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Umbrella Mike: The True Story of the Chicago Gangster Behind the Indy 500
by
Brock Yates
The true story of a heroic racecar driver who managed to thwart an evil Chicago mobster during the difficult years of the Depression.
Paperback, 224 pages
Published
June 27th 2007
by Da Capo Press
(first published June 21st 2006)
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A good read-
it is part of the ongoing love i have for this early era of racing- and it spans a long time too apparently. when every year would bring- innovations and new heroes. No safety gear and muscling in on people made profit.
It really is a good read- drifting away from "umbrella Mike" and focusing on the Indy 500 and the Maserati of Wilbur Shaw mostly- who it turns raced for Umbrella Mike Boyle the whole time-
Brock yates add alot of his own opinion into the his...more
it is part of the ongoing love i have for this early era of racing- and it spans a long time too apparently. when every year would bring- innovations and new heroes. No safety gear and muscling in on people made profit.
It really is a good read- drifting away from "umbrella Mike" and focusing on the Indy 500 and the Maserati of Wilbur Shaw mostly- who it turns raced for Umbrella Mike Boyle the whole time-
Brock yates add alot of his own opinion into the his...more
"Umbrella Mike is a book about the feared Mike Boyle and the Indy 500. Mike Boyle was a Chicago gangster who was very wealthy and friends with Al Capone. Mike Boyle was a big auto racing fan, and since he had a lot of money, he could afford to have his own sponsors. The point of the book is about the Indy 500 scandal and what Mike Boyle had to do with it. I think the author succeeded in telling the point of the book. After reading the book, I now know who Mike Boyle was, and what he had to ...more
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