Snake vs. Mongoose: How a Rivalry Changed Drag Racing Forever

Madigan, Tom

ISBN 10: 0760334862 / ISBN 13: 9780760334867

Published by Motorbooks, 2009

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Title: Snake vs. Mongoose: How a Rivalry Changed ...

Publisher: Motorbooks

Publication Date: 2009

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: acceptable

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Synopsis:

Don “The Snake” Prudhomme  in his Barracuda.  Tom “The Mongoose” McEwen in his Duster.  The “Snake vs. Mongoose” racing feud had been making headlines long before they got their Funny Cars, but it wasn’t until they made a deal with Mattel that drag racing became the multimillion-dollar business that it is today.  Happily co-opted by Mattel, the rivalry described in Snake vs. Mongoose was nonetheless real.  Author Tom Madigan tells the story from the beginning, when engine builder Ed Donovan, with a nod to “The Jungle Book,” dubbed his driver “The Mongoose”--the one creature who could strike faster than a Snake.  The book chronicles the bad press, the toe-to-toe standoffs, and some of the best races in drag racing history.  And within that story, Madigan captures the transformation of drag racing from the gritty, gut-driven sport of the 60s into the full-fledged money-making machine of our day.

From the Back Cover:

Don “the Snake” Prudhomme vs. Tom “the Mongoose” McEwen. Their racing feud made headlines for years. But it wasn’t until toymaker Mattel entered the picture and made the Snake and Mongoose Funny Car rivalry a Hot Wheels promotion that drag racing became a multimillion-dollar business. Snake vs. Mongoose tells the story of this very real rivalry—the drivers, the kids Mattel introduced to the sport, and some of the best drag racing of the era. And along the way, the book captures the transformation of drag racing from the gritty, gut-driven sport of the 1960s into the full-fledged money-making machine it is today.