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More
is better with Pete Hyltons More Ghost Tracks
What
do Chicago Stockyards, Havana, and Watkins Glen have in common?
They
are among the 125 tracks Pete Hylton writes about in his newest release, More
Ghost Tracks. These three are joined by
ghost tracks in Texas, the Rockies, the Mid South and Gulf Coast, as well as
famous hillclimbs, and airport tracks.
More Ghost Tracks also includes the history of tracks through such
famous parks as Paramount Ranch, Pebble Beach and Palm Beach Shores as well as
an entire chapter devoted to Ghost Tracks in Paradise.
After the release of
Ghost Tracks in 2007, Hylton was inundated with requests for more stories
about fans' favorite former tracks. Always ready to travel and explore, the
author has spent the last 18 months researching tracks for a much requested
second installment to the series. More Ghost Tracks, set for release in
November, 2008, will be almost twice the size of the original. With more than
200 pages of track maps, history, and photos of the hill climbs, street tracks,
airport tracks and venues it is a scrapbook of sports car racings greatest
events.
Hylton is a legend in
his own right in the world of motorsports. A competition driver for 25 years,
he was the youngest person to ever serve on the SCCAs Board of Directors. After retiring from the board, he inherited
the organizations immense archives, and proceeded to turn his passion for the
sport to researching its history. An
engineer turned educator, he is a professor at Indiana University/Purdue
University Indiana where he heads up the motorsports technology program.
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