Author: Godwin Kelly
"Manmade Thunder is a must have for any NASCAR racing enthusiast. Heck, it would be a great book for any racing enthusiast."
—Rob Fisher, CircleTrack.com.
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"Get the book, read it, enjoy the photos and learn, as I have, then you have a keepsake. As much as Manmade Thunder appears to be a coffee-table picture book, while indeed it is that, it is so much more."
—Steve Waid, scenedaily.com.
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Man-Made Thunder is the new book from award-winning publisher dakini. Written by Godwin Kelly, widely acknowledged to be one of the best motorsports journalists in America, the book examines the sport of stock car racing through the eyes and ears of the men behind the wheel, the men with the wrench in their hands, and those who pay the bills.
Alongside the insightful text are over 250 stunning photographs, including many from the Don Hunter Collection and The Sharpe Image. The photography is unique; approximately two thirds of the images in the book have never been published before.
Man-Made Thunder takes the reader through a visual and narrative journey of the sport – from humble beginnings of family cars raced on dirt tracks, to the glitz and glamour that has made today’s NASCAR a national phenomenon. The book examines how the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series has transformed from a purely performance-based sport into a personality-driven enterprise over the last two decades.
While the main chapters focus on the current top drivers and past greats, the subchapters cleverly weave former legends and other aspects of the sport into the narrative. In addition, exclusive first person sections reveal what the drivers really think …
Format: Hardbound
Pages: 320
Length: 11.42 x 10.47
ISBN-13: 9780955261510
Catalog ID: 179880