Dragster Genesis
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Bob "Bones" Balogh
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Cliff Bedwell
Clyde Barrow
Craig Breedlove
Dale "The Snail" Emery
Dale Armstrong
Dave Beebe
Dick Branstner
Don Alderson
Don Cook
Doug "Cookie" Cook
Earl Evans
Ed Almquist
Ed Cortopassi
Ed Donovan
Ed Eaton
Eldo J. "Bud" Coons
Emery Cook
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Erica Enders
Eugene "Red" Case
Frank Cannon
Fred Farndon
Gary Cagle
Gary Cassidy
Gary Clapshaw
Gene Adams
George Barcout
George Barris
George Eyston
Gerry Bailey
Grantland "Gabby" Bleeker
Harold Bull
Harold Dawson
Haywood Botts
Jack Bynum
Jack Chrisman
Jack Clark
Jack Engle
Jack Ewell
Jackie Brenston
Jay Cheatham
Jeb Allen
Jim Deist
Jim Dunn
Jim Evans
Jimmy Crosser
Joaquin Arnett
Joe Amato
John Athan
John Cobb
John Farkonas
Jonas Anchel
Keith Black
Kenny Arnold
Kenny Bernstein
Kent Enderle
Krista Baldwin
Larry Dixon
Larry Faust
Lee Beard
Lew Arrington
Lloyd Chrisman
Lou Baney
Lou Cangelose
Malcolm Campbell
Mickey Brown
Otto Crocker
Pat Akins
Pat Bilbow
Patricia Bieger
Pete Conrad
Pete Farnsworth
Randy Chadock
Ray Alley
Ray Dausman
Ray Fe
Raymond Beadle
Roger Coburn
Ron Capps
Ron Colson
Stella Booth
Steve Carbone
Ted Cyr
Tim Beebe
Tom Bryant
Tom Cobbs
Tom Cooper
Tom Dyer
Tommy "The Watchdog" Allen
Troy Coughlin
Vic Edelbrock
Victor Demogeot
Walt Arfons
Wayne Ewing
William "Wild Willie" Bowen Borsch
Product details
- ISBN 9781910505953
- Dimensions: 210 x 250mm
- Publication Date: 26 Feb 2026
- Publisher: Evro Publishing
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
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This is the story of drag racing's formative years, told through the feats of the people and cars involved. The simple format on a dragstrip was, and remains, two cars lining up in separate lanes to race over a straight course stretching a quarter of a mile, with the first to the other end declared the winner. The first drag racers, in 1949, were hot rodders in California whose early exploits led relentlessly to the development of the loudest and most powerful cars on earth, competing all over America and beyond. Little could those youthful tearaways have imagined that eventually cars with power outputs of 11,000 horsepower from V8 automobile engines would accelerate to over 300mph in under four seconds. Packed with authoritative information and high-quality illustration, this wonderful book explores the sport's evolution with insight and character, guaranteeing to captivate all motorsport fans.
* All the star performers of drag racing - Don Garlits, Don Prudhomme, Shirley Muldowney and Chris Karamesines - feature in the book, along with unsung heroes.
* From the innovative and influential to the offbeat and sometimes bizarre, dragsters in their bewildering variety are fully described and depicted in beautiful profile drawings.
* Flamboyant drivers with legendary nicknames: Dale 'The Snail' Emery, Don 'Big Daddy' Garlits, Chris 'The Greek' Karamesines, 'Jungle Jim' Liberman, Tom 'The Mongoose' McEwen, 'Slam'n Sammy' Miller, Don 'The Snake' Prudhomme, 'Sneaky Pete' Robinson and many more.
* Charismatic cars with renowned titles: 'Swamp Rat', 'The Blue Max', 'Freight Train', 'The World's Wildest Willys', 'Pure Hell', 'The Chizler' and 'The High & Mighty', to name just a few.
* Women drivers are included in the roll of honour: the best competed on equal terms with men and convincingly won at the highest level, with Brittany Force currently holding the world record for top speed and elapsed time in Top Fuel.
When Barry John discovered Hot Rod Magazine in the early 1960s, he was immediately smitten. Within its pages were cars called dragsters, designed for acceleration only. They looked like nothing he had seen before. The names of 'Big Daddy', 'The Snake' and 'The Greek' sprang from the pages. He followed their exploits through the golden age of the sport as they vied to accelerate from 0 to 200 mph in seven seconds - and has been fascinated ever since. After studying at London's Harrow School of Art, he pursued a career as a graphic designer. Now retired, he has applied his professional skills to his passion and produced this book.
