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Against Death and Time
by Brock Yates
2004, softbound, 235 pages. The book is not gory, but it certainly points out the lack of safety for the drivers and spectators in the post-war era of racing and is a good history of the sport from years gone by.

Benetton, Formula 1 Racing Team
by Alan Henry
Published 1998, softbound, 159 pages, color photos
In 1985 the Benetton family (Italian knitwear clothing) acquired the Toleman F1 team and in ten years brought home the world championship.

Carriages Without Horses, J. Frank Duryea and the Birth of the American Automobile Industry
by Richard P. Scharchburg
1993, hardbound, 26 pages, b&w photos
The Duryea brothers and their automobiles and the beginning of the Duryea Motor Wagon company. The first automobile race in the US (in Chicago, 1895). Victory in the London to Brighton Run in England of 1896. The men who created the greatest American industry.

Ghost Tracks
A Historic Look at America’s Lost Road Racing Tracks
by Pete Hylton
2007, softbound, 127 pages, b& w and color photos.
Pete Hylton, archivist and historian for the SCCA, has compiled a series of articles from SportsCar Magazine, about old, but not forgotten, road racing tracks from across the county.

The Grand Prix Saboteurs
by Joe Saward
2006, softbound, 351 pages, b&w photos.
The true story of the 1920s and 30s grand prix drivers who were enlisted by the British to set up resistance organizations behind the German lines during WW2

Murray Walker, The Very Last Word
by Christopher Hilton
Published 2002, softbound, 203 pages, some photos.
Murray Walker was the voice of Formula One racing on BBC and ITV for years, retiring at the US Grand Prix at Indy in 2001.

Any member interested in examining and/or checking out any of these is welcome. They will be at most of the Monday night meetings. Please e-mail the CMGC Librarian or leave a message at 630.393.1514 if you would like to reserve a book or are interested in more information.