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Tycoons, Scorchers, and Outlaws - The Class War that Shaped American Auto Racing (Hardcover, New)
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Tycoons, Scorchers, and Outlaws - The Class War that Shaped American Auto Racing (Hardcover, New)
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Tycoons, Scorchers, and Outlaws charts the class and cultural
origins of auto racing in America, arguing for the first time that
auto racing was invented by millionaires who viewed the new sport
like horse racing, where ownership and patronage counted for more
than skill on the track. It reveals how these elites' plans to
establish the sport along French lines with grand road rallies that
usurped the common right of way were thwarted by a public backlash
based largely on class. As these tycoons reluctantly moved racing
onto tracks, they lost control to both manufacturers and working
class drivers who saw the sport as a commercial opportunity. Soon
the elite clubmen's grip on racing slipped away and auto racing
emerged as a popular working class sport.
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