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S-922
Price: $14.00
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Danica, Crossing the Line
by Danica Patrick with Laura Morton
Danica Patrick, the 2005
Indianapolis 500 Rookie of the Year and IRL
Rookie of the Year, is the highest qualifying and finishing female
driver in the history of the great race at Indy. She was nominated
for Best Breakthrough Athlete for the 2005 ESPY Awards and named the
second most influential driver in motorsports by
Racer magazine.
In April 2008 she won the Indy Japan 300, to the delight of her many
male and female fans.
Crossing the Line
tells the story of Danica’s rise from ten-year old go-kart champion
to 23-year old Indy star, sharing secrets and stories, tales from
the track, and insights into her personal life.
Soft cover, 240 pages, two full color
photo inserts.
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S-920
Price: $29.95
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Dialed In –The Jan
Opperman Story
by John Sawyer
Dialed In –The Jan Opperman Story
has been
re-released in a new edition. According to the publishers it is “a
book that is acknowledged by many as being a classic auto-racing
story. It is filled with passion and pathos, sometimes humorous,
sometimes sad.
The Jan Opperman story is one of never giving up and having faith in
a divine being.
It provides the reader the rare opportunity to peer behind the
glamorous facade of auto racing and meet the inner man.
The friendship between narrator and author is evident and while much
of the book is Jan’s own words, John Sawyer has carefully authored
them. From a teenage street fighter, motorcycle flat track racer and
California
hippie to respected Sprint car driver and Indy 500 racer - Jan
Opperman's story is remarkable, entertaining and difficult to put
down."
144 pages, 38
black & white photos,
5 1/2" x 8 ½”
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S-160
Price: $35.00
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My road to Indy
by Len Sutton
Coastal 181 is very
pleased to be offering this newly reprinted edition of Len Sutton’s
spectacular racing autobiography.
With insight and intelligence, Len has chronicled his incredible
road through early open wheel racing to the infamous Indy roadster,
to the advent of rear engine design.
There are 175 photographs throughout this hardcover book and an
introduction by Donald Davidson, Indianapolis Speedway historian.
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S-744
Price: $30.00
Temporarily
Out of Print
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LONE WOLF
by Doug Wolfgang
with Dave Argabright
Doug Wolfgang,
winner of five Knoxville Nationals, is one of the finest sprint car
drivers of all time; Dave Argabright is one of the finest writers.
This is a brand new and haunting volume, full of the intensity,
triumph, tragedy, and controversy so much a part of the sport.
Hard cover, 300
pages, color and B&W photos.
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S-855
Price: $39.95
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Damn Few Died in Bed
by Andy Dunlop and Thomas
Saal
The remarkable story of Andy Dunlop, a master mechanic and crew
chief who spent almost 50 years in American automotive competition.
In a book that captures the essence of American dirt track racing,
Saal's skillful interviews with Dunlop bring out the highs and lows
of the amazing life of a chief mechanic on the championship trail in
the Fifties and Sixties.
This volume is a true testament to Andy and many others who lived
and sometimes died on the edge, preparing cars and driving them to
their limit.
Hardcover, 300 pages, with
B&W and color photos, 7 1/4' x 10 1/4"
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S-810
Price: $39.95
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DAREDEVILS OF
THE
FRONTIER
By Keith Herbst
Keith Herbst chronicles
The Daredevils—a unique breed of Eastern
and Midwestern race car drivers who met
regularly on the common ground of the
Niagara Frontier to test their mettle.
Daredevils is a visual remembrance of
the excitement and the thrills these
drivers provided to record-breaking
crowds of race fans in the turbulent
1940s and 1950s.
Hardcover, est. 250 pages with
over 400 photographs.
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S-711
Price: $19.95
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FRANKLIN
THOMAS MERKLER - MY RACING LEGACY
by Harold Merkler
This unusual, informal soft bound book is written as a legacy
statement by a grandfather to the rest of his family.
The grandfather turns out to be the main force behind the #404 Big
Car Team, active in open competition big car, CSRA, IMCA, and Indy
car racing during the thirties, forties, and fifties.
The book, appropriate for the knowledgeable, hard core fan, is a
treasure-trove of stories about the Hisso and Offy days, with lots
of photography, clippings, and records. Joie Chitwood, Wally Stokes,
Jimmy Wilburn, Pee Wee Northern, are just some of the notable rim
riders who are part of the tale.
Soft cover, 84 pages, black and white photography.
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S-660
Price: $40.00
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The Unser
Legacy:
Four Generations of Speed
by Gordon Kirby
The dynasty was first established on Pikes Peak with
Bobby and Al. The second generation continued the Indy dominance as
Al Unser Jr. won in both 1992 and 1994.
Eventually, Robby Unser became the seventh member of the family to
start at the big Brickyard, and now the newest racing Unser, Alfred
Richard looks to add yet another Unser name to the Indy 500
competitor list.
Hard cover, 256 pages
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S-236
Price: $32.95
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The Marvelous Mechanical
Designs of
Harry A. Miller
By Gordon E. White
Harry A. Miller designed racing
cars that were among the finest of the golden age of
American auto racing for nearly two decades. This book
portrays Miller's racing cars of the glorious roaring
twenties along with his speedboat and aircraft engines
- even his design for a high-speed combat vehicle engine.
An exciting collection of photos of the work of one
of America's mechanical geniuses, along with commentary
on Miller's work by auto racing historian Gordon Eliot
White.
Soft cover, 142 black & white
photographs.
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S-721
Price: $20.00
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Wooden Rails & Rooster Tails: An Autoracing Anthology
by Earl C. Fabritz & Allan
G. Krause
Travel into the past and read about the beginnings of auto racing.
This book is a collection of short stories previously published in
magazines over the last twenty plus years.
By putting them in a book, you can understand the history behind the
race tracks, men and machines which created a foundation for today's
modern auto racing.
Included are several stories about the Mile and racing in Milwaukee
& Wisconsin area, and there is also a story on the Fresno,
California's mile dirt track and Sioux City, Iowa's two-mile dirt
track.
Hard cover. 136 pages, 9” by 6”, black and white photos throughout.
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S-833SC Soft Cover
Price: $14.95
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UMBRELLA MIKE:
The True Story of the Chicago Gangster Behind the Indy 500
by Brock Yates
Umbrella Mike is Michael Joseph Boyle, the corrupt leader of
Chicago’s most powerful union and on friendly terms with Al Capone.
Umbrella Mike was one of the few who could afford the luxury of
racing during the hardship of the Depression. In 1937, dogged by
adverse publicity and a barrage of disasters, the prestigious
Vanderbilt Cup was held on Long Island. This book remarkably
chronicles the dramatic events that unfolded during this most
controversial of races — pitting against one another a Nazi poster
child, a German-hating Swiss, and the brilliant American underdog
who has a trick or two up his sleeve.
Soft cover
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S-834
Price: $40.00
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Rodger Ward: Superstar of
American Racing's Golden Age
by Mike O’Leary
For a generation of racing fans, and for racing history buffs to
this day, Rodger Ward embodies the post-war era of open wheel racing
in the United States. In Wards day, drivers didn’t specialize, they
raced every chance they got, so he competed in Mexican road races,
the Monza Race of Two Worlds, Grand Prix (Formula 1), and he even
won a AAA stock car points title.
He raced from 1948-1966 and he was inducted into the Motorsports
Hall of Fame in 1992. He died in 2004 at age 83.
Hard cover, 160 pages S-834 Price $40.00
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S-808
Price: $25.00
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NEVER LOOK BACK
by Johnnie Parsons with
Gary Delph and Charles C Bolton
In this new book, Johnnie Parsons reveals his innermost thoughts as
he competed against the very best racing drivers in the world during
one of auto racing’s most dangerous eras.
A great insight into the
life and thoughts of “An Auto Racing Champion” with special insights
from Johnnie’s friends and competitors and the story of “the trip
around the world in 80 delays” by IMS historian, Donald Davidson.
Hard cover, 256 pages, 92 photos
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S-663
Price: $30.00
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The Iron Duke
by George
Peters
George and Barbara Peters’ energetic new historical racing book
details the incredible career of Duke Nalon, 1934-1954.
Nalon was
just as big as they come in midgets, sprinters, and champ cars. He
won several AAA titles and capped his career with a 100 mile midget
win at Terra Haute.
The Iron Duke’s most infamous laps, however,
were behind the wheel of the ultra-powerful, man-eating Novi entries
at Indy. He snatched the pole position twice, took home a third, and
lived through it. Duke Nalon was the best record of any of the Novi
chauffeurs.
Soft cover, 270 pages – vintage photography throughout
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S-700
Price: $29.95
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EDDIE SACHS, The Clown Prince
By Denny Miller
The Life and Times of one of the World’s Greatest
Drivers, Eddie Sachs. Over 600 pages filled with racing memories,
remarkable photography, and humorous stories about a guy who talked
his way into the cockpit...and into history.
Soft Cover
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S-648
Price: $30.00
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HERK Hurtubise
By Bob Gates
"Open Wheel" feature writer, Bob Gates, has captured dramatically
the complex life of Jim Hurtubise, the ultra-popular roadster era
racer known as Hercules.
It was Herk who was Indy's most sensational rookie, who made the
greatest ever comeback in racing following savage burns, who ended
the Offy domination in sprinters with his Chevy, who tamed the
powerful NOVI, and who challenged the establishment with the most
publicized protest in the history
of Indianapolis.
Hardbound - 296 pages - black and white photography
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S-646
Price: $29.95
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ALONG FOR THE RIDE
by Dorie Sweikert
This is a brand new release of one of the most unusual motorsports
books ever written.
Dorie Sweikert tells the poignant story of the
amazing life of her Indy-winning husband, Bob Sweikert and his
violent death at Salem, Indiana.
It is a haunting look at racing’s
most dangerous era.
Hard cover, 5 ¾” x 8 ¾” , 224 pages, 2 dozen plus black & white
photos
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S-600
Price: $35.00
(Hard Cover)
S-605
Price: $27.50
(Soft Cover)
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VUKOVICH
by Bob Gates
This is an inspiring but painfully tragic tale of Indy’s greatest
driver and the two generations of his family following him to the
famous “Brickyard”.
In 320 pages, packed with 260 photos (72 in
color), the book covers this amazing American racing family from Vukie’s early post-war exploits to Bill III’s death in a sprint car
in 1990.
Hard Cover and Soft
Cover Versions
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S-228
Price: $19.95
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Jack Arute's Tales from the Indy 500
By Jack Arute with Jenna Fryer,
foreword by A.J. Foyt
On his very first trip to The
Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Jack realized just how
special Indy was and how he wanted to somehow be a part
of it. Arute eventually made that dream come true through
his job as pit reporter for ABC Sports.
From his initial
fear of approaching A.J. Foyt in the garage as a cub
reporter to waiting out Gil de Ferran's tears after
he won the 87th running of the Indy 500, "Jackie"
has seen it all.
Hard cover, 6” x 8.5”,
173 pages.
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S-166-B
Price: $32.50
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Barney Oldfield—The
Life and Times of America’s Legendary Speed King
by William F. Nolan
This book is
the only title ever devoted to Barney Oldfield, the
man who got his start at the turn of the century racing
Ford’s 999 and winning the Manufacturers’
Challenge Cup, at Grosse Pointe, Michigan, on October
25, 1902. He raced his cars against planes and played
chicken with trains, barnstormed the county fairs, and
brawled in saloons. He was the first man to go faster
than a-mile-minute on a dirt oval. He set records at
the dirt tracks and on the beach, raced the road courses
and circled the banked board and brick tracks with the
fastest of the era.
In this full-bodied, colorful account,
William F. Nolan superbly recreates the flavor and raw
tempo of early-day America when Barney Oldfield was
called the Speed King of the World.
Cloth cover, 6x9, 232 pages,
40 pages of photos, 112 black & white photos
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S-86
Price: $22.50
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Safe At Any Speed
By Ed Watson & Jim Russell
The great double
career of Joie Chitwood. This book has more racing history
than most racing books and you get the story of America's
oldest thrill show to boot.
256 pages, 175
photos
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