Scott Dixon : Indy to Indy / Sandy Myhre.

By:

Myhre, Sandy

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Auckland, N.Z. : Hodder Moa, 2006.Description: 191 p., [24] p. of plates : col. ill. ; 24 cmISBN:

9781869710347 (pbk.)
1869710347

Subject(s):

Genre/Form:

Biography.

DDC classification:

796.72092 22

LOC classification:

GV1032 .D58M95 2006

Summary: Scott Dixon, New Zealand's top racing driver, inhabits the extremely competitive, high-risk, high-stakes world of Indy car racing. In a revealing look at this world, Sandy Mayhre examines what it takes to succeed at the top level, as well as the thrills and the inevitable spills of driving at breakneck speeds on unforgiving, narrow, oval tracks. Scott Dixon: Indy to Indy looks at why Scott Dixon races primarily on these rather than on circuits or streets and explores the intriguing circumstances that brought this about and which lead to his winning the IndyCar series in 2003. Along the way the book traces the evolution and significance of America's iconic sport event, the Indianapolis 500, and the devastating split between the Indy Racing League and Champcar.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Non-Fiction - New Zealand	Waimate Non-Fiction	Non Fiction	796.72092 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		A00433376

Scott Dixon, New Zealand's top racing driver, inhabits the extremely competitive, high-risk, high-stakes world of Indy car racing. In a revealing look at this world, Sandy Mayhre examines what it takes to succeed at the top level, as well as the thrills and the inevitable spills of driving at breakneck speeds on unforgiving, narrow, oval tracks. Scott Dixon: Indy to Indy looks at why Scott Dixon races primarily on these rather than on circuits or streets and explores the intriguing circumstances that brought this about and which lead to his winning the IndyCar series in 2003. Along the way the book traces the evolution and significance of America's iconic sport event, the Indianapolis 500, and the devastating split between the Indy Racing League and Champcar.

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