Six Seconds to Glory: Don "the Snake" Prudhomme's Hair-Raising 1973 Funny Car Race (Retro Reads) - Softcover

Higdon, Hal

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1937747271 ISBN 13: 9781937747275

Publisher: Octane Press, 2021

Synopsis

The early career of Don Prudhomme is captured in this spine-tingling account of the 1973 Nationals at Indianapolis Raceway Park. Master writer Hal Higdon spent the race weekend shadowing Prudhomme during a race that was the turning point in The Snake's dominating Funny Car racing career. Higdon captured the weekend drama minute-by-minute as Snake fights for a chance to make history. Along the way, Higdon delves into Prudhomme s history as a racer, giving the reader insight into how Don Prudhomme became a household name in the early 1970s. The account includes Prudhomme s relationship with Tom Mongoonse McEwen the infamous Snake versus Mongoose rivalry that made both men s careers. Higdon takes the readers behind the wheel, into the pits and back along the hard road where years of planning and training reach their climax for a driver within a space of seconds. Previous edition ISBN: 978-0399204470

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About the Author

Hal Higdon is the author of 36 books, including a novel, Marathon, and the best-selling Marathon: The Ultimate Training Guide, now in its 4th edition, Higdon also has written books on many subjects and for different age groups. His children's book, The Horse That Played Center Field, was made into an animated feature by ABC-TV. He ran eight times in the Olympic Trials and won four world masters championships. One of the founders of the Road Runners Club of America (RRCA), Higdon also was a finalist in NASA's Journalist-in-Space program to ride the space shuttle. He has served as training consultant for the Chicago Marathon and Chicago Area Runners Association and also answers questions on his Virtual Training Bulletin Board, offering interactive training programs through TrainingPeaks and apps through Bluefin. At the American Society of Journalist and Author's annual meeting in 2003, the Society gave Higdon its Career Achievement Award, the highest honor given to writer members. An art major at Carleton College, he sells and exhibits his paintings in a Pop Art style. Hal Higdon's wife, Rose, hikes, bikes, skis and supports him in his running and writing. They have three children and nine grandchildren.

Edition details

• Publisher: Octane Press
• Publication date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1937747271
• ISBN 13: 9781937747275
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 160