Book of the Month Club (1 Viewer)

[rckymtn3]

NitroMater Book of the Month Club

This month's offering is the classic known as "Drag Strip Danger"!


Published - 1972 by Western Publishing Co., Inc. (a Whitman Book)
Author - Ross R. Olney
Illustrations - Harvey Kidder

Summary - Two high school students get involved in drag strip racing and foil a conspiracy to wreck a race.


Excerpt: Chapter One - Pit Crew Action

Scott Hunter, the youngest member of the pit
crew of the double-A fueler Bombardier, strolled
a few feet from the pit row to the fence along
the lanes at Irwindale Raceway in Southern
California. Scott's rangy frame seemed almost
too tall to bend into the cramped cockpit of a
dragster, but he knew otherwise. Even though
his present assignment on the pit crew was
temporary, one day soon he planned to...

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I am soooo tempted to get this little gem, but if you want a copy, here's one.

https://www.etsy.com/listing/152658009/drag-strip-danger-by-ross-r-olney?ref=unav_listing-other

 

[Terry]

Kevin, interesting you should say that! I have recently began collecting some car books that made a big impression on me as a junior high and high school student..stuff by William Cambpell Gault and Henry Gregor Felson. So far I have collected Dirt Track Summer, Speedway Challenge, and Drag Strip by Gault, and Hot Rod and Street Rod by Felson. Looks to me like Drag Strip Danger might be a worthy addition also.... The books that I am collecting as a (ahem) mature person had a really large effect on the direction my life has taken between Jr. Hi and now...it's kinda fun! Let me know if you want to borrow any!