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S-93SC
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Price: $10.00
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Living Where The Thunder
Hides
Jan Opperman: His Life, His Ministry
By Jack Albinson
Jack and Marie
Albinson worked with Opp on his USCRY program for troubled
youth.
Living Where The Thunder Hides adds to
the Opperman story revealed in Dialed In, Opp's
Diary and Where Eagles Fly, with new photos and
new insights on this man who many considered the greatest
sprint car driver ever.
Soft cover, 128
pages, 65 photos
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S-945
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Win It or Wear It
by Joyce Standridge
WIN IT OR WEAR IT is a headlong rush into the wild world of sprint
cars, the pinnacle of racing on America's dirt tracks. It is a world
without pretense, loaded with hair-raising risk, relentless work,
bleary highway miles, and fleeting moments of glory.
Joyce Standridge profiles the sport, mid-20th century to present,
illustrating it with hundreds of captivating images from drivers’
personal files and many of racing’s foremost photographers.
The soul of WIN IT OR WEAR IT, however, is in the intimate and
heartfelt interviews with some of the most colorful and legendary
characters ever to wheel a sprinter. Hear the memories and share the
laughter with Bobby Allen, Shane Carson, Richard “Gas Man” Griffin,
Johnny Herrera, Hooker Hood, Skip Jackson, Bubby Jones, Lenard
McCarl, Lealand McSpadden, Curt Michael, Lynn Paxton, Daryn Pittman,
Jimmy Sills, Mares Stellfox, Gary Wright, and more.
Foreword by Dick Berggren.
256 pages, 375 B&W photos.
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S-977
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TOMMY HINNERSHITZ, The Life &
Times of An Auto Racing Legend
by Gary Ludwig
A beautifully printed hard cover book with full color dust jacket
photos, 20 pages of inside photos, complete career statistics, and
252 pages of auto-racing history by veteran sportswriter Gary
Ludwig.
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S-998
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Big Car Thunder - More Sprint Cars
on America's Fair Circuits, Vol. ll
By Bob Mays
If you are a
person who can still remember the way a 270 Offy would shake the
grandstand on a qualifying run; if you can remember the glitz and
glamour of the state fair when the big cars were making their annual
run; if you can remember the smell of cotton candy and methanol
mixed together – then you need Big Car Thunder Volume II!
The long-awaited sequel to Big Car Thunder Volume I is out, with
even more sprint cars from America’s Fair circuits. All the great
stars including: Bobby Adamson, Chuck Amati, Buzz Barton, Tom
Bigelow, Jerry Blundy, Shane Carson, Rick Ferkel, Ray Lee Goodwin,
Tim Green, Larry Kirkpatrick, Ed Leavitt, Harold Leep, Jan Opperman,
Jerry Richert, Joe Saldana, Randy Smith, Bill Utz, Earl Wagner,
Gordon Woolley and many, many more are here.
If you are into the old touring clubs such as the Mississippi Valley
Championship Circuit; International Motor Contest Association and
the National Speedways Contest Association, you will love this book.
Plus, as an added bonus, the IMCA Compact Sprint circuit is covered
from beginning to end!
Over 330 pages, 640 photos, deluxe hardcover binding and two
sections of color photographs make Big Car Thunder Volume II a must
have!
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S-647
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Big Car Thunder - Sprints on
America’s Fair Circuits, Vol. 1
By Bob Mays
Big Car Thunder, written by Bob Mays, chronicles some
of the Midwestern fair circuits from 1946 to 1987. Also included is
a special “Hill of Wheels,” column by renowned author and National
Sprint Car Hall of Fame inductee, Bill Hill, and a 15-page color
photo section.
There are more than 400 photos in this 232 page volume.
Some of the stars mentioned in this work include, Emory Collins,
Frank Luptow, Deb Snyder, Bobby Grim, Pete Folse, Buzz Barton,
Johnny White, Harold Leep, Gordon Herring, Grady Wade, Jay Woodside,
Roy Bryant, Jan Opperman, Lonnie Jensen, Lloyd Beckman, Shane
Carson, Jerry Stone, Sammy Swindell, Mike Peters and many others.
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S-929
Price: $25.00
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Racing the Heartland – A History of the Mississippi Valley Auto
Racing Association
by Ken Paulsen
This brand new book is a joy.
It is the complete history – with records – of one of the lesser
known Midwest racing organizations, the MVARA (Mississippi Valley
Auto Racing Association). The group ran big cars/sprinters in eight
Midwestern states from 1946 through 1964, at times challenging the
more formidable IMCA for racing contracts.
Included are nationally known figures such as Jerry Blundy, Tom
Bigelow, Rocky Williams, and Pee Wee Wilson. There are photographs,
racing ads, stories, and race write-ups throughout. At the end is a
painstakingly researched tabulation of the record of each driver and
yearly schedules of races.
Must reading for all open wheel racing history buffs.
Soft cover, 164 pages, over 200 black and white photos and images.
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S-793
Price: $74.95
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Manzanita
Speedway's Desert Thunder - 1981-2005
By Windy McDonald
Windy McDonald’s brand new book picks up
where "Thunder in the Desert" left off.
It covers Manzanita Speedway, all divisions, from 1981-2005.
The book contains 512 pages and includes about 2000 pictures of
racing at this fabled speedway.
Hard cover,
No free shipping
on this very large book.
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S-624
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Thunder in the Desert, a History and Racing
Pictorial of Circle Track Auto Racing in Phoenix, AZ
1909-1980
By Windy McDonald
Long time Manzanita Speedway
announcer Windy McDonald has packed 368 pages with
illustrations, photos, and stories of sprint,
midget, stock car, jalopy and modified racing in
Arizona from 1935-1980. The foreward by Lealand McSpadden, The Tempe Tornado, sets the pace.
Windy takes it from there and spins stories about
Arizona-bred open-wheel greats from Jimmy Bryan to J.J. Yeley. Loaded with statistics and
never-before-published photos, this is a must read
about one of the best, but often overlooked regions
of auto racing history-Arizona, The Valley of the
Sun.
Hard cover, 368 pages.
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S-832
Price: $64.95
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TOW MONEY Volume I
The History of
the United Racing Club , America ’s Oldest Sprint Car Organization
by Buzz Rose
Volume 1 of the History of United Racing Club (URC) from 1948-1977.
The book has a 16 page color section. Forewords by URC champions
Mike McGill and Larry Dixson.
256 pages, hard bound, over 600 photos.
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S-795
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TOW MONEY Volume II
The History of
the United Racing Club , America ’s Oldest Sprint Car Organization
by Buzz Rose
Volume 2 of the History
of United Racing Club (URC) from 1978-2006.
Forewords by URC champions Gary Gollub and Glenn Fitzcharles.
208 pages, hard bound, hundreds of black and white and color photos
and another must-have for the dedicated sprint car fan.
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S-663R
Price: $59.95
On Special: $35.00
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The Rim Riders
by Buzz Rose
The history of the Central States
Racing Association.
They were called the world’s fastest racing circuit. Witness the
famous midwestern
Hi Banks. Ted Horn, Joie Chitwood, Tom Hinnershitz, Everett Saylor,
Red Campbell, and Jim Wilburn were all CSRA stars.
Hard cover, 250 pages, 600 photos and articles.
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S-658
Price: $64.95
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The Kings of
the Hills
by Buzz Rose
This is the sixth book in the series
from Buzz Rose.
The Kings of the Hills is the history of the Midwest AAA-USAC
championship from 1946 through 1960. Racing in the United States was
never more dramatic than on the high banks of the Indiana and Ohio.
Himself a participant, Buzz Rose tells it like it was.
Foreword by
“”Mutt” Anderson and
“Joie” Ray.
Hard cover, 256 pages, 600 photos and articles
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S-193
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Valley County Thunder: The History of
Racing at Ord, Nebraska
By V. Ray Valasek and Bob Mays
Bob Mays has done it again! His spectacular new book covers the
history of racing on dirt at the Valley County Fair, Ord Nebraska.
Working with Ray Valasck, Mays details the big car era and the
midgets before World War I and the midgets, roadsters, and the hard
tops that competed there in the 50’s and 60’s. This book is a must
for any serious fan of open wheel history in the heartland.
Hard cover with hundreds of exceptional black and white photographs.
206 pages.
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S-634
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Eastern Bull Rings 1945-1960
By Buzz Rose
The first book written on the important Eastern Championships.
Complete statistics. Many unpublished photos. 16 pages of color Read
about Ted Horn, Joie Chitwood,Bill Holland, Tom Hinnershitz, Bill
Schindler, John Thomson, Mike Magill, A.J. Foyt and other Bull Ring
stars. Foreword by eastern racing legends Buster Warke and Sam
Traylor.
Special chapter on Williams Grove by East Museum of Motor
Racing’s Joe Heisler.
Edited by Jim Chini.
Hard cover, 600 photographs and articles,
255 pages.
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S-188
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California Hot Shoes: CRA
Sprint Cars from 1955-1970 Volume 1
By Buzz Rose
Buzz Rose has done it again! The former open wheel champion
has now written a truly beautiful volume on the early
history of CRA and its infamous early sprint cars.
The
photography (black and white with some color) is outstanding
and the text brings back the full glory – and
tragedy – of the West Coast open wheel phenomenon.
Everyone is included: Oskie, Hogle, the Morales Brothers,
Parnelli Jones, etc, etc.
Hardcover, 248
pages
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S-237
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The Wingless Warriors,
California
Hot Shoes Vol II
CRA Sprint Cars 1970-1994
By Buzz Rose
This is Volume II of Buzz Rose’s
series on CRA sprint cars and the forward is by Famer
Jimmie Oskie.
This hard bound edition has over 600 photos
and, of the 256 pages, 16 are in color. There are hundreds
of results and two color art reproductions.
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S-920
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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."
Soft cover,
5 1/2" x 8 ½”, 144 pages,
38
black & white photos.
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S-87
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The Bobby, The Babe and Me
By Earl Fabritz
The story of
Herk Edwards tells firsthand how it was to race sprint
cars in California from the 1920s to World War II.
"I
loved it." Ed Watson, Witness Productions.
Hard cover, 128
pages, 40 photos
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