Junior Dragster Dreams

The first and only young people's novel about junior drag racing, "Junior Dragster Dreams: How Sam Found His Own Ride" is the story of Sam McCormick. There are secrets in Sam's life - secrets he knows nothing about. But these secrets - one in the basement of the home where he lives with his mom and one in his granddad's barn - are the keys to changing Sam from an unhappy ten year old to a boy with plans and dreams of his own. Discovery of these secrets not only alters Sam's life but also the lives of his best friend, Chloe, and the class bully, Truman.

After a tiring day of the same old routine you catch yourself mindlessly scrolling through social media yet again. Frustrated, you can’t help but think “Is this really all there is to life?” Monster Jam driver and motivational speaker Bryce Kenny has been there. In his new book, Geared for Life: Making the Shift Into Your Full Potential, he aims to help others uncover their dreams and dare to be brave. The pressure to succeed can be overwhelming, yet sometimes it paralyzes us into settling for less. Kenny is here to help you rise up to the challenge and make the impact you’ve always wanted. He presents specific principles that he's developed in his own life that will help you find direction and shape your future. Whether you're entering the job market or going into a new business venture, you need the courage to give it your all. Through personal stories, lessons, and proven results, Kenny provides you with the inspiration you need to change your mindset and turn your life around. Geared for Life will teach you how to: Gain new perspectives and strategies to get through difficult situations Develop foundational beliefs that will result in more productive actions toward your goals Learn skills to overcome fear and gain confidence in your abilities Identify your life's purpose Develop the mindset of a winner and defeat any challenge A well-written guide for anyone seeking to reject a life of monotony and overcome the fear of failure, Geared for Life is a motivating and energetic guide that will equip you to fight for a life of purpose and accomplish your wildest dreams. You are a warrior and you have what it takes to be great!

Most junior dragster kids are not old enough to drive cars on public roads. But in this book you'll meet some skilled junior dragster competitors who race at speeds of up to 130 kilometres per hour on short, straight dragcar racetracks in less than ten seconds! With family support and strict safety rules in place, dragster kids are focussed and fearless when accelerating at extreme speeds. And it's not only the kids who do it - two mums from Australia describe what it feels like to drive a dragcar down a track at speeds of up to 270 kilometres per hour in eight seconds...or less!

When you are starting out, or even just considering junior dragster racing, you may look through articles on the internet and talk to people who are already racing. But there doesn't seem to be a real book or manual on how you go about it, what you need to know, what to do, what to buy etc. It can be pretty frustrating trying to find out anything and what you do learn often seems confusing. After a productive career in UK Junior Dragster racing, some event wins, lots of round wins and experiences both good and bad, I have written this book to at least pass on the basics to anyone thinking of starting out. This is an unashamedly "real" view of the class and how to get along in it.

Will a fake relationship turn into a forever romance? Find out in Juliette Hyland’s latest Harlequin Medical Romance, the first story in the Neonatal Nurses duet! A picture is worth a thousand words… What about a viral video? When Dr. Benedict saves an infant on the Washington Metro, the treatment he performs with nurse Penny becomes the talk of the town—and social media! Not least because the world thinks they’re a couple… While a real relationship is a no-go zone for divorced Benedict, prolonging their “faux-mance” is the perfect way to raise vital hospital funds. But the longer their ruse goes on, the more real it feels! From Harlequin Medical: Life and love in the world of modern medicine. Neonatal Nurses Book 1: A Nurse to Claim His Heart by Juliette Hyland Book 2: Neonatal Doc on Her Doorstep by Scarlet Wilson

Organized drag racing began in Northern California in 1949 thanks to World War II veterans with a need for speed. Towns like Redding, Lodi, Fresno, Bakersfield, and Fremont would host their own drag events featuring homebuilt jalopies. Anyone with a driver's license and a paid entry fee could participate, and as the cars got more sophisticated and faster, more and more spectators came to watch the local speed demons. By the 1960s, a metamorphosis began with the introduction of the slingshot-style dragsters. For the next 12 years, the slingshot dragster was the king of the quarter mile, and it made stars of Gary Ormsby, Frank Bradley, Dennis Baca, and James Warren. Meanwhile, in 1965, a funny new race car challenged The King as it gained popularity in Northern California. Leading this funny car charge was a Pennsylvania transplant named Russell James Liberman. However, the golden years of Northern California drag racing came to an end in the mid-1970s. Today, only 5 out of 17 drag strips are still open. Photographer Steve Reyes journeyed into the world of Northern California drag racing in 1963 as a 15-year-old kid. Upon seeing an advertisement from the Oakland Tribune that read, Come see the nitro powered 200mph slingshot dragsters, Reyes and his father made the 23-mile trek to the Fremont drag strip. With the noise of high-powered engines filling the air, Reyes was hooked and made it his duty to capture this one-of-a-kind world on film.