High performance
Subtitle: the culture and technology of drag racing, 1950-2000
By: Robert C. Post.
Edition: Rev. ed.
Series: Johns Hopkins studies in the history of technology; Johns Hopkins studies in the history of technology (Unnumbered)
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Published: 2001
Place of publication: Baltimore, Md
Language: eng
Number of pages: 417
Subjects: Drag racing -- United States -- History.; Drag racing -- Social aspects -- United States.
Description: "High Performance is a dramatic, firsthand history of this daring sport, from the earliest "legal" drags run on rural airfields to the spectacular - and sometimes tragic - careers of drag racing's most daring innovators. Post, a former racer himself, was an eyewitness to many of the episodes he describes. He brings us a compelling look at the men and women who have devoted their lives to this extraordinary pursuit. In this revised edition, Post continues the story into the present, surveying the dynamics of the sport during the past decade."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
"First edition 1994"