ll tell you about the miles of nothingness. While showing off their road rash, they may share special moments, cruising down the road to joy, accelerating out of a corner, riding across desert sand, or up a mountain trail.

Ci sono piloti che vincono, altri che restano nella Storia. Ma c'è un solo pilota che nel ricordo fa ancora battere il cuore. Ayrton Senna è stato l'ultimo mito di un'era romantica e sentimentale. Era un sognatore, dei sognatori aveva l'ingenuità e la ferocia. Reggeva l'aura del predestinato, serbava la malinconia dell'eroe solitario, coltivava il fascino irresistibile di chi è di tutti senza appartenere mai a nessuno, offriva il profilo al destino che si stava compiendo. Raccontarlo oggi - scartando la banale contabilità dei trionfi - significa tornare a recitare un atto di fede.

Fra il 1994 e il 1995, Giorgio Bettinelli inizia il suo viaggio dall'Alaska alla Terra del Fuoco e fra il 1995 e il 1996 attraversa in Vespa i 52.000 chilometri che separano Melbourne da Città del Capo. Dopo le mille vicende e gli incontri della prima tappa, Bettinelli si avventura in un viaggio durato oltre tre anni che dal Cile lo porta alla Tasmania, attraverso Americhe, Siberia, Europa e Africa.

In NASCAR, as in life, the difference between winning and losing often comes down to being in the right place at the right time and making the most of every opportunity. Nobody understands that better than Dave Alpern. Dave started his career as an unpaid intern selling T-shirts for the newly formed Joe Gibbs Racing team. Nearly three decades later, he’s now the president of JGR, a multimillion-dollar elite, record-setting racing team with more than 500 employees. In Taking the Lead, Dave shares the wisdom he’s learned along the way.

This inspirational collection celebrates women who ride from all over the world and all type of motorcycles - from spills, brushing themselves off and getting back on to embracing their sassy, fun-loving, wild and free selves. Hear unique stories and experiences women of all ages have had on their journey. Moreover, their benefits of gaining inner strength and confidence, feeling empowered, with renewed physical, emotional, and spiritual strength.

In this thrilling and brutally honest audiobook, seasoned amateur competitor Mike Kowis reveals what off-road racing feels like from the driver’s seat, plus how much time and money is required to compete in this harrowing motorsport. He also shares the gritty details of each side-by-side race that he and his teenage son (Cash) competed in during their run for the 2019 Championship.

Leslie thought she was running from these two words, “Pizza Face”, but couldn’t ever quite shake them off. The words were spoken to her and about her, defining her - and she felt those words to her core. Her rare skin disease gave her spots that covered her entire body. When those words were spoken to her, she could have curled up in a ball and gave up, but actually the opposite became true. Negative words and bullying were behind her driving force her entire life.

The creative mechanical genius of Monster Garage meets the existential sexuality of Rebel Without a Cause – Wildman is a little brother’s homage to the coolest big brother any boy ever had. It’s the true story of R.L. Peyton who was, by anyone’s definition, a wild, wild man who lived as fast as he raced. Imagine if Albert Einstein had concentrated all of his genius on building the fastest dragster ever made and had the personality, good looks, and charisma of James Dean - that was R.L. Peyton.

If you're an absolute beginner or novice who is wanting to take the plunge into the world of motorsports but aren't sure how to go about doing it, The Guide to Road Racing on a Budget is for you. With valuable information included which will save you from countless hours of digging through online forums, this book contains tried and true methods which set the stage for getting started including forming a budget, choosing a car, safety, track days, and ultimately getting you on the track. This book aims to get budding drivers on the race track while maintaining an efficient and disciplined use of a racing budget.

In the long hot summer of '88, the author packed up his motorcycle and pulled out of the garage with no destination or return date in mind. The year 1988 would prove to be the worst drought since the dustbowl of the 1930s. Yellowstone would burn, Ronald Reagan would shake his fist at the Evil Empire, and the author, oblivious to it all, hit the road and never looked back. That trip would consume the entire summer, logging over 12,000 miles from sea to sea and back.

This book gives a condensed view of motorcycling for new and returning riders. It's designed to wet your appetite for more while sticking to basic motorcycle information without overpowering you with details. The book is based on articles Walter F. Kern published on the Motorcycle Views website. The book starts out telling you what motorcycles are and showing you how you might learn to become an active, safe rider. Then 10 short motorcycle stories, written by actual motorcyclists, are presented.

In diesem Hörbuch erfahren Sie alles Wissenswerte über Michael Schumacher. Seine größten Erfolge feierte er im Ferrari-Rennstall, für den er von 1996 - 2006 fünf Mal in Folge die Weltmeisterschaft einfährt. Er zählt nicht nur zu den erfolgreichsten Formel-1-Piloten der Geschichte. Er bleibt auch ein Held für alle Ferrari-Fans.

The powers-that-be in auto racing in the 1920s, namely the American Automobile Association's Contest Board, prohibited everyone who wasn't a White male from the sport. Dewey Gaston, a Black man who went by the name Rajo Jack, broke into the epicenter of racing in California, refusing to let the pervasive racism of his day stop him from competing against entire fields of White drivers. In The Brown Bullet, Bill Poehler uncovers the life of a long-forgotten trailblazer and the great lengths he took to even get on the track.

Ein österreichischer Rennfahrer, der Formel 1-Geschichte schrieb. Immer ein rotes Kapperl auf dem Kopf und nie um eine schnelle Antwort verlegen: So haben die meisten Niki Lauda in Erinnerung. Herbert Völker, ehemaliger Herausgeber und Chefredakteur der "Autorevue", kannte den berühmten Rennfahrer auch abseits des Ruhms: Die beiden waren schon befreundet, bevor dem Champion der Sprung in die Formel 1 gelang. Aus dieser jahrzehntelangen Freundschaft ist ein großer Schatz an Erinnerungen hervorgegangen – an gemeinsame Ausfahrten, an lange Gespräche, an denkwürdige Momente.

Over the span of McGann's thirty years in the bicycle trade, he watched European and American factories shuttered as the business of bicycle manufacturing moved from the west to Asia. It was a tragedy that could have been avoided if the western bicycle makers had responded to the needs of their customers, as the Asian makers did.

El streamer de Fórmula 1 de referencia en España explica las claves de su pasión por el mayor espectáculo del mundo. De primeras, la Fórmula 1 es una competición complicada de seguir. Es normal volverse loco con los mil y un aspectos necesarios para comprender, saber leer y, sobre todo, disfrutar un Gran Premio. Es imposible amar la Fórmula 1 sin entender su contexto, pero, una vez lo entiendes, no puedes despegarte de ella. Cuando la locura se apodera de esta competición —algo que sucede con frecuencia—, no hay deporte que se le acerque.

Driven by Determination: A Celebration of the Achievements of Women in Formula 1 takes you on an exhilarating journey through the lives of women who dreamed big and excelled in the high-octane world of Formula 1.

¿Qué sucede cuando el drama en la pista se encuentra con el poder del streaming? En este fascinante libro, analizamos el impacto sin precedentes de la serie de Netflix Drive to Survive en la Fórmula 1, explorando cómo esta serie ha transformado el deporte que amamos. Desde la llegada de nuevos seguidores hasta las controversias que sacuden el paddock, este libro es idóneo para todo fan de la F1.

2018 bricht Dr. Thorsten Möll aus seiner Komfortzone aus und lässt sein altes Leben hinter sich. Nach Jahren hinter dem Schreibtisch möchte der promovierte Wirtschaftswissenschaftler die Welt auf eine andere Weise "erfahren". Er kündigt Job und Wohnung, um alleine mit seinem Motorrad namens Suze den Erdball zu umrunden. Dass die grenzenlose Covid‑19‑Pandemie dabei zur größten Herausforderung wird, ahnt er zu diesem Zeitpunkt nicht. Drei Jahre reist er von Europa durch Asien bis nach Australien, wo er die schlechteste Erfahrung seiner Reise macht.