Runways & Racers: Sports Car Races held on Military Airfields in America 1952-1954
Language: English
Published by Veloce, UK, 2011
- First Edition
- Hardcover
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- Title
- Runways & Racers: Sports Car Races held on Military Airfields in America 1952-1954
- Author
- O'Neil, Terry
- Publisher
- Veloce, UK
- Publication year
- 2011
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Dust jacket
- Dust Jacket Included
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1845842553
- ISBN 13
- 9781845842550
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Printing
- 1st Printing
Runways and Racers concentrates on the short transitional period, 1952-1954, for sports car racing in America following the ban on public road racing in many of the States. The ban left the rapidly expanding Sports Car Club of America with a problem: where to hold races. At precisely the same time, Curtis LeMay, head of Strategic Air Command, was having problems obtaining funds from Congress to improve conditions on the many air bases located around the country. The solution was a marriage of convenience, whereby the SCCA was allowed access to active SAC air bases to hold its race programmes. In return, the SAC base would receive the net profits from the event, which would be put into the Airmen’s Living Improvement Fund. As a result of some initial financial success for the SAC bases, the scheme was also adopted by non-SAC bases together with regional clubs, with the same agreement in place.
Complaints from airmen alerted Congressman Errett Scrivner to potential irregularities, and he ordered an audit to be conducted to ascertain precisely what it was costing the air bases to host the races. His findings led to the cessation of the races, ordered by Congress.
The product of a long period of extensive research by the author, this book gives a fascinating insight into this two-year period, complemented by over 150 period pictures, many previously unpublished.
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Based in Newcastle upon Tyne, I am a Full Time Bookseller with 20 Years Experience of Buying and Selling Rare Books. My Love of Books Brought me into the Business and I Deal Mainly in English Literature, Childrens Books and Modern First Editions. I Trade in Person at Bookfairs and also by Mail Order and Online. I am a Full member of the PBFA.
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