Mickey Thompson: The Lost Story Of The Original Speed King In His Own Words

Mickey Thompson: The Lost Story Of The Original Speed King In His Own Words

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Mickey Thompson offers a nowimpossible firstperson telling of the legendary racer and motorsport impresarios highspeed life, from his earliest days through the height of his competition exploits on drag strips, at Bonneville, the Indy 500, Baja, and morecomplemented by some 100 rare images culled from family archives, the NHRA museum, and the collections of friends and fellow racers.Four decades after his tragic death, Mickey Thompsons name and accomplishments remain legendary among motorsports and automotive enthusiasts. Thompson did it all on four wheels: landspeed racing, drag racing, offroad, NASCAR, Indianapolisanything involving speed. Armed with a restless mind and a keen business sense, Thompson moved from success to success.In the early 1970s, motorsports writer (and former drag racer) Tom Madigan and Thompson embarked on a project to write the latters autobiography. After two years, extensive interviews, and a nearfinished manuscript the whole enterprise fell apart for a number of reasons. Typewritten sheets, neatly stacked, were boxed, stored, and mostly forgotten.Mickey Thompson: The Lost Story of the Original Speed King in His Own Words is that neverpublished workan amazing biographical artifact from what many consider the golden age of automotive racing.

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