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S-17
Price: $17.95
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Racing Safely, Living Dangerously
By Bill Simpson
with Bones Bourcier
The autobiography
of Bill Simpson as told to Bones Bourcier.
Safety
equipment pioneer Bill Simpson has saved the lives of
more race drivers than any other man in history.
Yet,
this is more than the story of a creative genius who
achieved extraordinary success; it is also the story
of one of the zaniest characters in a sport full of
just over-the-edge personalities.
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S-902
Price: $44.95
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PENSKE RACING
TEAM
40 Years of Excellence
By Alan Hummel
The Penske Team has won more than 250 major auto races around the
world. The book highlights how the organization developed itself,
its drivers, and its technology.
Includes the rise and fall of US sports car racing in the seventies,
USAC and CART in the seventies and the continuation of their battles
twenty years later, and the upscale transformation of NASCAR.
Hard Cover, 272 pages, color and b&w photography throughout
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S-896
Price: $19.95
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DRIFTING
Sideways from Japan to America
By Antonio Alvendia
Drifting, arguably the hottest new form of motorsports right now in
the United States, is fully explored.
Includes sections on the origin of the sport, early American
competition, current American celebrities, technological basics,
driving techniques, etc, etc.
Hard Cover, 128 pages, color photography throughout
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S-798
Price: $75.00
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DAN
GURNEY’S
EAGLE RACING CARS
By John Zimmerman
The definitive account of the planning, development, and race
history of each of every car ever built in the 40 years of Gurney’s
All American Racers.
They won Indy, they won in Europe,
they won in IMSA. A beautifully designed book with robust
research.
Foreword by Dan Gurney himself.
Hard cover, 208 pages, hundreds of B&W and color photographs
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S-735
Price: $19.95
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SHELBY: The Man.
The Cars.
The Legend.By Wallace A.
Wyss
A thorough study of the great road racer
and developer of the Cobra, Shelby Dodges, and the Viper.
Carroll Hall Shelby also happened to be a chicken farmer, chili
cook, dog breeder, safari guide, flying instructor, oil well
roustabout, and friend to politicians and kings.
Soft cover, 204 pages, B&W photos.
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S-732
Price: $40.00
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EDELBROCK: Made in U.S.A.
by Tom Madigan
Here is the story of the company's growth from a simple shop at the
rear of a gas station to an American institution. It is at the heart
of the history of the earliest drag racers and land speed racers, it
is woven into the early days of NASCAR, and it flourishes today in
the cars owned by enthusiasts and ordinary drivers across America
who boast Edelbrock equipment.
It is the story of a company whose influence not only helped shape
automotive performance, but also led the automotive aftermarket
industry in addressing and conforming to the clean air and safety
regulations that have emerged over the past 35 years.
And it is the story of an iconic family business that has preserved
its values and its spirit of independence, creativity, philanthropy,
and fun over three generations.
Hard cover, 324 pages, color and black & white photography.
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S-737
Price: $35.00
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American Auto Racing:
The Milestones and Personalities
of a Century of Speed
by J.A.
Martin and Thomas F. Saal
This work traces American auto racing through the 20th century,
covering its significant milestones, developments and personalities.
Subjects included are: Bill Elliott, dirt track racing, board track
racing, Henry Ford, Grand Prix races, Dale Earnhardt, the Vanderbilt
Cup, Bill France, Gordon Bennett, the Indianapolis Motor Speedway,
the Mercer, the Stutz, Duesenberg, Frank Lockhart, drag racing, the
Trans Am, Paul Newman, vintage racing, land speed records, Al Unser,
Wilbur Shaw, the Corvette, the Cobra, Richard Petty, NASCAR, Can Am,
Mickey Thompson, Roger Penske, Mario Andretti, Jeff Gordon, and
Formula One.
Through interviews with participants and track records, this text
shows where, when and how racing changed. It describes the growth of
each different form of auto racing as well as the people and
technologies that made it ever faster.
Soft cover, 231 pages, 232 photos.
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S-706
Price: $29.95
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Rapid
Response: My inside story as a motor racing life-saver
by Stephen Olvey
Here is the compelling story of the author’s life in
motor racing, providing fascinating insight into crashes involving
many famous racers and circuits.
The book begins with a vivid description of Alex Zanardi’s crash in
Germany in 2001, and from there the author reflects on his career
with many tragic, funny, interesting stories.
The book also provides an important history of the evolution of
motor sport safety from the perspective of a physician who was
instrumental in many safety measures and regulations.
A gripping read for all fans of motor racing.
Hard cover, 320 pages
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S-838
Price: $32.95
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Ab & Marvin Jenkins: The Studebaker Connection and the Mormon
Meteors
by Gordon White
The story of Ab Jenkins, who, with Studebaker, set transcontinental
highway and hill climb records, raced on the board tracks of the
twenties, then, with the help of his son, Marvin, put the Bonneville
Salt Flats on the world scene, setting records there for 24 years;
Ab's career as Mayor of Salt Lake City and, in the 1990s, Marvin's
rescue of his dad's Mormon Meteor III from the un-caring hands of
the State of Utah.
Soft cover, 160 pages,
200 black & white photos.
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S-814
Price: $30.00
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Let ‘Em All Go!
by Chris Economaki
with Dave Argabright
Chris Economaki is the world’s
best-known reporter of auto racing scene. No man, with either the
written or electronic word, has had an effect on auto racing like
Economaki.
The most powerful leaders of the sport take great care to cultivate
a favorable relationship; drivers and mechanics listen carefully to
his honest, revealing, direct questions; and the everyman hurries to
read Chris’s take on what’s happening in the sport of Auto racing.
Now Economaki with award winning author and columnist, Dave
Argabright, tells the story of the sport from the perspective of the
man who was there for all to see.
Hard cover, 8 5/8” x 5 1/2 “, 352 pages,
32 pages of black & white and color photos.
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S-615
Price: $30.00
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EARL!
By Earl Baltes with Dave Argabright
For 50 years Earl Baltes has influenced nearly every form of American motorsports.
Now Earl has spoken, in a delightful new autobiography! Earl, one of the most successful short-track
promoters in American history, has finally told the story of his life, his dreams, and his experiences.
It's been a rough, tough, daring journey, and now you can ride along. With his colorful, straightforward
style "the Earl of Eldora" tells of the many deals and promotions that changed the course of American
motorsports.
Read about his hilarious and very brief-driving career, his involvement in other tracks,
his hardscrabble youth during the Great Depression, his early success in the music business, and the
intriguing story of how he happened across a parcel of ground near Rossburg, Ohio and turned it into
Eldora Speedway, arguably the most beloved short track in the world. Hang out after the races with the
stars of the sport, sharing a beer and many memorable stories. "Earl!" is a one-of-a-kind book, about
a one-of-a-kind character, and this is a must-read for race fans everywhere.
Quality hardbound, 240 pages, 9” x 6”
32 pages of color and black & white photos.
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S-235
Price: $19.95
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Shirley Muldowney's Tales from
the Track
By Shirley Muldowney with
Bill
Stephens
This
book is an unabashed collection of stories, anecdotes,
and opinions in her own unvarnished style of storytelling,
laced with her straightforward, take-no-prisoners approach.
She has spent her entire lifetime telling it like it
is, standing up to the establishment, and refusing to
do anything other than in her own way.
Readers are encouraged
to strap themselves in when she shares her many tales.
It’s the whole truth and nothing but the truth
according to the legendary Shirley Muldowney.
Hard cover, 6.5” x 8”, 200 black & white photos throughout.
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S-107
Price: $20.00
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Fate Guides
My Destiny
by Crocky Wright
This amazing new book from Witness
Production is the autobiography of Crocky Wright, widely known as
America’s oldest stuntman.
It covers his barn-storming years as a competitor in flat track
motorcycles, midget, and big cars; his subsequent career as a racing
writer; and his zany fiery motorcycle stunts up to age
seventy-seven.
A must for any motorsports history buff.
Paper back, 161 pages, black and white photography.
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