The Put-in-Bay Road Races, 1952-1963

Carl Goodwin has written for Vintage Motorsport, Vintage Racecar, Classic Motorsports, Classic MG, 356 Registry, Forza and other periodicals, plus the Italian car web site Veloce Today. He has earned the Carl Benz Award from the Society of Automotive Historians four times and won numerous golds, silvers and bronzes presented by the International Automotive Media Awards. He lives in Novelty, Ohio.

Table of Contents


Acknowledgments

Preface

1. ­Put-in-Bay—A Summer Paradise in 1951

2. The Last American Road Race, 1952–1959, 1963

3. 1952: The First of the Last American Road Races

4. 1953: What Is So Fair as a Day in June?

5. 1954: The Technology of Sport

6. 1955: Safety in Sports Car Racing

7. 1956: A Likeable Little Race

8. 1957: A Typical Day at ­Put-in-Bay

9. 1958: The Year of the Lap Record

10. 1959: The Last CSCC Race

11. 1963: The Secret Road Race

12. Farewell to ­Put-in-Bay—It Was a Wonderful Race

Appendix: Special Contributors

Bibliography

Index