The Stainless Steel Carrot: An Auto Racing Odyssey Revisited

The exploits of the BRE race team from 1970-72 were well chronicled in Sylvia Wilkinson’s now legendary book from the period, The Stainless Steel Carrot. Long out of print and still highly sought after, Sylvia finally succumbed to pleas from fans of that era to reprint the book. She has done that, and consistent with her pursuit of excellence, Sylvia has updated the book to include: An additional 46 page chapter that catches up with the BRE team members today, finding out what they think now of the BRE then, and knowing what they know now, asking how they feel today about the era and how motorsports has changed. Numerous pages of additional photos, with quality captions, documenting John Morton’s career after BRE The book, of course, contains the original text and photos plus the additions above, including more than 150 photos! (a nice mix of both color and black&white). The Stainless Steel Carrot shares, without prejudice, the trials and tribulations of the era’s top race team r

Author Sylvia Wilkinson was born in Durham, North Carolina. She holds degrees from the University of North Carolina and Hollins University. She also studied at Stanford University under a Wallace Stegner Creative Writing Fellowship. Wilkinson taught at various institutions including the University of North Carolina, the College of William & Mary, Sweet Briar College, Hollins University, Washington University and the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee.

She received a number of literary awards including the Sir Walter Raleigh Award twice -- in 1968 for A Killing Frost, and in 1978 for Shadow of the Mountain, a Eugene Saxton Grant, a National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship, a Guggenheim Fellowship, the UNC Greensboro Alumnae Service Award, and a Mademoiselle Merit Award for Literature. She has published over two-dozen books ranging from novels for adults, non-fiction works and juvenile titles with automotive themes. She was a Motorsports Correspondent for AutoWeek and is currently a World Book Encyclopedia contributor on auto racing. She was an auto racing timer and scorer for many years for numerous drivers including Paul Newman, Al Unser Sr., Bobby Rahal and Keke Rosberg. In her spare time she rescues possums. Really.