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Brick by Brick: The Story of Auto Racing Pioneer Joie Ray
Brick by Brick The Story of Auto Racing Pioneer Joie Ray Author:Patrick Sullivan For many years Joie Ray's role as a pioneering auto racer in the 1940's and '50s were but a footnote to history. Now, Patrick Sullivan brings Joie's story to life in this warm, thoroughly readable offering. Sit back as Joie tells us of the dangerous--yet intriguing--days of racing's golden era, when Joie earned the respect of his peers as a kind... more », gentle soul, yet he remained a man who could survive the tough, give-no-quarter racing world of the day.
As he tells Joie's story--with plenty of comments and stories from the man himself--Sullivan introduces us to the many characters and players who were prominent in the day. Travel the two-lane highways with MDTRA and IMCA, and meet unforgettable people such as Cliff and Florence Griffith, Chick and Dorothy Smith, Bobby and Betty Grim, Hector Honore, Virgil Graybeal, Spider Webb, Wild Bill Cantrell, Al Sweeney, Harry King, Frank Luptow, Troy Ruttman, and many more. This tale harkens back to another era, an innocent yet hauntingly dangerous time populated by characters of the highest order.
When you're finished reading, you'll never forget Joie Ray, nor the world in which he made his mark.« less