Lost Drag Strips: Ghosts of Quarter Miles Past (Cartech) This was great, for a while, but with the sprawl of suburbia and various economic conditions including the growing expense of racing, hundreds of drag racing facilities were lost across the country.During the 1950s and 1960s, the sport of drag racing exploded in popularity. In its early days, drag

Title	:	Lost Drag Strips: Ghosts of Quarter Miles Past (Cartech)
Author	:	Tommy Lee rd
Rating	:	4.52 (275 Votes)
Asin	:	1613250452
Format Type	:	Paperback
Number of Pages	:	176 Pages
Publish Date	:	2013-02-15
Genre	:

During the 1950s and 1960s, the sport of drag racing exploded in popularity. In its early days, drag racing had a class for everybody, from professional rails to four-door sedans. As a participant sport, drag racing made itself very accessible, and as a result, drag racing facilities sprang up all over the country, some national in scale and others very small and local. This was great, for a while, but with the sprawl of suburbia and various economic conditions including the growing expense of racing, hundreds of drag racing facilities were lost across the country. Many of these were places of legend where the biggest names in the sport got their start or ran some of their most memorable passes. Others were relatively unknown, but served a local area's needs for a safe place for local speed addicts to run their cars. For whatever reason, they are no longer in business, but evidence of their existence remains. This book takes a look at many of the lost quarter-mile tracks across the co

Editorial : "Focusing on the period of the height of the hobby where customizing cars for sheer speed alone was the ultimate goal, Tommy Lee Byrd presents an insightful and fascinating exploration of the hobby's history and peak. 'Lost Drag Strips' is a strong addition to general automotive and hobbyist collections focusing on vintage topics." -The Midwest Book Review, April 2013 (James Cox The Midwest Book Review 2013-04-30)

"This is a solid work of drag heritage." -Hemmings Muscle Machines, July 2013 (Hemmings Muscle Machines 2013-06-03)

"Using photos from their heyday and contemporary shots of what they look like now, Byrd chronicles the rise and fall of beloved drag strips all across the country. It's a well-told but melancholy tale of how 'progress' has gobbled up all that racing opportunity." -Drew Hardin, Muscle Car Review, July 2013 (Drew Hardin Muscle Car Review 2013-06-18)

"With a foreward by Don Garltis, it's a nostalgic and rather p

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