automobile racing fiction, part two

 From 1925.

 

automobile race fiction

 From 1925.

 

Sunday funnies

A couple somewhat lurid paper back covers.

some paperback covers

No Sunday funnies for the moment. A couple paperbacks pulled from the web. I don't have them in my collection.

Not yet anyway.

The art of racing in the rain

I haven't finished the novel The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein yet.

I think there is a movie being made out of it. Hope it doesn't suck.



Because so far the book is pretty good.

racing novels, part 15

Saturday is a time to search for books and read books, especially when the weather isn't cooperating for racing.

Racing Fear by Jacqueline Guest


Turn Four by Tom Morrisey

racing novels, part 14

Some more stories inspired by racing.

Hot Laps by Steve Eubanks


Gold Cup Rookies by Eric Speed

racing novels, part 13

Saturday afternoon at the library.

Crazy To Race by W.E. Butterworth


DirtBike Daredevils by Pam Withers

racing novels, part 12

Just one this Saturday, but a heckuva one, a helluva find:

King of the Speedway by Zip Saunders. A 1939 little big book.

racing novels, part 11

Saturday! Saturday! Saturday!:

On To Talladega by Kent Wright and Don Keith


Killer On The Track by Douglas Rutherford

racing novels, part 12

The Saturdays of racing fiction continue:

Return To Racing by W.E. Butterworth


Chitty Chitty Bang Bang by Ian Fleming

racing novels, part 10

I'm going to eventually run out of racing fiction novels. At least, ones that I have copies of. Then what? Until then, though:

Bobby Deerfield (formerly, Heaven Has No Favorites) by Erich Maria Remarque


The Way to Dusty Death by Alistair MacLean

racing novels, part nine

Saturday morning (and evening fiction):

High Gear edited by Evan Jones


Two-Wheeled Thunder by William Campbell Gault

racing novels, part eight

More Saturdays, more racing fiction:

Challenge at Le Mans by Larry Kenyon


Fast Green Car by W.E. Butterworth

racing novels, part seven

Saturday fiction:

Scarlet Thunder by Sigmund Brouwer


Road Race of Champions by Eric Speed

racing novels, part six

Saturday is racing fiction day:

Drag Strip Danger by Ross R. Olney


Braking Point by Andrew Neilson



(And it does appear that this is the 300th post. Wowee!)

racing novels, part five

Saturday racing fiction:

Murder on the Monte by Ross Richards


Wild Wheels edited by Don McKay

racing novels, part four

Another Saturday, another couple books:

Spectator Sport by James Alexander Thom


Street Rod by Henry Gregor Felsen

racing novels, part three

More Saturdays, more novels.

Road Race by Philip Harkins



Stock Car Racer by Caary Jackson



Some of these novels have listings in the back for other racing fiction that could be bought. I'll get to those, my "want list".

racing novels, part two

More Saturdays, more fiction, especially in the winter. I've yet to get to these but, as I've read, what's the point of having a library of books you've already read?

Drag Doll by R.W. Campbell



Hot Rod Fury by Robert Sidney Bowen