Mickey Thompson: The Lost Story of the Original Speed King in His Own Words - Rilegato

Madigan, Tom

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ISBN 10: 0760365997 ISBN 13: 9780760365991

Casa editrice: Motorbooks, 2019

Riassunto

Mickey Thompson offers a now-impossible (Thompson and his wife were murdered in 1988) first-person telling of the legendary racer and motorsport impresario&;s high-speed life, from his earliest days through the height of his competition exploits on drag strips, at Bonneville, the Indy 500, Baja, and more&;complemented by some 200 rare images culled from family archives, the NHRA museum, and the collections of friends and fellow racers.

Four decades after his tragic death, Mickey Thompson&;s name and accomplishments remain legendary among motorsports and automotive enthusiasts. Thompson did it all on four wheels: land-speed racing, drag racing, off-road, NASCAR, Indianapolis&;anything involving speed. Armed with a restless mind and a keen business sense, Thompson moved from success to success.

In the early 1970s, motorsports writer (and former drag racer) Tom Madigan and Thompson embarked on a project to write the latter&;s autobiography. After two years, extensive interviews, and a near-finished manuscript the whole enterprise fell apart for a number of reasons. Type-written sheets, neatly stacked, were boxed, stored, and mostly forgotten.

Mickey Thompson: The Untold Story of the Original Speed King is that never-published work&;an amazing biographical artifact from what many consider the golden age of automotive racing.

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L'autore:

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' 2019 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.

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• Editore: Motorbooks
• Data di pubblicazione: 2019
• ISBN 10: 0760365997
• ISBN 13: 9780760365991
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 240