Name: The World Water Speed Record: The Fast and the Forgotten (en Inglés)
Price: 116797.00 COP
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Author: Calley, Roy ; Macknight, Nigel
ISBN: 9781445637860

portada The World Water Speed Record: The Fast and the Forgotten (en Inglés)

Formato

Libro Físico

Autor

Roy Calley

Prefacio de

Nigel Macknight

Editorial

Amberley Publishing

Idioma

Inglés

N° páginas

192

Encuadernación

Tapa Dura

Dimensiones

23.9 x 16.2 x 2.2 cm

Peso

0.44 kg.

ISBN13

9781445637860

Categorías

Fuerzas navales
Historia militar
Deportes náuticos
Barcos y embarcaciones

The World Water Speed Record: The Fast and the Forgotten (en Inglés)

Roy Calley (Autor) · Nigel Macknight (Prefacio de) · Amberley Publishing · Tapa Dura

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Reseña del libro "The World Water Speed Record: The Fast and the Forgotten (en Inglés)"

The quest for the Water Speed Record is one of the most dangerous, least forgiving and most unheralded of endeavours. Defined by the fatal crash of Donald Campbell in 1967 on Lake Coniston, it lacks some of the glamour of the land speed record, yet hundreds have made attempts over the years - many with spectacular and sometimes tragic results. The first official record of 74 mph was set in 1920 in a boat elegantly called Miss America. Fifty-eight years later, the Spirit of Australia skimmed across the surface at over 317 mph, a speed still unsurpassed. That small 243 mph increase in just under six decades pays little testament to the trials and tribulations endured by the likes of Campbell Snr and Jnr, Segrave, Don and Warby. Whereas the land speed record has been beaten time and again by surprisingly large margins, the water version has been tougher and more pronounced, only being increased by percentages. This book captures the burning desire and incredible single-mindedness that is needed to take on the elements and propel a craft across water faster than anyone before ... and for what glory?