title: Motor Racing: The Pursuit of Victory 1930-1962
author: Anthony Carter
description: As soon as I read two sentences, maybe not even that long, I knew I was in for a treat. Not only is Carter's writing superb, but his depiction of the various eras of racing are sometimes better than what a photo can tell. His explanations of how each time period fit into the overall political situation in the sport and the world are highly informative ... If you're like me, you will fully enjoy this work, the photos, the text, and most importantly, the enthusiasm of Anthony Carter which pops out of the pages. AutoRacingHistory.com
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  _**HOVER CAR RACER**_
  
   _ **MATTHEW REILLY**_
  
    
  
   **PART I: JASON AND THE ARGONAUT**
  
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   _ **‘Imagine twenty fighter jets racing around a twisting turning aerial
  track, ducking and weaving and overtaking at insanely high speeds and you’ve
  just imagined a hover car race.’**_
  
  \- Rand Thomasson
  
  3-time Hover Car Racing Champion
  
    
    
    
  
  _**A FEW YEARS FROM NOW…**_
  
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   **CHAPTER ONE**
  
    
  
   _ **INDO-PACIFIC REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS,**_
  
   _ **GULF OF CARPENTARIA, AUSTRALIA**_
  
  The race was barely nine minutes old when Jason Chaser lost his steering
  rudder.
  
  At 690 kilometres an hour.
  
  The worst thing was, it wasn’t even his fault. Some crazy kid from North Korea
  driving a home-made hunk-of-junk swamp-runner had lost control of his car
  while trying to pull an impossible 9-G turn and had crashed spectacularly into
  the crocodile-infested marshes right in front of Jason, sending sizzling
  pieces of his 