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Red Dust Racers

Red Dust Racers

The Centenary History of Lake Perkolilli and the Emergence of Motorsport in Western Australia 1914 ~ 2014

by Graeme Cocks
Hardback
Publication Date: 21/08/2016

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For 20 years, Graeme Cocks been researching the early history of motorsport in Western Australia. It began with a fascination for the cars and the drivers who raced at the Lake Perkolilli racetrack near Kalgoorlie from 1914 but it soon expanded to include the arrival of the motor car in the state, the creation of the Automobile Club of WA (later the RACWA) and the Goldfields Motor Club. Now, to celebrate 100 years of motor racing at Perkolilli and the early history of motoring, I have turned this passion into a new book, "Red Dust Racers" which documents the stories of early motorsport in WA and the glory days at the legendary track. It covers motor car and motorcycle racing, the early years of the bicycle in WA and even the Perth to Perkolilli air race. It's a big book: coffee table format, hardcover, gilt edged with 488 pages and 1200 photographs, many in colour. Only 1000 copies have been printed and every copy is individually numbered. It is set to become a collector's item, the kind of book that becomes a family heirloom. His last book, "The Mighty MG Magnettes of 33" was shortlisted at the International Historic Motoring Awards in London last year.
ISBN:
9780987280817
9780987280817
Category:
Sports & outdoor recreation
Format:
Hardback
Publication Date:
21-08-2016
Language:
English
Publisher:
Astuto Pty Limited
Country of origin:
Australia
Dimensions (mm):
360x255x50mm
Weight:
3.5kg

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