Billy could hear him snoring from out in the hall. That man, he thought, could sleep through anything. “One minute, Roger,” he said. And then he crept into Clyde's room and gave him a gleeful poke in the ribs. Clyde's eyes shot open.
Forty-two drivers have died attempting the 500. Speed Kings tells the story of the Australian and New Zealand drivers, team owners, engineers, even commentators who've made the Brickyard their quest.
This book tells the true story of landspeed record breakers of the 20s & 30s.
The fascinating, definitive story of Australia and New Zealand's quest to win the world's greatest motor race
Speed Kings: Racing Photography
Recounts the efforts of twelve people to set speed records in sprinting, swimming, distance running, flying, and bicycle, motorcycle, power boat, dragster, and automobile racing.