Full Description
A great little sports car race took place on an island in Lake Erie, offshore of Sandusky, Ohio. The drivers came on ferry boats to compete for silver cups in an age when there were no sponsors and no prize money. The drivers were car salesmen, stock brokers, engineers, printers, etc. Often, the cars they raced were those they drove as daily transportation: MGs, Porsches, Triumphs, Alfas and others. In this well-illustrated history (full color throughout the ebook edition), drivers, officials, mechanics and spectators share their stories. The text paints a vivid picture of the sports car racing scene in post-war America.
Contents
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Preface
1. Put-in-Bay—A Summer Paradise in 1951
2. The Last American Road Race, 1952-1959, 1963
3. 1952: The First of the Last American Road Races
4. 1953: What Is So Fair as a Day in June?
5. 1954: The Technology of Sport
6. 1955: Safety in Sports Car Racing
7. 1956: A Likeable Little Race
8. 1957: A Typical Day at Put-in-Bay
9. 1958: The Year of the Lap Record
10. 1959: The Last CSCC Race
11. 1963: The Secret Road Race
12. Farewell to Put-in-Bay—It Was a Wonderful Race
Appendix: Special Contributors
Bibliography
Index
