The 1968 London to Sydney Marathon : a history of the 10,000 mile endurance rally / Robert Connor.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Connor, Robert, 1963- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

London-Sydney Marathon--History.

London-Sydney Marathon.

Automobile rallies--History.

Automobile rallies.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (305 p.)

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Incorporated, Publishers, [2016]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

" Drawing from personal recollections of more than 60 participants and contemporary newspaper and magazine articles, this book tells the full story of what was called the "Marathon." "-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Cover; Acknowledgments; Contents; Preface ; Introduction ; 1. What's the Big Idea? ; 2. Planning the Route ; 3. That Bloody 1100! ; 4. Growing Interest ; 5. The One About the Englishman, the Irishman and the Scotsman ; 6. Runners and Riders ; 7. The Red Arrows ; 8. Off with a Bang!

9. Add Lightness, Go Faster 10. Bound for Belgrade ; 11. The Curse of the Mercedes-Benz Radiators (Part One); 12. A Valiant Effort ; 13. The Curse of the Mercedes-Benz Radiators (Part Two); 14. Goodbye Bentley Tourer ; 15. Peeing in the Dark ; Between pages 106 and 107 are 16 pages containing 32 color photographs ; 16. A Peykan by Any Other Name; 17. More Than Just the Mechanic

18. All Along the King's Highway 19. We're Not Going Home ; 20. A Million Broken Metatarsals ; 21. The Fighting Falcons (Part One) ; 22. Close Shaves and Sacred Cows; 23. The Fighting Falcons (Part Two) ; 24. Shenanigans at Sea ; 25. A Tale of Two Volvos (Part One) ; 26. Roo Bars and Bull Dust

27. A Tale of Two Volvos (Part Two) 28. Turning on a Dime ; 29. A Sleeping Bag to Kandahar ; 30. Can I Buy Your Axle Please? ; 31. All the Way Back ; 32. And Half the Way There ; 33. Meeting Triumph and Disaster ; 34. Waltzing Over the Khyber Pass

Epilogue-After the Dust Had Settled Appendix 1: The Entrants ; Appendix 2: The Scoreboard ; Chapter Notes ; Bibliography ; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4766-2084-9