Full Throttle: The Life and Fast Times of NASCAR Legend Curtis Turner

by Robert Edelstein Narrated by Rex Linn

Overview

Motor racing and mayhem, the non-stop pursuit of outrageous dreams, high-speed thrills and a really good time: these are the raw materials of Full Throttle.

Curtis Turner was the most dynamic stock-car racer of all time; he wrote the book on living fast and dying young. The first NASCAR celebrity, his life embodied all that made NASCAR a hit spectator sport: the adrenaline rush of the races, the potential for danger at every turn, and the charismatic, outrageous personality of a winner. He created drama at the racetrack and in his personal life, living the American Dream several times over before he died a violent and mysterious death at the young age of 46.

Edelstein's gripping biography thrillingly recreates the life of this American legend, from his days as a teenage moonshine runner in Virginia, through millions earned (and quickly spent) in fearless financial deals, to his incredible comeback after four years of being banned from the NASCAR circuit. Curtis Turner's life embodied everything that makes NASCAR the biggest spectator sport in American history. In gripping prose, and with full access to the files of Turner's widow, Edelstein thrillingly recreates the life of this American legend.

Editorial Reviews

AUG/SEP 07 - AudioFile

It’s the classic story. Live fast, die young. Along the way, win. NASCAR's beginnings took shape on backwoods tracks, where men like Curtis Turner bumped and skidded their way to victory. Turner and fellow pioneers paved those early dirt tracks with blood and sweat. Turner lived jumping from car to car and by flying his private plane to sniff out business deals—some good, some faltering. Rex Linn's Southern drawl steers Turner's story, which is wonderfully told in the present tense but marred by sloppy production. Non-NASCAR fans will love this as much as those who appreciate the sport's genesis. From whiskey to women, Turner never stopped running, never stopped racing, and never failed to entertain. M.B. © AudioFile 2007, Portland, Maine

Product Details

BN ID:	2940169663990
Publisher:	Blackstone Audio, Inc.
Publication date:	01/01/2006
Edition description:	Unabridged

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