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AUTO RACING in the Shadow of the Great War

Streamlined Specials and a New Generation of Drivers on American Speedways, 1915-1922

By Robert Dick

From 1915 through the early 1920s, American auto racing experienced rapid and exciting change. Competition by European vehicles forced American car manufacturers to incorporate new features, resulting in legendary engineering triumphs (and, essentially, works of art). Some of the greatest drivers in racing history were active during this time—Ralph DePalma, Dario Resta, Eddie Rickenbacker, the Chevrolet brothers, Jimmy Murphy. Presenting dozens of races in detail and a wealth of engineering specs, this history recalls the era’s cigar-shaped speedway specials and monumental board tracks, the heavy-footed drivers, fearless mechanics, gifted engineers and enthusiastic backers.

Format: softcover (7 x 10)
Pages: 446
Bibliographic Info: 153 photos, appendices, notes, bibliography, index

$49.95 – Order HERE

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1/18 Jim Clark Lotus 33 from Spark

Spark Model has announced a 1/18 scale resin model of Jim Clark’s 1965 British Grand Prix winning Lotus 33 for release – hopefully – later this year.

1965 was the year that Clark won both the Formula One World Championship and the Indianapolis 500, the only driver ever to accomplish that feat.

5 of his 6 Grand Prix victories that year came at the wheel of a Lotus 33, including the British GP at Silverstone.

$199.00 –  Reserve HERE.

(Clark’s victory in the 1965 French GP came at the wheel of the venerable Lotus 25.)