Mickey Thompson
Motorbooks (Verlag)
978-0-7603-6599-1 (ISBN)
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Mickey Thompson offers a now-impossible 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 100 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 Lost Story of the Original Speed King in His Own Words is that never-published work—an amazing biographical artifact from what many consider the golden age of automotive racing.
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.
Preface
Foreword by ALEX XYDIAS
SID COLLINS Remembers Mickey Thompson
Introduction: THE STORY WITHIN THE STORY
1 THE QUEST FOR SPEED BEGINS
2 GROWING UP TOUGH IN A HARD WORLD
3 QUARTER-MILE MAYHEM
4 BENDING RULES AND PUSHING LIMITS
5 FAST TIMES AT BONNEVILLE
6 THE BEST OF TIMES, THE WORST OF TIMES
7 THE DRIVER AND THE DRIVEN
8 ¡VIVA MÉXICO!
9 THE BUSINESS OF MICKEY
10 ALWAYS INNOVATING
EPILOGUE: Challenger II Redux
About the Author
Acknowledgments
Index
| Erscheinungsdatum | 11.12.2019 |
|---|---|
| Vorwort | Alex Xydias |
| Zusatzinfo | 150 color & b-w photos |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 216 x 254 mm |
| Themenwelt | Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte |
| Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Motor- / Rad- / Flugsport | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-7603-6599-7 / 0760365997 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-7603-6599-1 / 9780760365991 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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