{"product_id":"closing-speed-the-unabridged-edition-paperback","title":"Closing Speed: The Unabridged Edition - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTed West\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMario Andretti\u003c\/strong\u003e said of \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eClosing Speed \u003c\/em\u003eauthor Ted Wes\u003c\/strong\u003et, \"I've known Ted forever; our paths ran together for many years. He worked hard to earn the respect he gets, and \u003cstrong\u003eI'm sure the enthusiast world will now enjoy his fiction\u003c\/strong\u003e.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne of racing's \"young lions,\" Ted West used his keen sense of observation and his immense writing talent to define the endurance \u003cstrong\u003eracing war between Porsche's 917 and the Ferrari 512\u003c\/strong\u003e immortalized in \u003cstrong\u003eSteve McQueen's \u003cem\u003eLe Mans\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSent to Europe by \u003cem\u003eRoad \u0026amp; Track\u003c\/em\u003e in 1970 at age 27, West quickly came to know the racers, their women, and the complex lives they shared at \u003cstrong\u003eBrands Hatch, Monza, the Targa Florio, Spa, the Nurburgring\u003c\/strong\u003e, and \u003cstrong\u003eLe Mans\u003c\/strong\u003e. Their lives were \u003cstrong\u003eas dramatic off the track as their racing was on it\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWest's friend, Porsche and F1 racer Brian Redman, has noted that of the racers who filled the 1968 Monaco Grand Prix starting grid \u003cstrong\u003etwo-thirds of them were dead\u003c\/strong\u003e by 1972. The stakes were never higher.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1970, with cars reaching 248 mph at Le Mans, \u003cstrong\u003eracing was at its fastest, most exciting, most competitive\u003c\/strong\u003e ... with an underlying gravity that was both \u003cstrong\u003ebreathtaking and horrifying\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eClosing Speed\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/em\u003eis a vivid and ultimately heartbreaking portrait of racing in Europe in 1970 -- Porsche vs. Ferrari -- when \u003cstrong\u003ecompetitive pride\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003esexual desire\u003c\/strong\u003e, and \u003cstrong\u003eracing fate collided head-on\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 306\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.69 x 9.02 x 5.98 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 10, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51781098438944,"sku":"9781732687608","price":25.58,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/b6c222ab01d5dbd6ba67c84db46edec6.webp?v=1780542970","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/closing-speed-the-unabridged-edition-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}