Author: Brock Yates
This first book of its kind tells the behind-the-scenes story of the incredibly illegal Cannonball rally. This best seller is now available in paperback!
In the early 1970s, Brock Yates, senior editor of Car and Driver Magazine, created the now infamous Cannonball Sea-to-Shining-Sea Memorial Trophy Dash; a flat out, no-holds-barred race from New York City to Redondo Beach, California.
Setting out to prove that well trained drivers could safely navigate the American highways at speeds in excess of the posted limits, Mr. Yates created a spectacle reminiscent of the glory days of the barnstorming pilots.
Filled with fascinating unpublished stories, nostalgic and modern-day photographs, inside information and hilarious stories from this outrageous and incredibly immoral rally. Brock is one of the best-known, most respected automotive journalists in the world today.
Softbound, 6"x 9", 256 pages, 25 color and 50 b/w
Reviews:
These stories make wonderfully entertaining reading, and I suspect most readers will feel a pang of regret at missing the action.
Vintage Motorsport, March/April 2003
Like P.T. Barnum, Brock created his own circus, and what a ride it turned out to be. Cannonball! is about our history, our fables, our heroes and cartoon characters. Enjoy the read.
Autoweek, November 2002
What it was really like, by people who were there. Well done to Brock Yates.
Classic & Sports Car, February 2003
You have to read this book. Its the inside stuff of this zany event that has spawned movies and legends as well as countless bar and bench racing stories. A real part of the history of auto enthusiasm in America.
Victory Lane Magazine, December 2002
Format: Softbound
Pages: 256
Length: 6w x 9h
ISBN-13: 9780760316337
ISBN: 0760316333
Catalog ID: 136256AP/u>