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S-1036
Price: $34.95
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To Indy and Beyond
– The Life of Racing Legend Jack Zink
by Dr. Bob L.
Blackburn
Jack Zink is a legend in the world of car racing. As a driver for
more than twenty years, he won stock car races on dirt tracks,
accumulated trophies in off-road dune buggies, and even set a flying
mile speed record in a 1957 Pontiac he designed and built for the
early NASCAR circuit. As a team leader, mechanic, and engineer, he
pushed the limits of technology with his innovative designs for cars
that were lighter, lower, and more powerful. Even his failures, such
as the attempted use of a turbine engine in a car, opened new doors
that others rushed through in the pursuit of speed and durability.
Perhaps he is best remembered for his victories at the greatest
track in the world, the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, and the
greatest race in the world, the Indianapolis 500. From 1950 to 1967,
Jack walked shoulder to shoulder with the greatest team owners,
mechanics, and drivers in racing history. Twice, his team won the
coveted Borg Warner Trophy, in back-to-back Indy victories (1955 and
1956).
But Jack was much more than a pioneer in car racing. He raced
sailboats. He raced motorcycles. He also was a skilled engineer and
businessman, ultimately building not one but two companies into
international giants that still dominate the combustion industry
with burners, flares, and incinerators that greatly reduce
pollution. Even with all these accomplishments, Jack was most proud
of his service to his community, especially the Zink Ranch, a
33,000-acre nature preserve in the Osage Hills of Oklahoma that will
perpetually provide open space in an increasingly crowded and urban
world.
This biography weaves all of these stories into a portrait of Jack
Zink. Along the way are the friends and family members who were part
of the adventure, as well as the challenges and opportunities that
drove him forward. Here is the story of one amazing man who lived by
a simple code: "The man who wins is the man who tries."
Hard cover, 206 pages.
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S-1029
Price: $30.00
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Winning – The Racing Life
of Paul Newman
by Matt Stone and Preston
Lerner
The side of Paul Newman that most of the world didn’t know–avid,
successful and well-respected car racer and team owner.
From his racing career, begun in earnest at an age when most race
car drivers contemplate retirement; to the partnership he formed in
1983 with Chicago racing entrepreneur and team owner Carl Haas; to
the impressive roster of automobiles he owned, from the Porsches and
Ferraris to quirkier modified VWs and Volvos, this book tells the
story of an intriguing facet of a man of talent, conviction, and
enduring spirit.
Hard cover, 176 pages, many black & white and full color photos.
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S-1021
Price: $30.00
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FAST COMPANY – Six Decades of Racers. Rascals, and Rods
By “Speedy” Bill Smith
with Dave Argabright
Bill Smith rose from humble beginnings to reach the Hall of Fame as
a racer and rodder, building a powerhouse company—Speedway Motors—in
the process.
Jan Opperman and Doug Wolfgang…’40 Fords and Smitty mufflers…Lloyd
Beckman and Tiny Lund…McCullough Superchargers and fast, fast
rides…Speedy teams up with acclaimed author Dave Argabright to bring
to life the compelling characters and events that shaped racing and
all corners of automotive performance.
Hard cover, 352 pp, 32 pp of B&W photos.
Foreword by Ken Schrader, introduction by Dick Berggren.
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S-1020
Price: $25.00
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THE LAST LAP: JIMMY MOSTELLER
– 60 Years of Precious Memories
by Gerald Hodges
The biography of "The Voice of Dixie," who for 60-plus years has
announced at short tracks across Georgia.
From his earliest years as a cigar peddler, he rose to Senior Vice
President of Hav-A-Tampa and was ultimately responsible for the
company’s sponsorship of the Hav-A-Tampa Dirt Racing Series.
A member of the National Dirt Racing Hall of Fame and a Living
Legends of Auto Racing Award winner, Mosteller is a true American
original.
256 pp, 140 B&W photos.
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S-1026
Price: $24.95
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Eli Gold: From Peanuts to the Pressbox, Insider Sports Stories from
a Life Behind the Mic.
An intimate walk down memory lane, reliving some of the greatest
moments in Alabama sports (basketball and football) and NASCAR.
Gold also shares stories from his early days with Yankees
broadcaster Mel Allen and Red Barber and other broadcasting greats,
such as Bob Costas, Tom Hammond, Verne Lundquist, Kevin Harlan, Ron
Franklin, and Mike Tirico.
Hard cover, 272
pages, B&W photos.
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S-997
Price: $37.95
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The Man Who Would Not Die:
The Remarkable Story of
“Lucky” Herschel McKee
by Stephen Olvey
Herschel McKee’s remarkable life story reads like that of a
comic-book hero. A daredevil, a leader of men and, above all, a
survivor, McKee fought in both World Wars, suffering numerous
skirmishes with death. His colorful life included spells as a
Foreign Legion soldier, fighter-pilot ace with the elite Lafayette
Flying Corps, prisoner-of-war escapee, race car driver, WWII
bomber-wing commander and test pilot.
His amazing
resilience led to him being nicknamed ‘The Man Who Would Not Die’
while he was still alive. Written in a lively, engaging style, here
is the true story of an extraordinary man.
Hard cover, 272 pages.
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S-995
Price: $39.95
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Mark Donohue – Technical
Excellence at Speed
by Michael Argetsinger
To a generation of fans in the 1960s and 1970s, Mark Donohue
embodied a new, uniquely American spirit in motor racing. Donohue
was not only blindingly fast, he was also smart, with a background
in engineering and a unique talent for studying and setting up a
race car. Together with his like-minded team owner, Roger Penske, he
brought a new level of technical sophistication and preparation to
nearly every type of American racing, from sports cars to the
Indianapolis 500.
After years of success in amateur sports-car racing, Donohue’s
professional career took off in 1966 when he drove a factory Ford
GT40 at Le Mans and a Lola T70 for Penske in the Can-Am Challenge.
In 1972 he won the Indy 500, and a year later he captured the Can-Am
title. After a brief retirement he returned to racing in Formula
One, only to die following an accident during practice for the
Austrian Grand Prix in 1975.
In the first full biography of Mark Donohue, author Michael
Argetsinger tells the story of racing’s ultimate driver-engineer,
one who set the standard for generations to come. He also explains
how Donohue’s life and career were shaped by his friends, family,
and fellow drivers, as well as by the rapid changes in technology
and competition that swept through racing during his time.
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S-959
Price: $25.00
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Mickey Thompson: The Fast Life and Tragic Death of a Racing Legend
by Erik Arneson
From his
adventures in the Carrera Panamericana, through making a run of
406.60 mph at the Bonneville Salt Flats in his famed Challenger,
through multiple trend-setting entries in the Indianapolis 500 and
into the creation of some of the most popular off-road racing
series, Mickey’s life was full of “firsts.”
Then shockingly,
he and his wife Trudy were assassinated in their driveway in 1988.
This is the full
story of Mickey’s life at speed and the slow path to justice.
Hard cover, 304
pages.
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S-942
Price: $24.95
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The Unfair Advantage
by Mark Donohue
In 1974, Mark Donohue took a year off from driving at the height of
his racing career to write "The Unfair Advantage," a candid and
revealing book about his journey through the world of auto racing –
from amateur SCCA races in his own 57 Corvette to winning the Indy
500 in Roger Penske’s McLaren M16.
Considered a classic, the book was reissued in 2000; this edition
contains over 60 additional photographs and comments from people who
worked and raced with Donohue during the 1960s and early 1970s.
Soft cover, 350 pages, 100+ black and white & color photos.
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S-921
Price: $36.00
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WALTER L. MARR –
Buick’s Amazing Engineer
By Beverly Rae Kimes and
James H. Cox
This beautifully produced, scholarly book details the colorful
career of Buick’s chief engineer in the early days.
Marr was the energetic early proponent of the overhead valve engine,
and his passion led Buick to become renowned for its prowess and
innovation on both the road and the race track.
Kimes and Cox, who are married, are both distinguished automotive
historians.
Hard cover, 214 pp, photos and illustrations throughout, some color.
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S-17
Reg.: $17.95
Sale: $9.95
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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-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: $39.95
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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 the 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, with award winning author and columnist Dave Argabright, Economaki 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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