Tanya A. Bailey

The First American Grand Prix

The Savannah Auto Races, 1908-1911

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Produktbeschreibung

Provides an in-depth look at the First American Grand Prix (known as the ""Grand Prize of the Automobile Club of America""), the Vanderbilt Cup Race and the golden era of early road racing. It explores the feud over international racing sanctioning rights between the two major car clubs of the period, the AAA and ACA. The feud led to Savannah's selection as the home of the American Grand Prix Races from 1908 to 1911 and the 1911 Vanderbilt Cup Race. The book closes with the coming of motorcycle racing to Savannah.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: McFarland
• Seitenzahl: 240
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Mai 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 254mm x 178mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 460g
• ISBN-13: 9780786476978
• ISBN-10: 0786476974
• Artikelnr.: 40213765

Autorenporträt

Tanya A. Bailey is a PhD Candidate in Cultural Studies at Trent University in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada. She is an award-winning author and researcher in Technology, Race and Gender. The former owner of The Great Savannah Races Museum continues to exhibit her early automobile racing collection virtually and at pop up events throughout North America and Europe.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents Acknowledgments Preface Prologue: Early Racing in Savannah 1.
The Automobile Club of America and the American Automobile Association 2.
Early Racing in the South 3.
America's Finest Course, of Course! 4.
March 1908 Drivers 5.
From Triumph to Tragedy in Savannah 6.
Drivers of the International Light Car and American Grand Prize Races of 1908 7.
International Light Car Race of 1908 8.
American Grand Prize of 1908 9.
Drivers of the 1910 and 1911 Races 10.
Cars and Races of 1910 11.
The November 27, 1911, Races: The Tiedeman Trophy, the Savannah Challenge, and the Vanderbilt Cup 12.
American Grand Prize of 1911 13.
What Happened to the Great Savannah Races After 1911? Epilogue Appendix: Specifications and Race Results
Specifications: Cars of 1911
Race Results, 1908
Race Results, 1910
Race Results, 1911 Notes Bibliography Index