Motor Racing at Nassau in the 1950s & 1960s

Terry O'Neil (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

96 Seiten

2008
Veloce (Verlag)
978-1-84584-198-0 (ISBN)

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A collection of images that complements the descriptive account of the larger book, The Bahamas Speed Weeks. It conveys in pictures the roller-coaster story of the eclectic mix of people and their cars, that came to Nassau to enjoy each other’s company at the end of the motor racing season in America.

Motor Racing at Nassau focuses on the vision of one man, Captain Sherman ‘Red' Crise, and his quest to bring motor racing to the Bahamas. From its stuttering start in 1954, his event rapidly developed in stature to become the most important and prestigious sports car event on the race calendar other than World Championship events. The races started in the mid-1950s and continued for thirteen years, and are described by many commentators as the ‘Golden Age' of motor racing, where internationally acclaimed drivers attended Nassau to mix with the many amateur racers from America and enjoy the sun, parties and racing. For many drivers, the social scene was as important as the racing, and in later years prize money was an extra incentive to turn up – in 1960, it was claimed to be the highest paying event on the race calendar. Words alone cannot begin to describe the atmosphere generated at the races, so the wealth of previously unpublished photographs together with a complete collection of programme covers, and other material accumulated during six years of research, bring real vibrancy to these fascinating race accounts.

Terry O’Neil has been living and working in Stourbridge for the past 34 years, retiring in 2007 from his commercial stationery business to concentrate on motor racing research and writing. Terry is married and has two daughters, who have each produced him a grandchild. He is an active member of the Ferrari Owners Club of Great Britain, and holds the role of Archivist for the Club. He has written two books about the Bahamas Speed Weeks, and has a book about sports car racing in Northeast America during the 1950s scheduled for publication. He has written numerous articles for the Ferrari magazine, and has contributed articles to Cavallino, Healey Marque and Vintage Racecar Journal.

Acknowledgements
Foreword
1954 First races at Windsor Field
1955 Consolidation
1956 Final races at Windsor Field
1957 A move to Oakes Field
1958 Oakes Course, a change of direction
1959 Politics and racing
1960 Single seat racing, Formula Junior
1961 Two for Dan Gurney
1962 Lotus XIX stranglehold
1963 American muscle
1964 Penske's year
1965 Foreseeing the future
1966 The final scene
Summary of winners
Index

Erscheint lt. Verlag	27.11.2008
Reihe/Serie	Those Were the Days
Sprache	englisch
Maße	205 x 190 mm
Gewicht	318 g
Themenwelt	Natur / Technik ► Fahrzeuge / Flugzeuge / Schiffe ► Auto / Motorrad
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Motor- / Rad- / Flugsport
ISBN-10	1-84584-198-0 / 1845841980
ISBN-13	978-1-84584-198-0 / 9781845841980
Zustand	Neuware