David Weisenberger is at the wheel of the TR 3 pace car in the 1958 event. Behind, the F production field, made up of MG-As and Porsches with a few Volvos 544s. This is the long back straight where speeds are kept down by frost heaves in the macadam. Collection of Betty Henn. Click to enlarge
The Put-in-Bay Races, 1952-1963
By Carl Goodwin
272 pages, B&W photos, softcover
$35
P ISBN 978-0-7864-7930-6
E ISBN 978-1-4766-1459-5
McFarland, 800-253-2187
Order from; www.mcfarlandpub.com
A Review by Pete Vack
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As F. Scott Fitzgerald realized, America restlessly moves on, reaching for what lies ahead yet longing for what lies behind. But four-time Carl Benz Award-winning-author/historian Carl Goodwin is no misty-eyed nostalgia buff; he assiduously chronicles the past from the point of view of others. He goes far beyond the call of sweet memory to create jewel-like masterpieces such as They Started in MGs and his second book, The Put-in-Bay Road Races 1952-1963 that will shine long after the nostalgia has faded. [Read more…] about Put-in-Bay 1952-1963: A Review