Mickey Thompson offers a now-impossible first-person telling of the legendary racer and motorsport impresario\'s high-speed life, from his earliest days through the height of his competition exploits on drag strips, at Bonneville, the Indy 500, Baja, and more--c omplemented by some 100 rare images culled from family archives, the NHRA museum, and the collections of friends and fellow racers.
Mickey Thompson: The Lost Story of the Original Speed King in His Own Words is that never-published work--an amazing biographical artifact from what many consider the golden age of automotive racing..
Type-written sheets, neatly stacked, were boxed, stored, and mostly forgotten.
After two years, extensive interviews , and a near-finished manuscript the whole enterprise fell apart for a number of reasons.
In the early 1970s, motorsports writer (and former drag racer) Tom Madigan and Thompson embarked on a project to write the latter\'s autobiography.
Armed with a restless mind and a keen business sense, Thompson moved from success to success.
Thompson did it all on four wheels: land-speed racing , drag racing , off-road , NASCAR , Indianapolis ...anything involving speed.
Four decades after his tragic death, Mickey Thompson\'s name and accomplishments remain legendary among motorsports and automotive enthusiasts.
Mickey Thompson offers a now-impossible first-person telling of the legendary racer and motorsport impresario\'s high-speed life, from his earliest days through the height of his competition exploits on drag strips, at Bonneville, the Indy 500, Baja, and more--c omplemented by some 100 rare images culled from family archives, the NHRA museum, and the collections of friends and fellow racers
