Jon Van Daal has been known to take the odd photograph - In fact he has been taking photos of all forms of motorsports for over thirty years. His real passion has been for taking photos of drag racing and this is his first book on the straight-line sport titled "Traction Action".
200 black and white photos of the classic period in Australian drag racing's history 1970 through to 1984 when Sydney's Castlereagh International Dragway closed. Many of the photos are taken there as well as the old Surfers Paradise Raceway.
Some of the great names in Australian drag racing started out through this period,
Jim Read,
Bill & Norm Oakey,
Santo Rapisarda
just to name a few.
Funny Cars,
Top Fuellers,
Australian Pro Stock
and the most amazing crash sequences.
164 pages - soft cover mono throughout
