{"product_id":"9781907554650","title":"Motor Racing's Strangest Races: Extraordinary but True Stories from Over a Century of Motor Racing","description":"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA new hardback edition with more than 80 bizarre and extraordinary-but-true stories for car enthusiasts, motorheads, and racing-aholics\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eIn 1894, when the motley assortment of steam and petrol-powered vehicles lined up at the start of the trial from Paris to Rouen, motor racing's colorful history was launched. Many of the pioneering events were death-defying, transcontinental marathons, in which the competitors were obliged to negotiate basic dirt tracks, muddy bogs, fast-flowing rivers, over-zealous policemen, and a seemingly endless supply of stray dogs. They include the Frenchman who drove 25 miles in reverse; the Grand Prix where the leading drivers were so far ahead that they stopped for a meal in the pits; the Le Mans 24-hour race won by a car patched up with chewing gum; and the driver who drank six bottles of champagne on the way to winning the Indianapolis 500.","brand":"Anova Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47048019673328,"sku":"9781907554650","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781907554650_p0.jpg?v=1763619700","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781907554650","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}