A lap of the globe : behind the wheel of a vintage Mercedes in the world's longest auto race / Kevin Clemens ; foreword by Frank Barrett.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Clemens, Kevin, 1957- author.

Barrett, Frank J. (Frank Joseph), 1952- author of introduction, etc.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Clemens, Kevin, 1957---Travel.

Clemens, Kevin.

Around the World in 80 Days Motor Challenge (Automobile race) (2000).

Around the World in 80 Days Motor Challenge (Automobile race).

Voyages around the world.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (233 p.)

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, 2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Now a legend among classic automobile aficionados, Phillip Young is the man generally given credit for starting the classic endurance rally concept. Beginning his career with the 1989 Pirelli Marathon Rally, by 1997 Young and the Classic Rally Association had created the Peking to Paris Motor Challenge. Echoing a 1907 competition, this road race was unprecedented in modern times with a route which included China, India and Tibet. With the approach of the millennium, however, Phillip Young took on an even more ambitious project--the Around the World in 80 Days Motor Challenge. Beginning and end

Contents:

Cover; Table of Contents; Foreword by Frank Barrett; Preface; 1. Looking for Adventure; 2. Mighty Mercedes; 3. Get Ready, Get Set...; 4. The Beginning in Europe; 5. Another Day, Another Disaster; 6. The Place We Dreaded to Go; 7. Forbidden China; 8. North America; 9. Habit Forming; 10. The Meaning of It All; Appendix 1. Rally Route and Schedule; Appendix 2. Rally Results; Appendix 3. U.S. Mercedes Team Sponsors; Index

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-7864-8323-7