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The Story of the Indianapolis Speedway, by Al Bloemker
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One of the things I enjoy most about 500 Miles to Go is seeing all of the parallels between the Speedway’s early history and the present day. Will there be enough cars? What should the technical specs be? Foreign drivers… love ’em or hate ’em? How do we put more butts in seats? How do we improve the “show”?
Sometimes it seems that today’s Indy 500 fans think these issues are relatively recent developments. But they absolutely are not. They’ve been around since… well, since “33” truly was “just a number”!
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It is a beautiful copy signed by Paul Rich, the owner of Rich-Paul Special that Al Boemaker drove and won the race of the Indy 500. 1961
Oops, that was Jim Rathmann that drove the Rich-Paul Special that won the race in 1960! 🙂
This was the first book I ever bought with money I earned selling TV guides…door to door. It was in 1961 and 1962. It was my reading companion on my first jet travel, a Boeing 707 in 1962. I was 11 years old. Great book. I still remember it fondly. “The Chargers Take Command” I remember as my favorite chapter.