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I had the chance to receive a review copy of "Fast Company: Six Decades of Racers, Rascals and Rods," the memoir of Speedway Motors founder and legendary race car owner "Speedy" Bill Smith co-written by Dave Argabright. I guess you don't need me to tell you that you should probably go ahead and buy any book that Dave Argabright is involved in, but I found this book to be particularly interesting.
I grew up in California in the 1980s - so car culture and "high performance" is just something I took for granted, even from when my parents were growing up. Hearing the story of how these little pockets of hot rodders throughout the country eventually turned into what we consider "car culture" today is fascinating, particularly all of the sacrifices that Speedy Smith had to make in order to build his business.
It's a great book - interestingly, I thought the early parts of the book were the most interesting, while I usually think most memoirs are very slow going as the person tells their childhood tales.
Here's my review of the book. I also had the chance to interview Dave Argabright about Speedy Smith's story and the process of collaboration - the two part interview can be found here and here.
Anyone else had a chance to read it? Thoughts?
National Sprint Car & Midget Examiner
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