{"id":751392,"date":"2014-12-17T15:40:01","date_gmt":"2014-12-17T15:40:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/?p=751392"},"modified":"2024-01-04T22:02:24","modified_gmt":"2024-01-04T22:02:24","slug":"book-review-velocity-heroes-of-american-racing-calendar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/book-review-velocity-heroes-of-american-racing-calendar\/","title":{"rendered":"[Book Review] Velocity: Heroes of American Racing Calendar"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Velocity: Heroes of American Racing Calendar 2015<\/h2>\n

By Pete Lyons<\/h3>\n

While most people probably tend to think of Pete Lyons as one of motor racing\u2019s most accomplished journalists, which is surely true, he is also\u2014like his father Ozzie before him\u2014one of the sport\u2019s top photographers, with an equally sharp eye for the physical grace and beauty he captures so eloquently with his words.<\/p>\n

This calendar combines the best of both disciplines as it not only features full-page images from both Pete and Ozzie of our racing heroes in action, but also complements those photos with Pete\u2019s concise thumbnail profiles of the men depicted in the cars.<\/p>\n

The names are all familiar, bona fide icons of the sport, arranged alphabetically so that January offers Mario Andretti, driving the Parnelli VPJ4 at Monaco, while February features Jim Clark in the Lotus 49 at Mosport. The remaining months are filled with similar tributes to Briggs Cunningham, Mark Donohue, Dan Gurney, Jim Hall, Graham Hill, Phil Hill, Parnelli Jones, Bruce McLaren, Sir Stirling Moss and Carroll Shelby.<\/p>\n

Available for US$29.95 directly from Pete, personalized with his autograph, at www.petelyons.com\/calendars<\/a> or from publisher Octane Press at www.Octanepress.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Reviewed by John Zimmermann<\/p>\n

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