Top fuelers, funny cars, super stocks, pro stocks, and fuel-altereds are all included in this magnificent look back at the evolution of drag racing from the 1950s to today. Each chapter examines the history of a different class. Robert Genat's modern color photography of these landmark cars is accompanied by imagery from the NHRA archives and the stories of the legends who built and drove the cars on dragstrips across the nation -- people like Garlits, Prudhomme, Melvin Heath, and others. The American Auto Racing Writers and Broadcasters Association has selected American Drag Racing as its top auto racing book for 2001!
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Robert Genat ist he writer ofnumerous books on the history of automotive performance. He lives in San Diego, California.
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American Drag Racing,
By Joseph (Carlsbad,, CA. USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: American Drag Racing (Hardcover)
This book is brilliant! It is not only for the hardcore fan but also for the novice to the sport. It gives a detailed story of most fo the stars and founders of drag racing with incredible photos of not only todays machines but of some of the best from the past.This is the book that the NHRA should sanction to document the first 50 years of drag racing and not the one they have put out that excludes the main man of drag racing, Don garlits! Genat gives credit to all the contributers of this great sport and "Big Daddy" is given the credit he richly deserves. All of the pictures in this book are of the highest quality and truly ad to the statement this book tells about the sport. I am looking forward to the next book by Mr. Genat! ... .
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Slingshots, A/Gassers, AFX's, If you love'em, buy this book,
By NitroHead (Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: American Drag Racing (Hardcover)
I just got my copy and spent the better part of the day reading it and enjoying all the beautiful photos. The history is not overdone, but informative enough to let even the casual Drag Racing fan appreciate the history of the sport. There are many beautiful, full color pictures of legendary cars and their drivers, in action from their heyday and recent. The book has nice touches like some of the original Drag Race Posters and tributes to drivers and engines. The memories this book brought back of being a kid at the track is worth many times the price. I'm looking forward to wearing out my copy of this book throughout the winter months while counting the days to the next Nitro fix at the track.
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If you had a dragster and wanted compete at an NHRA-sanctioned event or an NHRA track between 1957 and 1963, you had to burn pump gas. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
dragster chassis, first dragster, dragster class, fuel ban, engine dragster, modified roadster, roadster class, race car chassis, fuel dragsters, staging lanes, supercharged cars, fuel class, drag strip, drag racing, roadster body, drag chute, stock class, match races, shift linkage, hood scoop, drag racers, street racing, short wheelbase Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Funny Car, Super Stock, Top Fuel, Pro Stock, West Coast, Chrysler Hemi, Tony Nancy, Top Eliminator, Don Garlits, Kent Fuller, Don Nicholson, Southern California, Albertson Olds, Gas Dragster, Two Thing, Don Prudhomme, Factory Experimental, Jungle Jim, Lions Drag Strip, Mickey Thompson, General Motors, Stock Eliminator, Walt's Puffer, Bob Muravez, Chassis Research New!
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If you had a dragster and wanted compete at an NHRA-sanctioned event or an NHRA track between 1957 and 1963, you had to burn pump gas. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
dragster chassis, first dragster, dragster class, fuel ban, engine dragster, modified roadster, roadster class, race car chassis, fuel dragsters, staging lanes, supercharged cars, fuel class, drag strip, drag racing, roadster body, drag chute, stock class, match races, shift linkage, hood scoop, drag racers, street racing, short wheelbase Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Funny Car, Super Stock, Top Fuel, Pro Stock, West Coast, Chrysler Hemi, Tony Nancy, Top Eliminator, Don Garlits, Kent Fuller, Don Nicholson, Southern California, Albertson Olds, Gas Dragster, Two Thing, Don Prudhomme, Factory Experimental, Jungle Jim, Lions Drag Strip, Mickey Thompson, General Motors, Stock Eliminator, Walt's Puffer, Bob Muravez, Chassis Research New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- The top fuel handbook: Stories, stats, and stuff about drag racing's most powerful class by Chris Martin in Back Matter
- Stock Cars by Rh Value Publishing in Back Matter
- The American Hot Rod by Dean Batchelor in Back Matter
- Little Deuce Coupe by Robert Genat in Copyright
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