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Watkins Glenn, The Street Years - 1948-1952 Glory, Drama and the Birth of American Road Racing (Hardcover)
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Watkins Glenn, The Street Years - 1948-1952 Glory, Drama and the Birth of American Road Racing (Hardcover)
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In 1948 Watkins Glen staged the first official American race for
sports cars since the Vanderbilt Cup races of the early years of
the century. This book is about the transformation of post-World
War II racing in America and how road racing became a leading sport
in the US, beginning at Watkins Glen and followed by Sebring,
Daytona, Laguna Seca and other circuits. These historic first five
years are fundamental to road racing in America when the race was
staged through the village streets and neighboring countryside
until a permanent track was built in 1953. The races introduced
famous international marques such as Ferrari, Jaguar, Porsche,
Allard, Healey and Cunningham and encouraged a pantheon of great
drivers to develop, among them, Briggs Cunningham, John Fitch, Phil
Walters, Phil Hill, Jim Kimberly and Walt Hansgen. Later, from 1961
to 1980, Watkins Glen was the site of the Formula 1 United States
Grand Prix Cameron Argetsinger, a lawyer and leader in upstate New
York, was the man with the dream and the story of how he made it
all happen against enormous odds is told in detail. It includes
anecdotes and interviews contributed by many of the early
participants, and has exclusive color photographs taken during
years when color photography was practically unknown. In 2011,
Watkins Glen celebrates the 50th anniversary of its first Formula 1
Grand Prix. Had the early Sports Car Grand Prix of 1948-52 not
taken place and quickly become a huge popular success, Watkins Glen
would long ago have disappeared in the annals of history. Instead,
it remains to this day a challenging race track, with two
nationally televised events each year, and it is the home of the
world's first Motor Racing Research Library. Over 300 photographs
provide vivid and fascinating illustrations of the men and machines
who threaded together every part of this extraordinary story. Full
race results and statistics for all entrants in the 13 races run
between 1948 and 1952 are also provided in detail. A final chapter
shows how many of the race cars from the early years are now highly
valued and are prize-winners at concours events.
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