Mid-Atlantic American Sports Car Races 1953-1962
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The history of sports car racing in the states of Delaware, Maryland, West Virginia and Washington DC in the 1950s and 1960s has long been talked of but never thoroughly documented until now. This is a story of a period when sports car drivers such as Jim Kimberly, Charlie Hayes, and Dick Thompson competed mainly for tin cups and glory on civil airport runways and private tracks before the age of professionalism took hold. They drove mainly European cars, Alfa Romeos, Allards, Austin-Healeys, Coopers, Elvas, Ferraris, Jaguars, Listers, Lotus, Maseratis, Porsches, and the American Scarabs, now highly valued by avid collectors. The histories of these cars are of great interest, and many are mentioned in this book by chassis number which will aid research by interested owners. A chapter begins with a synopsis of the activity in each year and is followed by detailed descriptions of the races. There is a comprehensive index, and the book is profusely illustrated with period photographs.
Terry O'Neil has lived the majority of his life in the British Midlands, and after working for the Rootes Group and British Leyland, worked for himself for 30 years. He was the archivist of the Ferrari Owners' Club of Great Britain for a number of years before venturing into writing articles for motor magazines such as Cavallino and Vintage Racecar Journal, and having to date, five books published. Dalton Watson Fine Books recently published an updated version of his earlier book, The Bahamas Speed Weeks.