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S-90
Original Price: $40.00
Sale Price: $29.95
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Kurtis-Kraft Midget –
A
Genealogy of Speed
By Bill Montgomery
This book contains
over 20 years of research on the history of the famous
midget racecars.
The histories of over 250 K.K. Midgets,
190 chassis serial numbers. Explores the mysteries surrounding
the most famous production racecar from its inception
in 1945 until the company was sold in 1953.
Hard cover, 450
photos, 224 pages,
8 1/4" x 9 1/4".
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S-83
Original Price: $15.00
Sale Price: $11.95
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Tattersall – The
Legend
By Ed Watson & Dennis Newlyn
The story of
USAC Midget Champion
Bob Tattersall and the legend he
created
for thirteen years in Australia.
Bob won 50%
of the races he participated in "Down Under"
and was one of racing's truly colorful characters.
Soft cover, 256 pages,
56 pages
of photos.
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S-145
Original Price: $20.00
Sale Price: $11.95
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The Bill
Schindler Story
By Nat Kleinfield
Mere words can
never be equal to the task of doing justice to the career
of the amazing Bill Schindler.
His exploits on the speedways
of the nation, from the midgets to championship cars,
speak for themselves. The loss of a leg would have depressed
any less determined man, but to Bill Schindler it was
a challenge.
He faced it and won, then went on to meet
the best drivers in the nation, winning over them on
their own grounds, giving no quarter and accepting none.
Soft cover, 128 pages,
48 pages
of photos.
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S-1022
Price: $24.95
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SMALL CARS, BRAVE HEARTS; Midget Auto Racing in Northern Ohio,
1935-1950
by Ron Pollock
Takes the reader from the first midget auto race in 1935 at Toledo,
Ohio, to the last attempted weekly racing at the Canfield Speedway
in 1950.
Predominant tracks covered are Ft. Miami, Sportsman Park, Canfield,
and Akron Rubber Bowl, and drivers like Duane Carter, Al Bonnell,
Mel Hansen, Ralph Pratt, Paul Russo, Ronney Householder and many
others.
Hard cover, 226 pp, over 425 B&W photos, most of which have never
been published.
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S-926
Price: $69.95
Special Price:
$49.95
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Indoors! A History of West Coast Indoor Midget Racing
by Tom Motter
Tom Motter’s complete history of indoor midget racing on the West
Coast covers racing at the Oakland Exposition Building from
1949-1968, as well as at the San Jose Fairgrounds, the San Francisco
Cow Palace, and the Sonoma County Fairgrounds in Santa Rosa.
In all, 30 years of the loudest, most exciting, close-up and wildly
crashing midget racing the West had ever seen.
Hardcover, 208 pages, over 200 black and white photos.
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S-912
Price: $49.95
S-912
+ S-913 Package
Price: $79.95
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One Tough Circuit– Midget Racing in America’s Heartland
by Bill Hill
This very special book was out of print, reprinted, and now only a
few copies are left before it will be gone forever. Meticulous
researched over many years, it chronicles the rich history of midget
racing in the Midwest, with a focus on Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska,
and Oklahoma from the 1930s up to the mid-‘90s.
Over 60 drivers, choice machinery, and selected race events are
highlighted in 352 pages, with 382 black and white photos printed on
heavy stock.
This and the companion volume, Decades of Daring, are
collectors’ items.
Special offer: Buy both of these wonderful books for $79.95.
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S-913
Price: $49.95
S-912
+ S-913 Package
Price: $79.95
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Decades of Daring – Midget Racing in the Rocky Mountains
by Bill Hill
Relish tales of the midget racing clubs that roamed the Rockies
including the RMMRA, CARC, CMRA, AAA and USAC. Encounter one of
racing’s best-kept secrets, the highly competitive Utah midget
circuit. Revisit Lakeside Speedway with stopovers at Englewood and
Merchants Park, as well. Sojourn to the tracks in Grand Junction,
Colorado Springs, Pueblo, and many more.
Meet the speedsters who ravaged the Rockies during the daring
decades of the 1930s through the mid-1970s.
This beautiful coffee-table quality book is printed on 384 glossy
pages and includes 490 black and white vintage photos, 72 racer
biographies.
This and the companion volume, One Tough Circuit, are
collectors’ items.
Special offer: Buy both of these wonderful books for $79.95.
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S-296
Price: $29.95
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Midget Chassis Technology
by
Steve Smith & Wally Pankratz
A brand new book for both dirt and asphalt midgets.
Includes: Complete
chassis setup and alignment, suspension systems, coil-overs and
torsion bars, spring selection, chassis tuning with shock absorbers,
tires – selection, grooving, reading, scaling and weight
distribution, adjusting the chassis to track conditions, and
identifying and solving handling problems.
Includes Ford
Focus midgets as well.
Soft cover.
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S-722
Price: $29.95
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Smoke, Sand & Rubber: A Former Racer's Tale of Colorful Drivers,
Unique Cars, and Forgotten Speedways
by Mel Anthony
Between these covers lies a glimpse into the daring West Coast
midget racers who led an early era in auto racing. Author Mel
Anthony discloses first-hand Northwest auto racing history, from the
1930's through the 1950's.
Learn how hazardous midget racing was in the beginning. Read how
some were attracted to this risky business. Mel tells what it was
like to start his first race in 1946. He raced for ten years with
some of the best drivers to compete in the Northwest and beyond.
224 pages.
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