Racing Books

With "Checkered Flag Cooking: An Insider's Guide To Tailgating At The Races", Kent Whitaker has combined his passion for great cooking with his passion for race car events to produce an impressive collection of recipes ideal for tailgate dining, grilling, and race-day cookouts. Far more than just assemble of burger and rib recipes, Checkered Flag Cooking features dishes suitable for breakfasts, appetizers, includes dips and sauces, as well as beverages. Enhanced with profiles and photos of drivers, crew members, fans and officials, Checkered Flag Cooking also features "Top Ten Foods for Tailgating; "Racing Words Ya Gotta Know"; and a "Guide to Racing Flags. From Easy Breakfast Burritos to Zip-Close Messy Omelets; from Mini Pizzas to Smoked Sausage Bites; from Cajun Butter Grilled Shrimp to Mushroom Beef and Noodles; from Pancake Mix Cookie Bars to Peanut Butter Brownie Sandwiches, Checkered Flag Cooking is a "must" for anyone wanting to dine with delight and diversity as a part of their competition car racing experience.

I loved this audio version of the book. I had already read the book and learned so much about the Indy 500 as a result. The audio version is special because The introduction is read by Tony George, followed by a humerous foreward by Johnny Rutherford, and a portion is read by Tom Binford. It really brings the book to life.

It was the birth of a new Grand Prix car, the March 701, to be driven by defending World Champ Jackie Stewart and arch rival, former Ferrari driver, Chris Amon. This is just a small flavor for what was a watershed book for the "tell all" tomes to come. Ted Simon spent an entire year with the Grand Prix circus and the result is a book which has yet to be equaled today. If your interest lies in the older days of Grand Prix racing, this book is for you. At times, it almost reads like a work of fiction. Then again, the characters of the early seventies racing are no longer seen in our super sanitized 90's. You will read this over and over again.

A great book for every Chevrolet racing fan. Full of secret items and true stories of Chevrolet's behind the scenes involvement in racing when the AMA ban on manufacturer involvement was in place. Plenty of amusing characters from the early days of racing. Highly recommended.

This book will help you regain your faith in children and respect for their games. It has been the cornerstone of my work for twenty years. It should not be out of print. Accurate, honest, direct observations of children at play, without the constraints of adult supervision, outside the boundaries of their playgrounds.

Upon completion of reading the book "The Christian Training Steps of Riding", I feel exhilarated, renewed and strengthened to press on in my walk with Christ! I am now more eager than ever to proceed in the barn ministry that the Lord has laid upon my heart. As a Christian who has been all over the board in my 51 years of life, ranging from simple childhood faith, moving then into New Age, out of that and onto relying on self only and now, finally, into completely accepting Jesus as my one and only Savior, it is quite refreshing to read the author's spirit-filled words with her unparalleled gift of applying sound Biblical scripture incorporated with horse training with the training scales. This book will touch lives in all walks, horses or no horses. I not only plan on using it in my barn as a foundation on a daily basis, but also feel compelled to get it in the hands of everyone that enters for their own reading. Working with Missouri Foxtrotters, a breed that is susceptible to abuse by both trainers and riders, I am in hopes that it will change this mindset as they read this book, so straightforwardly and eloquently written by this author, so they might treat these lovely animals with love and respect. It is my prayer that this book will be in all barns as well as outside of barns, as to present a calmness to this chaotic world through the Truth that this book contains. Thank you so much for your humble dedication you have obviously put forth into the writing of this book!

Terri Odor, Springfield, Missouri
Owner and barn manager of "Jesus is in the Barn!", LLC
www.JesusIsInTheBarn.com

Good book for anyone that is just getting into racing. Lots of questions answered.

This is another great title from a publisher in England known for selecting unique topics. Their works certainly fill a much needed void in whatever the chosen topic. Diehard sports car and F-1 fans will remember Cliff Allison, and thankfully the author has pieced together Cliff's life so that we can all finally share in his successes and too frequent hurts. As with so many of his generation of drivers, Cliff suffered rather serious injuries in any number of accidents. He also, according to the book, felt some misgivings about racing in general and the "what-ifs" after his career was cut short. As with so many drivers, certain rides and "breaks" came at the wrong time. It was refreshing to read how he mellowed in his later years and started partaking in vintage events and bathing in much-earned thanks from his many fans. Thanks Veloce for the umpteenth time for bringing to print another great book on the golden era of motor sport.

This was a cool exciting book about a young jockey getting threatening phone calls. It also tells a little about her dog. This is a book that all horse lovers, racing fans, and mystery seekers should read.

Really exciting to read. Constant adventure! I am in love with the horses and unicorns in this book. They can talk! Alea is a great author and is only a teenager!