Snake vs. Mongoose: How a Rivalry Changed Drag Racing Forever

Madigan, Tom

ISBN 10: 0760334862 / ISBN 13: 9780760334867

Verlag: Motorbooks, 2009

Rear of jacket has a small closed tear near the spine, binding tight, internally clean. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 250309020

Inhaltsangabe:

Don “The Snake” Prudhomme  in his Barracuda.  Tom “The Mongoose” McEwen in his Duster.  The “Snake vs. Mongoose” racing feud had been making headlines long before they got their Funny Cars, but it wasn’t until they made a deal with Mattel that drag racing became the multimillion-dollar business that it is today.  Happily co-opted by Mattel, the rivalry described in Snake vs. Mongoose was nonetheless real.  Author Tom Madigan tells the story from the beginning, when engine builder Ed Donovan, with a nod to “The Jungle Book,” dubbed his driver “The Mongoose”--the one creature who could strike faster than a Snake.  The book chronicles the bad press, the toe-to-toe standoffs, and some of the best races in drag racing history.  And within that story, Madigan captures the transformation of drag racing from the gritty, gut-driven sport of the 60s into the full-fledged money-making machine of our day.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor:

Tom Madigan has been part of the California car culture since the end of World War II. As a journalist, he has covered all kinds of motorsports, but his first love has always been the sport in which he participated: Top Fuel drag racing. Madigan is the author of several books, including Motorbooks’ critically acclaimed Fuel and Guts: The Birth of Top Fuel Drag Racing; Edelbrock: Made in the USA; and Hurricane: The Bob Hannah Story. He resides in Sonora, California, with his extremely patient wife, Darlene.

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Snake vs. Mongoose: How a Rivalry Changed ...
Verlag: Motorbooks
Erscheinungsdatum: 2009
Einband: hardcover
Zustand: Very Good
Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good