100 years of American racing: a look at the men and events that define the sport

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A history of American automobile racing, from an 1895 Thanksgiving Race in Chicago, IL, to the technological advances of 1995, is recounted. The sport is unique in that has been linked with the automobile industry, and is like many other sports in that it has become dependent on television.

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50 years of Road & Track: the eighties: a decade of remarkable changes

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The history of Road & Track magazine and of the automobile industry in general is presented. Focus is on the period of the 1980s which saw the tremendous growth of the share of Japanese automobiles in the global market.

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The way we were: part I

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Significant developments during the early years of the 'Road & Track' magazine from 1947 to 1959 are narrated. The period saw the development of American sports-car racing and the entry of imported cars to the US.

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