Built For Speed

Download or read book Built for Speed written by Sharon Elaine Thompson and published by Twenty-First Century Books. This book was released on 1998-01-01 with total page 94 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes the habitat, physical characteristics, and behavior of the cheetah, as well as efforts to ensure the continued existence of this fastest land mammal.

Download or read book Built for Speed written by John McGuinness and published by Random House. This book was released on 2017-05-04 with total page 267 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Go on the ride of your life with the racing legend himself **with a thrilling NEW CHAPTER on John’s dramatic 2017 crash** ‘Then I was there myself, just another face in the crowd, watching the bikes fly by. The smells, the noise and the speed were all there for me to experience. It was like a massive injection in my head and it just blew my mind. I knew within seconds that I was going to be a TT racer. I didn’t know how or what I was going to have to do to achieve this, and my dad wasn’t going to be keen. Everyone around me was aware of the dangers, but from that moment I knew I had to do it.’ John McGuinness is one of the all-time giants of road racing, with a huge host of victories to his name. But his easy humour and down-to-earth attitude off the bike have always kept people guessing: what’s the truth about the man inside the helmet, that has kept him at the top of such a sport for over 20 years? His autobiography tells the whole story, from his humble beginnings in Morecambe and getting his first bike at the age of 3, to working as a bricklayer and cockle fisherman before deciding to follow his dream, and finally to his many victories in the most dangerous sporting event on the planet. He tells of what it takes to be a champion in such an exacting sport, and to keep winning even though all logic tells you to stop – and when so many of your fellow racers are paying the ultimate price for doing it. This thrilling autobiography gets into the head of the man who stares death in the face, and doesn’t even flinch.

Download or read book Built for Speed: World's Fastest Road Cars written by Publications International and published by . This book was released on 2019-02-15 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Built for Speed written by John A. Byers and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2009-07-01 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: North America’s fastest mammal, the pronghorn can accelerate explosively from a standing start to a top speed of 60 miles per hour—but it can also cruise at 45 miles per hour for many miles. What accounts for the speed of this extraordinary animal, a denizen of the American outback, and what can be observed of this creature’s way of life? And what is it like to be a field biologist dedicating twenty years to studying this species? In Built for Speed, John A. Byers answers these questions as he draws an intimate portrait of the most charismatic resident of the American Great Plains. The National Bison Range in western Montana, established in 1908 to snatch bison from the brink of extinction, also inadvertently rescued the largest known remnant of Palouse Prairie. It is within this grassland habitat—home to meadowlarks, rattlesnakes, bighorn sheep, coyotes, elk, snipe, and a panoply of wildflowers—that Byers observes the pronghorn’s life from birth to death (a life often as brief as four days, sometimes as long as fifteen years) and from season to season. Readers will also experience the vicarious pleasures of a biologist who is eager to race a pronghorn in his truck, scrutinize bison dung through binoculars, and peer through the gathering dusk of a rainy evening to count the display dives of snipe. A vivid and memorable tale of a first-rate scientist’s twenty-year encounter with a magnificent animal, the story of the pronghorn is also a reminder of the crucial role we can play in preserving the fleeting life of the native American grassland.

Download or read book Built for Speed written by Vicky Fang and published by . This book was released on 2020-11 with total page 71 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Blossom Valley is hosting a go-kart race. Layla and the Bots can't wait for race day. But one racer, Tina, needs a cart that uses hand-controls and other cool features. Layla and the Bots know just what to do, they will build her a cart that's even faster than her wheelchair.

Download or read book The World's Fastest Cars written by Nick Cook and published by Capstone. This book was released on 2001 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discusses the history and development of some of the world's fastest automobiles, describing the specific features and specifications of such cars as dragsters, Indianapolis 500 race cars, and the supersonic car.

Download or read book Joker's Joyride/Built for Speed (DC Super Friends) written by Dennis R. Shealy and published by Random House Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2012-07-10 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Boys ages 3 to 7 will love the two DC Super Friends stories in this deluxe Pictureback. First uncover the cool secrets of Batman's Batmobile, Superman's Space Sled, and all the other fantastic vehicles the Super Friends use to bring in the bad guys. Then follow the action when the Joker steals the Batmobile and leads the Super Friends on a wild ride through Gotham City!