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Book Review.(Review)(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Byline: MARK VAUGHN
Corvette Thunder, 50 Years of Corvette Racing, 1953-2003, by Dave Friedman, hardcover, 393 pages, Guldstrand Motor Productions, (818) 567-1600, corvettethunder.com, $75 plus shipping
It is very likely you will get through this entire book in one sitting-one very long, three- to-four-hour sitting-it draws you in so well. Even if Corvettes aren't your favorite, if you love sports car racing, you'll love this book. We enjoyed turning each page and trying to identify the tracks before reading the captions: That's the ivy behind the curb at the old Pomona track; that's the flat, blocky concrete of Sebring; remember those half-buried tires at the apexes of Riverside's esses? It was just as much fun to ID the ...
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