Racing Books

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who are good should brag about it

If you know anything about motor racing, you know Danica Patrick is America's hottest female driver at the moment, commanding attention over her male counterparts nearly every time she races. This photo journal of her life packs in over a hundred images from racing photographer Paul Webb and details her racing background and rise to fame: it's essential for any Danica fan.

Diane C. Donovan
California Bookwatch

It really gives an intimate look into the history of Darlington's early days, begining with the actual consruction of the track! Tons of vintage photos deplict just how different things were back then. What better guide to have than someone that was THERE through it all. Kirkland's photos and stories along with Thompson's writing makes this book a must for any NASCAR fan interested in a comprehensive history lesson on a legedary track.

The photographs are fantastic to show what all is being described in this book. I found the material to be factual and presented in an interesting manner for an elementary student who wishes to write a report on sled dogs or sledogging as a sport. It would also be a good book to learn about sled dogs and their sport. I live in Alaska and follow sled dog activity. I have also written a children's book about a sled dog. The photographs set this book apart from all the others I am familiar with.

This book guides you throught the installation and use of a data logging system. I have read it 3 times and each time, as you get more comfortable with the data, you get more and more out of it. It's written in an easy to understand manner, and is the best book I have found to get a racer started in data logger knowledge and understanding.

My daughter loves this book. She is three and we read it all the time. She is learning about racing and enjoys it alot. We even met Kyle Petty and he signed our copy. He calls it "Austin's book" If you like racing and are a Petty fan it is a good book for your collection. I had a very hard time finding it!

This book,while of a historical nature is a great read. It is factual, but also very personal. With its many interviews and quotes it captures the spirit of the 24 hours. My wife and I were privileged to be a part of 8 of them, so we're well acquainted with the labor, the highs of finishing, and the lows of falling out. All this is captured and well presented in this book. A great addition to any race fan's library!!

and hang out and drink beer, go fishing, and talk uh.. stuff, with my Godfather who was the head mechanic of the best company at the tiny Daytona airport.. At one point on a cigarette run they put me in the car with Fireball and I got to hold the smokes and beer on my lap on the way back from the country store.. I saw a couple of the last beach races from WAY too close, just before the track opened too.

I worked that track many a time later, in the infield, on the apron, doing whatever..

This book has it about right.

Oh there are a few things glossed over, France fanaticism and 'tax free status', and such but over all it's a decent retelling of a odd time in American history that when the cars finally go, will never come again.

This whole series, Images in America is a wonderful frozen moment in time, usually written by some crotchety old local type or matron. The prose is sometimes a little uneven, the pacing often slow, but the WEALTH of data in there is so rich that it's worth enduring..

(btw, later I used to be on a first name basis with female serial killer Eileen Wournos, pick her up thumbing and lived to tell about it!... Makes me the only man alive to ride with Fireball and Eileen.. and they wonder why I moved to the panhandle!)

L.McD.

This is Murray's last book, having passed away earlier this year. If you are a racing fan or otherwise interested in the world of the racetrack and the crazy people who inhabit it, buy this book. It's funny, touching, and all too familiar for those who love the horses. And then buy all of Murray's racing mysteries. This final book is a great read and I hated to see it end. Murray captured what makes a day at the races so special to many of us. One of these days I'll finally get out to Del Mar and hoist a beer and a few losing tickets in Murray's memory. Until then I'm stuck with the great books he wrote. If you love racing, you'll love this book.

One of K.M. Peyton's best, which is saying something. A long and satisfying read, coming-of-age, believable and enthralling. A must for anyone.