Description

The story of the one man responsible for the preservation and rebuilding of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway after WWII. (Although Anton Hulman supplied the money, persuaded by Mr. Shaw).

The “will” of a man to see the place where he and others had so much success in racing, not be turned into a “housing track”, or an “industrial complex”!

His early years in racing, when men were more important to winning than machines. A time when there were NO safety rules and little protection from death. This book is the story of the true spirit of racing, told by one of its best drivers that “lived” through those perilous times, form the “drivers seat”!

1955 twelth impression of first edition hardback in generally very good condition for age with good dust jacket , some minor scuffs and marks, sunning to spine but otherwise good.