NASCAR #05 Hammer Down: Pole Position Adventures #5 (NASCAR Pole Position Adventures) [Paperback]

T. B. Calhoun (Author), Nascar (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 3, 1999 | Age Level: 8 and up | Series: NASCAR Pole Position Adventures (Book 5)

Kin Travis has a job as "catch-can man" for NASCAR's Seabreeze race. His sister, Laura, has been chosen to sin the National Anthem. But before the race can begin, Laptop's computer downloads a deadly pirate plot, and Scuffs is lost at sea!

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

T.B. Calhoun is the pseudonym of an experienced mechanic who has written on automotive topics as well as penned award-winning science fiction and fantasy novels. Like Darrel Waltrip, Jeremy Mayfield, and other NASCAR stars, Calhoun is a native of Owensboro, Kentucky. He currently resides in New York City.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 8 and up
  
• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: HarperEntertainment (March 3, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 006105965X
• ISBN-13: 978-0061059650
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,315,643 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good, but not as good as the first 4., August 1, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: NASCAR #05 Hammer Down: Pole Position Adventures #5 (NASCAR Pole Position Adventures) (Paperback)

This book is not to be read unless you have read the first 4. You will have no idea what is going on. In the book, Kin gets a job as a gas can man, while Laptop looks for buried treasure.....He gets two people with sunglasses.......Who are they???

5.0 out of 5 stars Must Read!!, October 2, 2003

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Josh Frost (Geneseo Central School) - See all my reviews

This review is from: NASCAR #05 Hammer Down: Pole Position Adventures #5 (NASCAR Pole Position Adventures) (Paperback)

In the interesting and involved book, Nascar Hammer Down by T.B Calhoun, drivers and crewmembers describe their lives of being involved with racing. The author has written many books such as, Rolling Thunder, The Grove, Race Ready, Speed Demon and Spinout.
There are two facts about the book that stood out while I was reading. One of them was that it was very interesting, like when it talked about all the different jobs that take part in being a Nascar driver and crew member. Also, when the author talks about the involvement Nascar members lives entail. Another fact is when the story was suspenseful. An example is when two kids hired a man and woman to find a treasure and the couple turned out to be criminals.
Through out the whole book the author has explained the lives of Nascar drivers and crew members. He talked about the specific jobs that the crew members had. For example, one of them was being an overflow person who caught the gas that would overflow from the tank. The person would also try to run with the car as long as they could before they would get hurt. Also when the author talked about the drivers and how they need to have so much concentration. Another thing is that they have to know how to communicate with the crew members using headset radios.
Overall, I really enjoyed this book. I hope that I can read the rest of T.B. Calhouns collection. Following that, I recommend this book to kids in the age range of 10-14 year olds. The reason for this is that kids below the age of 10 probably wont be able to follow or understand the story. And kids over the age of 14 probably wouldnt be interested because some of them already have careers in mind.