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American Dirt Track Racer | 
 enlarge | Author: Joe Scalzo
Publisher: Motorbooks
Category: Book
List Price: $39.95
Buy New: $26.45
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Avg. Customer Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 757990
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 180
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.7
Dimensions (in): 10.3 x 10.1 x 0.9
ISBN: 0760310173
Dewey Decimal Number: 629
EAN: 9780760310175
ASIN: 0760310173
Publication Date: December 15, 2001
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Product Description
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. 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. Foyt, Parnelli Jones, Roger Ward and Bobby Unser for very little monetary reward. 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.
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Dirt and Speed August 21, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
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 stand, and removed his sunglasses. Two white circles revealed his eyes in a face black with particles of dirt and rubber. It had been a fine afternoon with the best. For race fans who live near a small dirt track or remember when they dotted the landscape Joe Scalzo's love of racing flows through every page and photograph of "The American Dirt Track Racer." Lets go racing becomes not a phrase but a lifetime. Enjoy every page, every work of this beautiful memorial.
Nash Black, author of "Qualifying Laps" and "Sins of the Fathers."
Dirt track passion April 12, 2002
14 out of 15 found this review helpful
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 that one I can easily recommend this one. This book brought me back to the golden era of dirt tracks with such legends as Troy Ruttman, Jimmy Bryan,Jud Larson,AJ Foyt,Tony Bettenhausen, Unser's, and all the other greats.
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