SIDETRACKED REQUIRED READING
A collection of stuff we have read that informs what we do in some way listed in no particular order.
Infrastructure
A Guide To The Industrial Landscape
By: Brian Hayes
Why it matters: You could fill a library with books exploring the natural world around us. This explains everything in the man-made world we all see every day.
A Guide To The Industrial Landscape
By: Brian Hayes
Why it matters: You could fill a library with books exploring the natural world around us. This explains everything in the man-made world we all see every day.
The Anatomy & Development of The Sports Prototype Racing Car
by: Ian Bamsey
Why it matters: A wonderful primer in race car aerodynamics and evolution of that science from 1950-1990.
by: Ian Bamsey
Why it matters: A wonderful primer in race car aerodynamics and evolution of that science from 1950-1990.
Can-Am
By: Pete Lyons
Why i matters: Covers the balls-out era of Can-Am from '65 - '74 in a yearly, race-report format with in-depth looks at car designs.
By: Pete Lyons
Why i matters: Covers the balls-out era of Can-Am from '65 - '74 in a yearly, race-report format with in-depth looks at car designs.
Ford: The Dust and The Glory
A Racing History
By: Leo Levine
Why it matters: This is the inside story by the people who were there. If you're a Blue Oval fan, this is your ground-zero.
A Racing History
By: Leo Levine
Why it matters: This is the inside story by the people who were there. If you're a Blue Oval fan, this is your ground-zero.
The Last Lap
The Life and Times of NASCAR's Legendary Heroes
By: Peter Golenbock
Why it matters: A collection of short stories about the biggest names in Nascar. Much of it told in their own words.
The Life and Times of NASCAR's Legendary Heroes
By: Peter Golenbock
Why it matters: A collection of short stories about the biggest names in Nascar. Much of it told in their own words.
Yellow Steel
The Story of The Earthmoving Equipment Industry
By: William Haycraft
Why it matters: More a business history, it examines the global market and the companies and products that shaped it in the 20th century.
The Story of The Earthmoving Equipment Industry
By: William Haycraft
Why it matters: More a business history, it examines the global market and the companies and products that shaped it in the 20th century.
High Performance
The Culture & Technology of Drag Racing 1950 - 1990
By: Robert C. Post
Why it matters: This is THE story of drag racing from the beginning up through 1990.
The Culture & Technology of Drag Racing 1950 - 1990
By: Robert C. Post
Why it matters: This is THE story of drag racing from the beginning up through 1990.
The Perfect Car
The Biography of John Barnard
By: Nick Skeens
Why it matters: John is the designer of the first all carbon fiber monocoque car and the paddle-shift transmission.
The Biography of John Barnard
By: Nick Skeens
Why it matters: John is the designer of the first all carbon fiber monocoque car and the paddle-shift transmission.