John Havick
Autore di The Ghosts of NASCAR: The Harlan Boys and the First Daytona 500
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When John Havick's grandfather sold his car to aspiring racecar driver Johnny Beauchamp, the young Havick went to see how the car performed. Falling in love with the sport, he kept scrap-books of newspaper articles and programs tracking the triumphs and defeats of Beauchamp and many other mostra altro successful racers from the town of Harlan, Iowa. After a career teaching public policy at the Georgia Institute of Technology, he revived his interest in the sport and decided to tackle one of its longtime controversies: who really won the inaugural Daytona 500 in 1959? The result of years of research and scores of interviews, this book tells the whole story. Havick lives in Stone Mountain, Georgia. mostra meno
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"Three racers from Harlan, Iowa who competed in the Midwest and specifically in Council Bluffs, Iowa and the Omaha, Nebraska area: Johnny Beauchamp, Dale Swanson, and Tiny Lund."
So much more that just a story of race car drivers, but, their lives, expectations and careers. A tale of Nascar of yesteryear as well as today. Racers of yesterday and today will enjoy this story, I believe. Rather you are new to Nascar or an old Nascar fan, you are sure to enjoy GHOSTS OF NASCAR. I did, and I have to say I am not a race fan frantic. Very educational as well as entertaining. A true treasure for any library. What a joy to read! Well done! Received for an honest review.
RATING: 4
HEAT RATING: NONE
REVIEWED BY: AprilR, Courtesy of My Book Addiction and More
REVIEWED BY: AprilR, courtesy of My Book Addiction and More… (altro)