Mickey Ray Thompson

On March 16, 1988, motorsport legend Mickey Thompson and his second wife, Trudy, were gunned down by hooded assassins in the driveway of their Bradbury, California, home. This shocking and brutal double-murder brought an abrupt end to one of the most extraordinary careers in the history of motorspor...

Volume Three: Watson's Wonders (1959 – 1962) tells the story of the how the racing creations of A.J. Watson came to dominate this era at the Speedway, to then be challenged by the rear engine creations of the Coopers and Mickey Thompson. Each year features an epic "500", with Speedway legends Jim Ra...

Joe Scalzo is a veteran race car and motorcycle writer with a genuinely unique writing style that has seen him chosen for many awards, including election to the Sprint Car Hall of Fame. Over the course of a career spanning five decades he has authored 17 books and has written for many automotive and...

Rear cover notes: "The 2000-horsepower racer blasted down the Utah flats at the incredible speed of 406.6 mph! The car was Challenger; the driver was Mickey Thompson; and the moment was the record-breaking peak in the history of the American speedtrack. The daredevil driver who created a revolution ...

The Journeyman is a novel that touches on cultural and religious differences, international travel without a passport, and what can happen when a child trusts a stranger. A man, about to retire, risks it all for a happy ending.

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This book contains chapters and contributions from Ed "Big Daddy" Roth, Mickey Thompson, Bill Neumann, Tom MacPherson and more, all edited by Henry Gregor Felsen. It is a great read and a wonderful look back at the automobile world of the past.