Shirley Muldowney's Tales from the Track
by Shirley Muldowney
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Author: Shirley MuldowneyContributor: Bill Stephens
Edition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2005-03-01
ISBN: 1582611076
Number of pages: 200
Publisher: Sports Publishing LLC
Book Reviews of Shirley Muldowney's Tales from the Track
Book Review: 100-percent Shirley
Summary: 5 Stars
This book is a must read for any drag racing fan interested in knowing the TRUE stories that come from one of the world's best ever drag racing champions. For those who know Shirley's background, you know she's a straight shooter and tells it the way she feels it is..most times right, sometimes not. She skillfully tells her story of what really happened in her career, from her struggles to gain entrance into a male dominated fuel racing society to becoming an NHRA champion.
All of the early days, from street racing to her first passes in real race cars, are cronicled in an easy to read format that does not allow putting the book down. Some of the best reading is when she "reviews" many, many personalities in the sport and tells how she felt about them, past and present. I've been priviledged to be a very small part of the drag racing scene, from announcing duties at Numidia Dragway in the Seventies to competing on the track with a low buck operation, and enjoyed many events where Shirley match raced at Numidia. Much of what she says is gospel, and when you decide to buy this book, buckle in your easy chair as Shirley takes you from start to finish in blazing style. She doens't cut any corners (of course not, she's a drag racer) and her feelings about how things were, how they are now, and how she encountered many drag racing "stars" will leave you feeling she's sitting right next to you telling you the way it is. If you wronged her, you get nailed in this book. If you treated her right, she also gives you credit. It's one of the best books we've read lately. You'll read about her TV appearance on Johnny Carson, years with Connie Kalitta, match race days, (much, much more) to her years of mending from her near fatal crash in Canada. Again, a must buy.
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