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Full Throttle: The Life and Fast Times of NASCAR Legend Curtis Turner
"Curtis Turner was the most dynamic stock car racer of all time; he wrote the book on living fast and dying young. His life embodied everything that makes NASCAR the fastest growing spectator sport in America: the adrenaline rush of the races, the potential for danger at every turn, and the charismatic, outrageous personality of a winner. Turner was the first NASCAR c...more
Hardcover, 334 pages
Published
January 27th 2005
by Overlook Press
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One of my all time favorite stock car drivers. Colorful to his untimely end. I got to see him race at the local track in Schererville IN at USAC races during his temporary ban from NASCAR.
I took away one star for the writing, not the subject. Curtis Turner's life is an amazing tale, whether you think you like stock-car racing or not. The early days of NASCAR were much more dynamic than the cleaned-up commercialized version of today and Turner's life exemplifies that. I found a few inconsistencies in the writing, though, that made me question the author's research. I would have also liked more of a personal slant regarding Turner's life. Sometimes the book becomes too much a ...more
Reading this book will open you eyes to the true roots of NASCAR and gives you a taste of how it all began. Curtis Turner's story is really amazing. The worse thing that ever happened to him is that they made that dumb ass movie Stroker Ace loosely based on him. This book is a little long winded but a good cheap read none the less.
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