Sports Car Racing in the South. Texas to Florida, 1961-1962
By Willem Oosthoek
Completing the author’s trilogy of southern sports car racing history, this latest volume unsurprisingly achieves the same level of excellence as its pair of predecessors, providing as much information as possible about the competitions taking place across America’s southern landscape during the selected interval. Races varying in stature from minor club events in remote locations like Donalsonville, Georgia, and Opelousas, Louisiana, to international contests such as the Daytona Continental and the 12 Hours of Sebring are all included here.
Whether held on temporary courses laid out on airfield runways or permanent purpose-built facilities, these contests provided a competitive arena where the drivers of the day could try to fulfill themselves within the sport’s eternal quest for more speed. As in the two previous volumes, the stories are embellished with excellent period photography depicting the broad variety of cars being raced, most of it provided by Pulitzer Prize-winner Bob Jackson.
With just under 400 large-format pages on high-quality, heavy-duty paper stock, this slip-covered volume is an excellent addition to any library—especially if the two previous volumes are already there.
Available for US$155/£95 from enthusiast bookstores or direct from publisher Dalton Watson Fine Books at www.daltonwatson.com
