A Winning Adventure: Honda's Decade in Cart Racing [Hardcover]

John Oreovicz (Author), Gordon Kirby (Author), Tom Morgan (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 2004

Tells the complete story of Honda's remarkable turnaround and unprecedented success in in CART racing through frank interviews with key Honda managers and engineers, as well as champion drivers like Alex Zanardi, Juan-Pablo Montoya, Jimmy Vasser, and Gil de Ferran.

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About the Author

Gordon Kirby is the American editor of Autosport, the world's leading weekly racing magazine, as well as a contributing editor of Road & Track, and the American editor of Autocourse, the world's leading racing annual. He has won multiple awards for his 2000 biography Mario Andretti: A Driving Passion, as well as for other books including Bobby Rahal: The Graceful Champion. John Oreovicz has covered the CART FedEx Championship Series since 1999 for Autosport, National Speed Sport News, New Zealand Speed Sport, and Racing On. He was instrumental in the development of ChampCar magazine and is known through the Internet as the CART news provider for Autosport.com and the primary news and feature writer for CART.com.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 300 pages
• Publisher: David Bull Pub (March 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1893618269
• ISBN-13: 978-1893618268
• Product Dimensions: 11.2 x 11.3 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #943,848 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #43 in Books > Professional & Technical > Automotive > Foreign

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5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent book for Honda racing fans, May 13, 2004

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Descartesfool - See all my reviews

This review is from: A Winning Adventure: Honda's Decade in Cart Racing (Hardcover)

If you enjoy hearing how an engine was developed for CART by some of the team members which developed the Honda engines that took Senna and Prost to F1 championships, then you will enjoy this book. It details info from the engineers at Honda and in the US and how they underestimated the complexity of CART and had to re-group and re-design the engine after failing to qualify for Indy. It is a book about the "inside" story. Not quite enough pictures about the engine or its internals (top secret I suppose), and a few too many of CART cars, but the text is where it's at with this book. An enjoyable read if you are a Honda racing fan.

5.0 out of 5 stars A must for the Honda Racing Fan, April 16, 2004

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Sylvia K Gillard (Australia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: A Winning Adventure: Honda's Decade in Cart Racing (Hardcover)

This publication is of a very high standard in both content and production. Make sure you have a sturdy coffee table as it is a weighty volume.
Not only does it cover the Honda years in CART, but also gives an excellent overview of Honda's determination to succeed in all forms of motorsport both past and present.
Absolute value for money and a must for anyone who appreciates Honda's dedication to quality and winning.