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Trade Catalog Penske. No car rivaled Beast the Penske PC23 and the The Top Secret Ilmor-Penske Engine engine was later ruled that Shocked the Racing World at illegal. In a story that the Indy 500 reads like a spy novel, the dramatic journey from • The true story of how a recognizing the loophole legendary race engine in IndyCar to winning the Indy 500 is history was created recounted in great detail with behind-the-scenes • Written by Jade Gurss, reporting. best-selling author of In the Red and former publicist to Dale Ongoing Promotions Earnhardt Jr. and Mercedez Benz • Included in holiday gift bundles with other automotive books and • Contains a wealth of calendars. technological and development history • Promotion within vintage auto enthusiast Synopsis through social media Roger Penske was always looking for ways and online forums. to gain the ‘Unfair Advantage’ with his cars. The Penske PC23 Mercedes, debuted at the 1994 Indy 500, bent the rules very close to the breaking point. Created in absolute secrecy, the new engine from Ilmor gave Team Penske 200 more horsepower than any other car in the race. The race was a turning point in American open wheel racing and for Team Penske, beating big names like Mario Andretti. The innovative redesign included a custom push-rod system and restyled rear deck. Of the eleven victories with this car, five were complete podium sweeps for Team Book Specifications About the Authors Endorsements Author: Jade Gurss Jade Gurss is the author of In the Red and “Gurss nailed it! I lived between that engine Forward by: Mario Illien co-author of New York Times Bestsellers and probing media for the entire month of Format: Hardcover Driver #8 and DW: A Lifetime Going Around May, 1994, and couldn’t have told the story Dimensions: 6 x 9 inches in Circles. Gurss was in charge of marketing any better. Take the rest of the day off, Jade.” Page Count: 256 and publicity for Ilmor Engineering, the race- — Tom Cotter, Automotive Journalist Publisher: Octane Press engine design and manufacturing arm of ISBN-13: 978-1-937747-33-6 Mercedes-Benz. He also managed sports “In “Beast”, Jade Gurss has shone a light Publish Date: 05/25/2014 publicity for Mercedes-Benz. Native of into the shadows of the Skunk Works-style $29.95 Topeka, KS he now resides in Concord, NC. operation from which emerged one of the greatest machines in Indy car history.” Mario Illien is an engineer specializing — David Malsher, Editor, RACER in motorsport engine design. Native of Switzerland, Illien broke onto the race scene “An incredible tale told from the perspective of in 1971 with Bonnier. In 1983, Illien created those who made it happen.” Ilmor Engineering with Paul Morgan. Illien — John Zimmermann, Associate Editor, designed Indycars and Formula 1 engines. Vintage Racecar Journal Illien is the Technical Director of Ilmor Engineering. AUSTIN’S OWN WORLDWIDE TRADE PRESS WWW.OCTANEPRESS.COM • 512.334.9441 Velocity Calendar 2015 • Vintage auto racing calendar done with well-known author and photographer, Pete Lyons. • Features the most popular vintage auto race cars from around the world. • Each month features a different legend in the racing world accompanied by a short biography. Synopsis Pete Lyons’ Velocity Calendar 2015 grows Featured Drivers out of his earlier Can-Am Calendar series January - Mario Gabriele Andretti published by Octane Press. This earlier work February - James “Jimmy” Clark, Jr. drew on images and impressions amassed March - Briggs Swift Cunningham II while covering the technically spectacular April - Mark Neary Donohue, Jr. Canadian-American Challenge Cup series of May - Daniel Sexton Gurney 1966-74. However, the Lyons archive holds June - James Ellis Hall much more and the Velocity Calendar 2015 July - Norman Graham Hill draws on this fresh material. While some August - Phillip Toll Hill, Jr. drivers seen here were Can-Am competitors, September - Rufus Parnell “Parnelli” Jones we must not forget that, in the style of their October - Bruce Leslie McLaren day, they were equally proficient with other November - Sir Stirling Craufurd Moss, OBE kinds of machines. Whatever they drove, their December - Carroll Hall Shelby achievements in America helped secure their immortality on the world stage. Calendar Specifications About the Author Media Campaign Author: Pete Lyons Reporter-photographer Pete Lyons has had • PR outreach and sample copies sent to Format: Calendar a long career of covering auto racing of many vintage racing and automotive journalists Dimensions: 12 x 12 inches kinds. 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But Dimensions: 6 x 9 inches the end of the 2007 NASCAR season.Dimensions: 6 x 9 inches IN Gurss is a two-time New York Times only a handful of people know what THE went on behind the scenes before and best-selling author. He co-wrote Page Count: 268 Driver No. 8 with Earnhardt Jr., whichPage Count: 304 RED after that horrible crash. In The Red is spent 17 weeks on the best-seller list an insider’s look at the 2001 NASCAR in 2002. Gurss also co-authored DW! season with his son, Dale Earnhardt Jr. A Lifetime Going Around in Circles Earnhardt Jr. began his second Publisher: Octane Press Publisher: Octane Press season in NASCAR’s Winston Cup Series with three-time NASCAR champion Darrell Waltrip, which was released with swagger and confidence, only in 2004.