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1) Getaway
Author
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
After his wife is kidnapped by a mysterious villain, ex-race car driver Brent Magna steals a young woman's car and races against time to save his wife with the young woman in tow.
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
It's the year 2050 and America is controlled by an all-powerful corporate government ruled by The Chairman. The masses have been brainwashed with violent virtual-reality entertainment. The event of the year is a race in which a motley crew of violent drivers compete in a cross-country race, scoring points for running people over and driving each other off the road. The reigning champion and fan favorite, Frankenstein, wants to take the crown, but...
3) Short track
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
Blake Beckett is a short-track racing champion that has never been to the national circuit. With a teen daughter falling for a driver and a deaf son trying to break into the sport, will he realize his dreams before it's too late?
Series
Criterion collection volume 414
Language
English
Formats
Description
Drag racing east from L.A. in a souped-up '55 Chevy are the wayward Driver and Mechanic (singer/songwriter James Taylor and the Beach Boys' Dennis Wilson, in their only acting roles), accompanied by a tagalong Girl (Cockfighter's Laurie Bird). Along the way, they meet Warren Oates's Pontiac GTO–driving wanderer and challenge him to a cross-country race-the prize: their cars' pink slips. But no summary can do justice to the existential punch of Two-Lane...
5) Getaway
Language
English
Description
Brent Magna is a burned out race car driver who is thrust into a do-or-die mission behind the wheel when his wife is kidnapped. With Brent's only ally being a young hacker, his one hope of saving his wife is to follow the orders of the mysterious voice who's watching his every move through cameras mounted on the car Brent's.
6) Gran turismo
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Based on the unbelievable true story of a team of unlikely underdogs, a struggling working-class gamer, a failed former racecar driver, and an idealistic motorsport executive. Together, they risk it all to take on the most elite sport in the world. It is an inspiring, thrilling, and action-packed story that proves that nothing is impossible when you're fueled from within.
8) Winning
Pub. Date
1999.
Language
English
Description
Hotshot race car driver who will do anything to win. This obsession nearly causes him to lose his wife and his friendship with his arch-rival along the way.
9) Spinout
Series
Pub. Date
2004.
Language
English
Description
Elvis plays a singer-race car driver who has a single-minded desire to remain single. Pursuing him is a trio of lovelies with an itch to get hitched, but they have a lot more than each other as rivals. They have to compete with the sleek curves and shiny good looks of a high-powered Cobra 427.
10) Getaway
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Formats
Description
Brent Magna is a burned-out race car driver who is thrust into a do-or-die mission behind the wheel when his wife is kidnapped. With Brent's only ally being a young hacker, his one hope of saving his wife is to follow the orders of the mysterious voice who's watching his every move through cameras mounted on the car Brent's driving.
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Buckle up your little racer for a high-speed good time; it is back in an all-new animated series. Inspired by the classic series. These ten adventures are jam-packed with fast, furious fun. Your favorite racers like Penelope Pitstop, Peter Perfect, the diabolical Dick Dastardly and his snickering sidekick Muttley are here, alongside newcomers Patty Pending, Princess Mimi, and Captain Crankshaft and his Skeleton Crew. Race around the world with this...
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"A drag racer's life is turned upside-down after a near fatal car crash, leaving him paraplegic. But his hospital roommate Elijah slowly gives him new perspective. When he returns home, his Uncle Paul gets him competing again---and winning. But can he face his nemesis Jason Skynard, the man he was challenging when the accident happened?" --Amazon.com
17) 2 fast 2 furious
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Now an ex-cop, outlaw racer Brian O'Conner teams up with his ex-con, speed-demon buddy in a bid to clear both their reputations. He hooks up with an undercover agent to bring down a ruthless crime kingpin in a nitro-fueled street racing scene!
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