American Dirt Track Racer
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| Rating | : | 4.94 (562 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0760310173 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 180 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-01-08 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
About the AuthorJoe Scalzo authorsbooks about fast race cars, fast flat-track and Grand Prix motorcycles, and fast and crazy folk. Born in Los Angeles, he is a forever resident of tiny Sierra Madre, California, where for many years he carried the Americanflag in the Fourth of July parade and was a daytime and nighttime smoke-eater and emergency medical technicianin the Sierra MadreVolunteer Fire Department. His previous Motorbooks title was Grand National.
Dirt and Speed Four wheels, body and engine--driver and machine in synchronization with power. The stands were small, the wind stifling and filled with clods which disengrated into dust as the afternoon wore on--the world of dirt track racing at its best. The track was ready for racing when it was as hot as Mama Unser's chili.Nash walked to his pickup from the observer's s. William T. Le Noir said GO FAST AND TURN LEFT !. If you were aroung during this period you will relive the real dirt racers of our past. If you are new to racing and want to see what some of the greats had to drive to survive this book will help.. Dirt track passion Joe Scalzo has a lot of passion for the drivers and cars of American championship dirt racing which is obvious when you open the book. The photos in the book are outstanding even though I have seen some of them before. A lot of good color photos when black and white was much more common for the times. Pretty similar to the Indy roadster book, so if you liked
Foyt, Parnelli Jones, Roger Ward and Bobby Unser for very little monetary reward. This photographic history spans the classic era from 1946 to 1970, featuring vintage photography of the Champ and Sprint cars that were driven by men like A.J. The technologies of the most successful and unusual cars are discussed as are specific races, circuits and some of the more colorful personalities of the period. Midget and track roadsters are also featured, along with period color photography.. One of the most evocative eras in the history of American motorsport was the golden age of dirt-track racing, when hairy-knuckled drivers duked it out in open-wheel racers on half-mile ovals around the country
Born in Los Angeles, he is a forever resident of tiny Sierra Madre, California, where for many years he carried the Americanflag in the Fourth of July parade and was a daytime and nighttime smoke-eater and emergency medical technicianin the Sierra Madre