Holiday Catalog 2019 – 2020
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Holiday Catalog 2019 – 2020 Reading for Racers Hot New Titles Most Popular This Year 67 – TRICKLE AND REFFNER MODIFIEDS OF THE VALLEY A History of by Fr. Dale Grubba Racing at Lebanon Valley Speedway Details the years 1972 and 1975, when Wisconsin short- by Lew Boyd track legends Dick Trickle and Tom Reffner each won 67 Colorful stories and images from Lebanon features. Three young men from Rudolph, WI, how they got Valley Speedway, New York’s ultra-racy half- their start, and the years leading up to the record-setting mile dirt track. Famous for high banks and high events. Interspersed are profiles of the drivers who actually speeds, the Valley is a showcase for the mighty beat Trickle in 1972. Marv Marzofka led the way with 14 Big Block Modifieds and Sprinters. Seven decades of pioneering victories. Others included Reffner, Jimmy Back, Joe Shear, Larry Detjens, stars, from the earliest heroes to the polished stars of today. Lyle Nabbefeldt, and Johnny Ziegler. Soft cover, 490 pp., more than 200 Soft cover, 288 pp., 280 color/B&W photos. S-1600: $29.95 color/B&W photos. S-1618: $32.00 HOT SHOE! A Checkered Past: My Story AN AMERICAN RACER by Gary Balough with Bones Bourcier Gary Balough was a comet streaking across the Bobby Marshman and the Indianapolis 500 racing sky, blazing in Late Models, Modifieds, by Michael Argetsinger and Late Model Sportsman cars, shining in In a fine narrative of Marshman’s meteoric rise to the top victory lanes across the country. But when of American championship racing, author Argetsinger that comet flamed out, Balough’s world went captures the amazing career of one of America’s greatest notoriously dark. Now, he sheds some light. Brash, bold, and talents behind the wheel, whose life was sadly cut short by a tragic testing honest, this is Gary’s story, told in his own words. It’s a gripping accident at Phoenix in November 1964. Hard cover, 300 pp., 220 photos. ride. Soft cover, 272 pp., 144 color/B&W photos. S-1587: $29.95 S-1611: Orig: $75.00 Holiday Special: $59.95 MODERN THUNDER BARNYARD TO BRICKYARD The Rich Bickle Story The Illustrated History of USAC by Rich Bickle with John Close National Sprint Car Racing 1981–2017 Bickle’s rock-star lifestyle of fast cars and legendary partying by Dave Argabright, John Mahoney, ranks among the more colorful journeys in auto-racing and Patrick Sullivan history. Bickle’s unfiltered look at his racing career doesn’t Powerful words and spectacular photographs. Legendary shy away from his reputation as a free spirit. Recounts his racing photographer John Mahoney reached deep into the most memorable parties, dangerous practical jokes, and archives to provide over 1,300 images supporting year-by-year epic confrontations with race officials, team owners and coverage of every USAC National Sprint Car season and major competitors, along with stories of his career in the 1990s heyday of NASCAR. series, with driver bios and detailed stats. Hard cover, 380 pp., Soft cover, 204 pp., fully illustrated with color/B&W photos. S-1617: $24.95 1,300+ color/B&W photos. S-1590: $49.95 LIFE WITH LUKE RACING TO THE FINISH My Story by Jimmy Sills with Dave Argabright by Dale Earnhardt Jr., with Ryan McGee Foreword by Jeff Gordon Earnhardt Jr. reveals fully the physical and In his Hall of Fame racing career Jimmy Sills became one emotional struggles he faced as he fought of America’s most popular racing stars. His autobiography to close out his career on his own terms— is funny, honest, and entertaining. You’ll love the behind- which proved to be the most challenging the-scenes story of his famous, brief retirement in 1988 that race and most rewarding finish of his life. led to the appearance of the most famous nom de plume Hard cover, 208 pp. S-1602: $26.95 in racing: “Luke Warmwater from Hot Springs, Arkansas.” GENTLEMEN, START YOUR ENGINES Hard cover, 312 pp. plus 32 pages of color/B&W photos. S-1629: $29.95 The Rest of the Story... by Wilbur Shaw with new text by Bob Gates THE ART OF RACING IN THE RAIN (DVD) Indy’s Boyle Race Team HQ has produced with Kevin Costner, Milo Ventimiglia, Amanda Seyfried an exact reprint (scan) of the original 1955 Through his bond with his owner, aspiring Formula One racing classic, with an update that lends further race car driver Denny Swift, golden retriever Enzo learns insight into Wilbur Shaw’s extraordinary life that the techniques needed on the racetrack can also be through personal remembrances from his son, used to successfully navigate the journey of life. Wonderful Wilbur Shaw Jr. Hard cover, 384 pp., including 64 new text pages movie! 109 min. Available November 2019. V-1627: $29.95 by Bob Gates and 67 new color/B&W photos. S-1591: $40.00 29 WATER STREET • NEWBURYPORT, MA 01950 • TOLL FREE: 1-877-907-8181 WWW.COASTAL181.COM Super Savings on Closeouts, Overstocks & Special Purchases Some limited quantities so don’t wait! See $uper $avings here and throughout the catalog. LIONHEART POLE POSITION – REX MAYS Remembering Dan Wheldon The Life of America’s Most Popular Race Driver and a Long Look by Andy Hallbery and Jeff Olson Back at American Auto Racing and Life circa 1931–1949 A beautiful tribute to Dan Wheldon, told by by Bob Schilling those who knew him best: family, friends, Massive, thoroughly researched biography of “arguably the greatest teammates, crew members and competitors. driver of his generation,” although victory in the Indy 500 eluded him. Focuses on Hard cover, 216 pp., 339 color/B&W photos. American auto racing and life from the Great Depression through WWII and beyond. Limited Quantity! S-1531: Orig: $49.95 Now: $15.00 Hard cover, 496 pp., 800 B&W photographs. S-1422: Orig: $100 Now: $49.95 INDOORS! SACRAMENTO Dirt Capital of the West A History of West Coast by Tom Motter Indoor Midget Racing Long-gone Sacramento-area race tracks, including West Capital by Tom Motter Speedway, Hughes Stadium, Lazy J Speedway, Old Sacramento Complete history of indoor Midget racing Fairgrounds, Cal-Expo Fairgrounds, and Sportsman K-9 Park. An on the West Coast; racing at the Oakland Exposition Building open-wheel photographic lesson in why “dirt is beautiful,” from a 1913 road race to the from 1949–1968, the San Jose Fairgrounds, the San Francisco Silver Crown 100 in 2000. Hard cover, 203 pp., 175+ B&W photos. Cow Palace, and the Sonoma County Fairgrounds in Santa Rosa. S-785: Orig: $69.95 Now: $14.95 Hardcover, 208 pp., 200+ B&W photos. S-926: Orig: $69.95 Now $14.95 A HISTORY OF THE OAKLAND STADIUM 1946–1955 by Tom Motter FLORIDA MOTORSPORTS Brings the Oakland Stadium’s rich history back to life, recording RETROSPECTIVE PICTORIAL events featuring Big Cars, Sprints, Midgets, Roadsters, and Vol. 1, 2nd Edition Hardtops. Soft cover, 208 pp., 200+ B&W photos. by Eddie Roche S-109: Orig: $29.95 Now: $10.95 A revised edition of the original classic–Florida Speedweeks drew top drivers from all over the A HISTORY OF THE OAKLAND SPEEDWAY 1931–1941 country. Second edition is greatly enhanced: by Tom Motter more track chapters; updated track records and point champs, The history of the Oakland Speedway, a one-mile, banked dirt major event-winner listings, additional photos and much- track built in Oakland, CA, in 1931 and site of AAA National improved photo quality, including a comprehensive directory Championship races until 1936 when the AAA pulled out of the of 150 past and current Florida tracks. Soft cover, 200 indexed pp., West Coast. It was known as the “fastest dirt track in the Nation.” Hard cover, 212 pp., 1500 photos. S-1493: Orig: $39.95 200+ B&W photos. S-134-1: Orig: $44.95 Now: $14.95 Holiday Special: $27.95 MILLER’S TIME A Lifetime at Speed HARD LUCK LLOYD by Don Miller with Jim Donnelly The Complete Story of Slow-Talking, Close confidant of Roger Penske, co-founder of Penske Racing South, Fast-Driving Lloyd Ruby mentor to Rusty Wallace and Ryan Newman, Bonneville Flats record- by John Lingle maker, technical innovator, drag racer extraordinaire—Don Miller has Hard cover, 232 pp., 275 color/B&W photos. seen and done it all. Hard cover, 304 pp., 200 B&W photos. S-1323: Orig: $49.95 Now: $24.95 S-1000: Orig: $29.95 Now: $10.00 Check out these $uper $avings! DISTANT THUNDER RIVERSIDE Palace of Speed More Specials … When Midgets Were Mighty 352 pp., 1000+ photos. 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