Dialed In - The Jan Opperman Story

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Author: John Sawyer
Publisher: Veloce Enterprises, Inc.
Category: Book

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Avg. Customer Rating: 3.0 out of 5 stars

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Sales Rank: 798699

Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 164
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.1
Dimensions (in): 8.3 x 5.5 x 0.5

ISBN: 1588500632
Dewey Decimal Number: 796
EAN: 9781588500632
ASIN: 1588500632

Publication Date: September 8, 2006
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Editorial Reviews:

Product Description
We are pleased to announce the VelocePress edition of a book that is acknowledged by many as being a classic auto-racing story. It is filled with passion and pathos, sometimes humorous, sometimes sad. The Jan Opperman Story is one of never giving up and having faith in a divine being. It provides the reader the rare opportunity to peer behind the glamorous facade of auto racing and meet the inner man. The friendship between narrator and author is evident and while much of the book is Jan's own words, John Sawyer has carefully authored them. There is something very special about this book, it almost demands the readers attention and then refuses to let go! From a teenage street fighter, motorcycle flat track racer and California hippie to respected Sprint car driver and Indy 500 racer - Jan Opperman's story is remarkable, entertaining and difficult to put down. Unfortunately, I never got to meet Jan Opperman - I wish I had.

Customer Reviews:

3 out of 5 stars

Christmas Present December 28, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

I bought this book as a Christmas present and slightly disappointed that that was all I got for $30. Only a hundred and twenty some pages and paperback. I'm not sorry I bought the book.

3 out of 5 stars

glad its been reprinted, but the price? August 31, 2007
2 out of 3 found this review helpful

Having grown up in a sprint car family and having seen Jan race, when I saw this book was being reprinted I jumped on it. I've been trying to find this book off and on for the last 20 years. It certainly was an interesting read but at $30.00 for a paperback with smudgy print and typos it is way overpriced. That kind of price should be reserved for hardbacks and glossy pictures.