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Tycoons, scorchers, and outlaws :the class war that shaped auto racing /

Record Type:	Electronic resources : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	Tycoons, scorchers, and outlaws :by Timothy Messer-Kruse.
Reminder of title:	the class war that shaped auto racing /
Author:	Messer-Kruse, Timothy,
Description:	1 online resource.
Subject:	Automobile racingSocial aspectsUnited States.
Online resource:	https://link.springer.com/book/10.1057/9781137322517
ISBN:	1137322519 (electronic bk.)

Tycoons, scorchers, and outlaws :the class war that shaped auto racing /
Messer-Kruse, Timothy,

Tycoons, scorchers, and outlaws :the class war that shaped auto racing /by Timothy Messer-Kruse. - 1 online resource.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Millionaires' Toys -- Scorcher Rule -- Seizing the Open Road -- Man or Machine? -- Outlaws.

"Tycoons, Scorchers, and Outlaws" charts the class and cultural origins of auto racing in America, arguing for the first time that auto racing was invented by millionaires who viewed the new sport like horse racing, where ownership and patronage counted for more than skill on the track. It reveals how these elites plans to establish the sport along French lines with grand road rallies that usurped the common right of way were thwarted by a public backlash based largely on class. As these tycoons reluctantly moved racing onto tracks, they lost control to both manufacturers and working class drivers who saw the sport as a commercial opportunity. Soon the elite clubmen's grip on racing slipped away and auto racing emerged as a popular working class sport.

ISBN: 1137322519 (electronic bk.)

Source: 663240Palgrave Macmillanhttp://www.palgraveconnect.comSubjects--Topical Terms:

686667
Automobile racing
--Social aspects--United States.Index Terms--Genre/Form:

214472
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: GV1033 / .M47 2013

Dewey Class. No.: 796.720973

Tycoons, scorchers, and outlaws :the class war that shaped auto racing /
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