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S-648
Original Price: $30.00
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HERK Hurtubise
By Bob Gates
"Open Wheel" feature writer, Bob Gates, has captured dramatically
the complex life of Jim Hurtubise, the ultra-popular roadster era
racer known as Hercules.
It was Herk who was Indy's most sensational rookie, who made the
greatest ever comeback in racing following savage burns, who ended
the Offy domination in sprinters with his Chevy, who tamed the
powerful NOVI, and who challenged the establishment with the most
publicized protest in the history
of Indianapolis.
Hardbound - 296 pages - black and white photography
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S-600
Original Price: $35.00
(Hard Cover)
Sale Price: $20.95
S-605
Original Price: $27.50
(Soft Cover)
Sale Price: $14.95
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VUKOVICH
by Bob Gates
This is an inspiring but painfully tragic tale of Indy’s greatest
driver and the two generations of his family following him to the
famous “Brickyard”.
In 320 pages, packed with 260 photos (72 in
color), the book covers this amazing American racing family from Vukie’s early post-war exploits to Bill III’s death in a sprint car
in 1990.
Hard Cover and Soft
Cover Versions
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S-91
Original Price: $20.00
Sale Price: $9.95
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Speedway Photos
By Bob Sheldon
Bob
Sheldon's photo album. All photos with captions.
This book is like having
your own photo album of over 70 racetracks from the
1930s to the 60s. Big Cars, Midgets, Stock Cars and
Indy, with some coverage of the TQs & Crosley races
in the Chicago area.
Hard cover, 144 pages,
7 1/4" x 9 1/4",
Over 250 photos
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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-93SC
Original
Price: $10.00
Sale Price: $8.95
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Living Where The Thunder
Hides
Jan Opperman: His Life, His Ministry
By Jack Albinson
Jack and Marie
Albinson worked with Opp on his USCRY program for troubled
youth.
Living Where The Thunder Hides adds to
the Opperman story revealed in Dialed In, Opp's
Diary and Where Eagles Fly, with new photos and
new insights on this man who many considered the greatest
sprint car driver ever.
Soft cover, 128
pages, 65 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-808
Original Price: $25.00
Sale Price: $11.95
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NEVER LOOK BACK
by Johnnie Parsons with
Gary Delph and Charles C Bolton
In this new book, Johnnie Parsons reveals his innermost thoughts as
he competed against the very best racing drivers in the world during
one of auto racing’s most dangerous eras.
A great insight into the
life and thoughts of “An Auto Racing Champion” with special insights
from Johnnie’s friends and competitors and the story of “the trip
around the world in 80 delays” by IMS historian, Donald Davidson.
Hard cover, 256 pages, 92 photos
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S-618
Regular Price: $19.95
Special Purchase
Sale Price: $9.95
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Tim Richmond - The Fast Life and Remarkable Times of
NASCAR's
Top Gun
By David Poole
Richmond's star was bright, but
its light went out too soon. As he neared stock car
racing's zenith, Richmond's life took a tragic turn.
A man who thrived on the affection he felt from
those who enjoyed watching him compete spent his
final months almost completely shut off from that
world.
Tim Richmond: The Fast Life and Remarkable Times of
NASCAR's Top Gun tells the memorable story of a
born racer and how he raced headlong through life
with the throttle wide open and his wheels burning
rubber at almost every turn.
Hardcover 6” x 9”, 200 pages
8 page black and
white photo insert
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S-657
Price: $19.95
Special Purchase
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Donnie Allison: As I Recall...
by Donnie
Allison with Jimmy Creed
Donnie Allison was always the "other" brother of the famous NASCAR
racing duo.
Overshadowed by Bobby, Donnie often did not get his due
for being an outstanding racer in his own right.
Many stories make
the rounds about Donnie Allison and often when they are re-told, the
circumstances aren’t related the way Donnie recalls them. That’s why
he wanted to do a book. "I’ve got lots of stories to tell, and I
want to tell them the way I remember them," Donnie says. Now he’s
done just that.
Hard cover, 192 pages, 8-page photo insert
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S-172
Price: $29.95
Includes
CD
Special Purchase
Sale Price: $14.95
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Bobby Allison – A Racer's
Racer
By Bobby Allison with Tim
Packman
Bobby
Allison, one of NASCAR's 50 greatest drivers, the 1983
Winston Cup Series champion and tied (so they say) for
third on the all-time win list at 84 victories, is a
true legend of the sport. Bobby is a self-made
legend--not much ever was handed to him that he didn't
earn through talent and determination.
This book is a
collection of his favorite stories and happenings that
occurred during his illustrious career. And, the best
part about all these stories is they are all told in his
own words. When Bobby Allison tells a story, people stop
and listen. If you're looking for a smile or laugh from
a true racing legend, then this book is for you.
Includes a
companion audio CD of Allison interviews and great
moments from his career.
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S-179
Price was: $19.95
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STIMULUS SPECIAL
Regularly $19.95
This holiday
season $14.95
BUGSY! — The Life and
Times
of Bugs Stevens, three-time NASCAR
National Modified Champion
By Bones Bourcier
Modified fans
everywhere know the legendary name Bugsy Stevens, and
his amazing story has at last been told. Whether tooling
around the tiny bull rings in Texas while in the service,
or driving the famous NASCAR ovals nearer his Massachusetts
home, or competing on the high banks of Daytona International,
Bugsy Stevens did it all with the skill of a seasoned
professional and the merriment of a Saturday night beer
hall.
Stevens’ perspective is profound and touching,
as he deals deeply with issues such as racing ethics,
driving styles, track types, and even the deaths of
so many of his buddies. Told to his friend Bones Bourcier,
an internationally acclaimed motorsports journalist.
232 pages, over 150 photos
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S-2X
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$23.95
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$16.95
STEADY EDDIE!
Memories of
Ed Flemke
Modified Racing’s Fastest Professor
Edited &
annotated by
Bones Bourcier
Rivals, teammates, friends, and family members
recall one of America’s most influential
short-trackers, a man who won hundreds of features
in modified racing’s glory days.
Contributors include NASCAR Cup winners Pete
Hamilton and Ron Bouchard, legendary team owner
Junie Donlavey, modified icons Gene Bergin and Bob
Judkins, broadcaster/promoter Jack Arute, and many
more!
Bones Bourcier is the author of acclaimed
biographies on Tony Stewart, Richie Evans, and Bugsy
Stevens; Steady Eddie promises to be another
classic!
Soft cover, black and white photos,
256 pages
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S-185
Price was: $35.95
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The History of America's Speedways,
Past & Present
By Allan Brown
This 850 page, library
quality book lists over 8,000 racing facilities that
have existed since the first automobile. Besides data
on active and defunct tracks from the famous to the
obscure, there is information about various names, track
sizes, surfaces and the years the tracks operated.
There
are over 700 photos spread out through out the book,
which covers dirt, paved, and wood tracks along with
road courses and drag racing facilities. This is a fabulous
resource for any serious racing enthusiast.
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S-819
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SuperSpecial: $29.95
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50 YEARS: OSWEGO SPEEDWAY INTERNATIONAL
CLASSICby
George Caruso Jr.,
with Carol D. Haynes
This 400-page hard bound book relives all 50 Oswego Speedway
International Classics, including Sept. 3 2006, the oldest, most
prestigious supermodified race in the country.
Hundreds and hundreds of black and white photos plus 32 pages of
full color Classic memories.
A must for any collector!
Hard cover.
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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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V-890
Price: $19.95
Special Price:
$9.95
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MIDWESTERN MUDSLINGING
An inside and in-depth documentary on dirt tracking in the Midwest
that follows several drivers through the 2006 and 2007 racing
seasons. Midwestern Mudslinging features a variety of camera angles
that deliver spectacular footage, taking the viewer inside the cars
and trackside.
Observe both the
fierce competition and hard work behind the scenes, whether in
sprint cars, late models, IMCA mods, or street and hobby stocks.
This is a DVD for
all racing fans who love the grit, glory, and drama of the dirt.
DVD, color,
60 minutes
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S-839
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WHERE
STARS ARE BORN – Celebrating 25
Years of NASCAR Weekly Racing
by Paul Schaefer
The first book ever on the short
track heroes who became NASCAR
Weekly Series national champions
– stars like Larry Phillips, the
Kosiski brothers, and Ted
Christopher, tracing their
challenges and triumphs on dirt
and asphalt ovals across the
country.
Also includes a chapter listing
the drivers voted by the media
as the All-Time Top 25 drivers
in Weekly Series history,
including Richie Evans, who is
still considered the greatest
asphalt Modified driver in
NASCAR history.
Stories, photos, and 25-year
Top-10 race records for each
region.
Soft cover, 176 pages, 100+
photos.
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S-109
Price Was: $29.95
Now Reduced: $15.00
(Soft Cover)
S-109-1
Price Was: $44.95
Now Reduced: $24.50
(Hard Cover)
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A History of Oakland Stadium
1946-1955
By Tom Motter
Tom Mottor has written a captivating book replete with rare photos
that bring Oakland Stadium’s rich history back to life. The
chapters record the Stadium’s events featuring Big Cars, Sprints,
Midgets, Roadsters, and Hardtops.
Soft cover, Smythe-sewn binding, with over 200 black and
white photos.
Also available in hard cover.
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S-134
Price Was: $29.95
Now Reduced: $15.00
(Soft Cover)
S-134-1
Price Was: $44.95
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A History of the Oakland Speedway
1931-1941
By Tom Motter
The book covers
the history of the Oakland Speedway, a one-mile, banked
dirt track built in Oakland California in 1931. The track
was the site of AAA National Championship races (Indy
cars and stars) from 1931 until 1936 when the AAA pulled
out of the West Coast. It was known as the "fastest
dirt track in the Nation".
Chapters cover all races
at the Speedway including Indy Cars, Big Cars, Stock Cars,
Midgets, Roadsters and Motorcycles.
More than 200 beautiful
black and white photos, most in full 8" x 10"
size, many never before published!
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S-810
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Price: $39.95
SuperSpecial: $23.95
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DAREDEVILS OF
THE
FRONTIER
By Keith Herbst
Coastal 181 is extremely proud to have worked so closely with Keith
Herbst to publish this title before he died in June 2009. It is a
beautiful hardcover book, painstakingly researched – a treasure
trove of stories, stats and photos for any midget enthusiast.
Keith Herbst chronicles
The Daredevils—a unique breed of Eastern
and Midwestern race car drivers who met
regularly on the common ground of the
Niagara Frontier to test their mettle.
Daredevils is a visual remembrance of
the excitement and the thrills these
drivers provided to record-breaking
crowds of race fans in the turbulent
1940s and 1950s.
Hardcover, est. 250 pages with
over 400 photographs.
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S-663R
Price: $59.95
On Special: $35.00
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The Rim Riders
by Buzz Rose
The history of the Central States
Racing Association.
They were called the world’s fastest racing circuit. Witness the
famous midwestern
Hi Banks. Ted Horn, Joie Chitwood, Tom Hinnershitz, Everett Saylor,
Red Campbell, and Jim Wilburn were all CSRA stars.
Hard cover, 250 pages, 600 photos and articles.
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S-947
Regular Price:
$37.00
Limited Quantity now
Available at $29.95!
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SOUTHERN SUPERMODIFIEDS
and
Other Early Racers
by Gerald Hodges
Veteran syndicated racing journalist and former supermodified owner
Gerald Hodges refers to his book as the “reference bible for early
Southern racers.” Stories from tracks such as Mobile, Five Flags,
Gulf Coast, Speedbowl, Lakeview and Boyd’s – and of hot shoes like
Armond Holley, Rat Lane, Wayne Niedecken, Red Farmer, Rod Perry, and
Hooker Hood fill the book.
A must read for any supermodified enthusiast. Cool period
photography too.
Soft cover, 320 pp, 309 B&W photos.
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