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S-1174
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Sprint Car Salvation
by Dave
Argabright
Based
on the acclaimed “Best of Times” series in Sprint Car & Midget
Magazine, Dave Argabright has authored a full-length novel that
details the journey of fictional sprint car racer Jimmy Wilson and
the Ellison Special sprint car.
Capturing the very essence
of the sport, Sprint Car Salvation takes you on the
action-packed and emotional journey of an aspiring sprint car driver
in the 1970s. Along the way you’ll experience the joys, heartache,
and danger that lurks at every corner of the sport. And the people
you’ll meet! These pages are filled with the colorful, interesting,
eccentric and memorable people who make sprint car racing go round.
This first volume contains the first “season” of the “Best
of Times” series, plus extensive additional content throughout.
Hardcover, 240 pages.
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S-1176
Price: $49.95
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THE OFFY KILLER: Chet Wilson - The Man
Behind The Legend
by Donna
Wilson
With
Lloyd Ruby at the wheel of his Ford V8-60, Kansan Chet Wilson first
gained national recognition in the mid-1950s when National Speed
Sport News dubbed his midget the “Fastest Ford in the Country.”
This success eventually propelled Wilson into the sprint car
arena, where in 1956 he developed and utilized the first
Chevrolet-powered V-8 in a sprint car. Thus began the IMCA Offy vs.
Chevy battle for dominance, earning the car its now famous nickname,
“The Offy Killer.”
Notable Wilson drivers included “Mac”
McHenry, Cotton Musick, Lloyd Ruby, Frank Lies, Walt McWhorter,
Harold Leep, Al Chamberlain, Jud Larson, Gordon Woolley, and Grady
Wade.
The book includes a special introduction by noted
racing historian Bob Mays entitled “The Mighty Mouse Lives,” as well
as personal letters and tributes, articles and publications, and
photo gallery.
Donna Wilson has produced a loving and
intimate portrait of her father, whom Bob Mays calls “one of the
true visionaries of the sport of auto racing whose presence is being
felt today.”
Hard cover coffee-table quality, B&W and color
photos, 240 pages.
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S-1142
Price: $29.95
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Still Wide Open, Second
Edition
by Brad
Doty and Dave Argabright
After being out-of-print for several
years, the "Second Edition" of Still Wide Open is available again!
“Enhanced and Expanded” is the theme of this volume…it contains the
entire text of the original 1999 release, PLUS two new chapters that
bring you up-to-date with Brad. There is also a brand new cover, an
exciting new look, color photos, and a complete index!
Brad
Doty’s story remains one of the most inspiring and powerful in all
motorsports. He soared to the pinnacle of sprint car stardom, only
to be cut down in a devastating 1988 crash. A spinal injury stole
his ability to walk, but as this heartfelt and critically-acclaimed
volume attests, couldn’t diminish his will to live. Foreword by
Steve Kinser, along with insightful words from Ron Shuman, Bruce
Ellis, Ed Haudenschild, Laurie Doty, and the late Paul Wilson.
Hard cover, 288 pages,
including 32 pages of color and b/w photographs.
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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-998
Price: $59.95
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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
Price: $49.95
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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
On Special: $19.95
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Racing the Heartland – A History of the Mississippi Valley Auto
Racing Association
by Ken Paulsen
This 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-795
Price: $64.95
SuperSpecial: $29.95
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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
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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
Price: $59.95
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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
Price: $59.95
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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
Price: $59.95
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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
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."
Soft cover,
5 1/2" x 8 ½”, 144 pages,
38
black & white photos.
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