1001 Drag Racing Facts: The Golden Age of Top Fuel, Funny Cars, Door Slammers & More

Boyce, Doug

ISBN 10: 1613251912 / ISBN 13: 9781613251911

Published by CarTech, 2015

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: 1001 Drag Racing Facts: The Golden Age of Top Fuel, Funny Cars, Door Slammers & More
• Publisher: CarTech
• Publication Date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1613251912
• ISBN 13: 9781613251911
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Spanning the 1950s through the 1980s, 1001 Drag Racing Facts is packed with well-researched drag racing facts that even some of the most hard-core drag racing fans might be surprised to learn. Covered are all the popular classes of racing of the era, including Top Fuelers, Funny Cars, Pro Stocks, Eliminators such as Gassers and Altereds, Stocks, Super Stocks, and more. Fans of these legendary cars will appreciate the technical and entertaining information shared on every page about all of the great cars, teams, drivers, and classes.

Author Doug Boyce is well known for his encyclopedia-like knowledge of drag racing facts. The detail in his previous books, such as Grumpy’s Toys, Junior Stock and Drag Racing's Quarter Mile Warriors: Then and Now, proves he is up to the task of sharing everything you never knew about drag racing in the golden era.

Whether you’re an avid fan of nostalgia drags, a trivia buff who wants to stump friends, or simply a fan of the big and powerful drag cars of the 1950s through the 1980s, this book is an informative and entertaining collection of facts from one of the industry’s most respected sources.

About the Author

Doug Boyce has had a lifelong addiction to drag racing. He turned his first wrench at age 8 and attended his first race at age 10. The essence of burning rubber and screaming open pipes filled his head and by his early teens, he was elbow deep in building classic cars. He continued to fuel the fire while working 9 to 5 in the automotive field. Doug has filled what little spare time he has had writing numerous club and magazine articles related to drag racing's golden years. He has an on going love of drag racing and the way it used to be.