Documentaries films and television series
The Best of Modern Marvels, Volume 6 by
Racetrack tech takes an inside look at the science of safety in IndyCar and NASCAR racing. From tires to roll-cages, scientists go behind the scenes and underneath the hood to discover the cutting-edge technology that prevents crashes and enables drivers to survive. The Autobahn examines the world's most famous freeway to see how drivers are trained--and how roads are monitored to keep accidents to an absolute minimum--in this fascinating look at the legendary German highway system. The F-14 captures the action from inside the cockpit as the sweep-wing fighter, one of the most effective and versatile planes in military history, soars at supersonic speeds. From escorting Soviet bombers to serving with distinction in the Gulf War and Afghanistan, Modern Marvels tells the complete story of this renowned aircraft.
Call Number: DVD VIDEO 5306Publication Date: 2007
Chasing Legends by
Examines the history, passion, and grit of The Tour de France as seen through the eyes of Team HTC Columbia. Also features interviews with cyclists Phil Liggett, Paul Sherwen, Eddy Merckx, and Lance Armstrong.
Call Number: DVD VIDEO 8250Publication Date: 2010
Mischief Assault by
Features street racers from across the U.S. with their cars. Shows the street racing culture, how the cars are modified, and scenes of races, gatherings, and crashes.
Call Number: DVD VIDEO 3415Publication Date: 2007
Dramatic films and television series
The World's Fastest Indian by
The life story of New Zealander Burt Munro, who spent years building a 1920 Indian motorcycle--a bike which helped him set the land-speed world record at Utah's Bonneville Salt Flats in 1967.
Call Number: DVD VIDEO 2355Publication Date: 2005
Speed Racer by
Speed Racer is a natural behind the wheel of his thunderous Mach 5. With the support of Pops and Mom Racer, girlfriend Trixie, younger brother Spritle and the mysterious Racer X, Speed takes on fierce competitors to save his family's business and protect the sport he loves. When Speed steps on the track, it's not just a race.
Call Number: DVD VIDEO 4998Publication Date: 2008
Le Mans by
In Le Mans, France, Michael Delaney is a tough and ambitious American racecar driver determined to find victory on a dangerous 8.5 mile course that left another man dead.
Call Number: DVD VIDEO 9554Publication Date: 1971
Ford vs. Ferrari by
The remarkable true story of the visionary American car designer Carroll Shelby and the fearless British-born driver Ken Miles, who together battled corporate interference, the laws of physics, and their own personal demons to build a revolutionary race car for Ford Motor Company and take on the dominating race cars of Enzo Ferrari at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in France in 1966.
Call Number: DVD VIDEO 13178Publication Date: 2019
Turbo by
After a freak accident, a garden snail wanting to be the fastest snail in the world has a chance to realize his dream.
Call Number: DVD VIDEO 11473Publication Date: 2013
Speed by
Jack Traven, an L.A.P.D. SWAT team specialist, is sent to diffuse a bomb that a revenge-driven extortionist has planted on a bus. But until he does, Jack must keep the bus speeding through the streets of Los Angeles at more than 50 miles per hour to keep the bomb from exploding.
Call Number: DVD VIDEO 9169Publication Date: 1994
Secretariat by
Penny Chenery Tweedy and colleagues guide her long-shot but precocious stallion to set, in 1973, the unbeaten record for winning the Triple Crown.
Call Number: DVD VIDEO 8682Publication Date: 2010
Breaking Away by
A coming of age comedy about a high school graduate with an addiction to bicycle racing whose dreams are tested against the realities of a crucial race - the Little 500 in his hometown, Bloomington, Indiana.
Call Number: DVD VIDEO 890Publication Date: 1979
Chariots of Fire by
Presents the true story of two English runners that were both driven by different means to win the Olympics. Eric Liddell, a Scottish Christian, was motivated by his faith in God. Harold Abrahams, an English Jew, by his hatred of Anti-Semitism.
Call Number: DVD VIDEO 2584Publication Date: 1981
