Thursday, September 10, 2020

The Racers by Neal Bascomb - HIGH

The Racers: How an Outcast Driver, an American Heiress, and a Legendary Car Challenged Hitler’s Best by Neal Bascomb, 323 pages, 2020, $19.

Content: G


BUYING ADVISORY: MS, HS – ADVISABLE


AUDIENCE APPEAL:  HIGH


In the years leading up to World War II, Hitler wanted to prove the Third Reich’s greatness in all aspects of life , including motor sports.  Rene Dreyfus, a top racecar driver finds himself barred from driving on any German or Italian race teams because he is a Frenchman of Jewish heritage.  So when Lucy Schell, an American heiress, forms her own racing team and hires Dreyfus, it becomes a showdown between France and Germany and two legendary drivers.


If you love cars and history, this book is for you.  This is an informative window into the dangers and glamor of early European racing.  Well written and researched, with plenty of photos, it will make you wish you could journey back in time to the exotic locales and witness these races firsthand.  Bascomb provides that time machine for you.  Start your engines, the race is on!


Michelle in the Middle


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