Formula One at Watkins Glen
By Michael Argetsinger
From its dustcover image of the opening lap of the 1967 United States Grand Prix to the closing photo of a leaping Tex Hopkins waving the checkered flag, this book takes you inside Watkins Glen during the circuit’s years as host of the USGP. Author Argetsinger benefits, of course, from being in the perfect place at the perfect time to write this book. His father, Cameron, was founder and organizer of racing at Watkins Glen, giving Michael intimate knowledge of what was going on, but this doesn’t mean he sugar coats anything, for comment is offered on various contentious topics, not least the infamous carnage at “The Bog.”
By no means a comprehensive history of F1 at The Glen, the book nevertheless recaps each of the 20 USGPs (as well as prior “Formula Libre” races) held at the circuit and illustrates them with a superb selection of photography, many from the “not seen before” file. Written to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the first Grand Prix at the track, this book serves a charitable purpose as well, since all profits benefit the International Automotive Research Center, headquartered at the track.
Available for US$49.95/£29.99 from David Bull Publishing at (602) 852-9500 or www.bullpublishing.com
