Start your engines...the race cars are here! The thrill of seeing cars zoom at more than 200 miles per hour has made racing one of the world's most popular sports. But what are those high-tech autos - both NASCAR and Formula One cars - like once they've slowed down? Young readers can get up close and see their technology, mechanics and design for themselves. They can find out how they're built and what makes them different from regular cars on the street. There's a huge fold-out view of the engine. (It's also a poster on the back of the jacket). And the picture of a dashboard is so big they'll feel as if you're sitting in the driver's seat. It's the next best thing to being at the wheel!

 

This book is part of a book series called Up Close .

There are 28 pages in this book. This book was published 2009 by Sterling Juvenile .

Andra Serlin Abramson is the author of Fighter Planes UP CLOSE (9781402747960) and Submarines UP CLOSE (9781402747977), among others. Mordecai-Mark Mac Low is a curator at the American Museum of Natural History in the department of Astrophysics.