Sebring: The Official History of America's Great Sports Car Race [Hardcover]

Ken Breslauer (Author), American Motorcyclist Association (Author), Larry Lawrence (Editor)

Book Description

Series: Superbike Series | Publication Date: December 1995

Steve McQueen drove with a broken ankle to a stunning second-place finish in 1970. Dan Gurney watched the winner's trophy slip away when his Ford's engine seized a heartbreaking 250 yards from the finish line in 1966. Stirling Moss was handed a bottle of Coca-Cola during the 1957 race and politely returned the empty on the next lap.

No other race in motorsports has evoked such epic tales of triumph, defeat, and gallantry. The 12 Hours of Sebring has a character all its own -- born from a tradition of attracting legendary drivers and teams for extraordinarily competitive racing.

Author Ken Breslauer brings to life five decades of Sebring competition in this beautifully illustrated history. And the book's exhaustive appendix provides the definitive collection of Sebring facts, including year-by-year race statistics and an index of every driver who ever competed at Sebring.

--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 305 pages
• Publisher: D. Bull Pub. (December 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0964972212
• ISBN-13: 978-0964972216
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.6 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,573,486 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Every sports car racing fan should have this book., July 2, 2000

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J. J. Bowen (Wiltshire, UK) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sebring: The Official History of America's Great Sports Car Race (Hardcover)

The Sebring 12 hour race was a significant part of the world sports car racing calendar, and this book charts each race through the years, listing all the cars, drivers and results.

A well researched book that should grace the bookshelves of every sports car racing enthusiast.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book On A Great and Legendary Track: Sebring, Before there was Daytona., February 7, 2009

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Jose Lopez "Jose Lopez" (Miami,Florida USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sebring: The Official History of America's Great Sports Car Race (Hardcover)

This is where it all started, as far True Racing=Sports Car/Endurance Racing, Not In Daytona, But in Sebring..And Only The way Breslauer could tell it(he is in charge of marketing at The Track).. He has also A Record book on Sebring.. But this book is A Beauty.A Bit Pricey, But Worth it.
Bull(David Bull)Publishing did a great job. Great pictures,History.
A Must for the racing Fan.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great book for endurance racing fans!, April 18, 2003

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"nfspilotsith1" (St.Croix USVI) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sebring: The Official History of America's Great Sports Car Race (Hardcover)

I really enjoyed this book. It is full of great pictures throughout the years of racing at sebring. Ken Breslauer did a wondreful job puting sebring and all its history into a book. My only complaint is that it is a bit old, stopping at 1995 or 6.