Speed Duel: The Inside Story of the Land Speed Record in the Sixties

by Samuel Hawley

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The quest for the land speed record in the 1960s and the epic rivalry between two dynamic American drivers, Art Arfons and Craig Breedlove.

"Interesting and complex. . . .The best job I've seen done on the subject so far."
-- Craig Breedlove

Until the 1950s, the land speed record (LSR) was held by a series of European gentlemen racers such as British driver John Cobb, who hit 394 miles per hour in 1947. That record...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:1554076331

ISBN13:9781554076338

Release Date:September 2010

Publisher:Firefly Books

Length:360 Pages

Weight:1.75 lbs.

Dimensions:1.1" x 5.9" x 9.0"

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