Speed Duel: The Inside Story of the Land Speed Record in the Sixties

by Samuel Hawley

Book Overview

The quest for the land speed record in the 1960s and the epic rivalry between two dynamic American drivers, Art Arfons and Craig Breedlove.

"Interesting and complex. . . .The best job I've seen done on the subject so far."
-- Craig Breedlove

Until the 1950s, the land speed record (LSR) was held by a series of European gentlemen racers such as British driver John Cobb, who hit 394 miles per hour in 1947. That record...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1554076331
• ISBN13: 9781554076338
• Release Date: September 2010
• Publisher: Firefly Books
• Length: 360 Pages
• Weight: 1.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.9" x 9.0"