Beach racers : Daytona before NASCAR / Dick Punnett.

Author/creator Punnett, Dick, 1924-
Format Book
Publication InfoGainesville : University Press of Florida, ©2008.
Descriptionxxii, 147 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Subjects
Automobile racing--Florida. --Daytona Beach. --History.
Automobile racing--Florida. --Ormond Beach. --History.

Contents Auto racers discover a natural highway : first annual Ormond/Daytona Beach automobile races, March 26/28, 1903 -- Morgan silences the critics -- The record cascade begins : second annual Ormond/Daytona Beach automobile races, January 28/February 1, 1904 -- Yankee ingenuity : two twin-engine cars surprise the world, third annual Ormond/Daytona Beach automobile races, January 24/31, 1905 -- The European invasion peaks : fourth annual Ormond/Daytona Beach automobile races, January 23/29, 1906 -- A motorcycle triumph : a steam car fizzle, fifth annual Ormond/Daytona Beach automobile races, January 21/25, 1907 -- Distance racing takes over : sixth annual Daytona Beach automobile races, March 3/6, 1908 -- A racing potpourri : seventh annual Daytona Beach automobile races, March 23/26, 1909 -- The man with the cigar steals the show : eighth annual Daytona Beach automobile races, March 16, 22/24, 1910.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [139]-142) and index.
LCCN 2007047536
ISBN9780813032603 (alk. paper)
ISBN0813032601 (alk. paper)

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