The history of sports car racing in the states of Delaware, Maryland, West Virginia and Washington DC in the 1950s and 1960s has long been talked of but never thoroughly documented until now. This...
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The history of sports car racing in the states of Delaware, Maryland, West Virginia and Washington DC in the 1950s and 1960s has long been talked of but never thoroughly documented until now. This is a story of a period when sports car drivers such as Jim Kimberly, Charlie Hayes, and Dick Thompson competed mainly for tin cups and glory on civil airport runways and private tracks before the age of professionalism took hold. They drove mainly European cars, Alfa Romeos, Allards, Austin-Healeys, Coopers, Elvas, Ferraris, Jaguars, Listers, Lotus, Maseratis, Porsches, and the American Scarabs, now highly valued by avid collectors. The histories of these cars are of great interest, and many are mentioned in this book by chassis number which will aid research by interested owners. A chapter begins with a synopsis of the activity in each year and is followed by details descriptions of the races. There is a comprehensive index, and the book is profusely illustrated with period photographs.
Thanks to the help of the Washington DC Region of the SCCA, and many of its individual members and enthusiasts, the author has, over the past three years, managed to uncover an amount of documented and photographic material. It enables the author to relate ten years of Mid-Atlantic motor racing history from 1953 through to the end of 1962 in this book.
Thanks to the help of the Washington DC Region of the SCCA, and many of its individual members and enthusiasts, the author has, over the past three years, managed to uncover an amount of documented and photographic material. It enables the author to relate ten years of Mid-Atlantic motor racing history from 1953 through to the end of 1962 in this book.
Product specification
Binding
Hardback with slipcase
Pages
392
ISBN / EAN
9781854432636
Publisher
Languages
English
Publication date
02/2015
Colour illustrations
569
Dimensions
24 x 33 x 4 cm
Additional information
Book type or Series
Racing
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