The Tycoons, Scorchers, and Outlaws : The Class War that Shaped American Auto Racing
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Format
Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10
1137322500
ISBN-13
9781137322500
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Imprint
Palgrave Macmillan
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Nov 29th, 2013
Print length
146 Pages
Weight
338 grams
Dimensions
22.40 x 14.80 x 1.60 cms
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Tycoons, Scorchers, and Outlaws charts how auto racing was shaped by class tensions between the millionaires who invented it, the public who resented their seizure of the public roads, and the working class drivers who viewed the sport as a vocation, not a leisured pursuit.
Tycoons, Scorchers, and Outlaws charts the class and cultural origins of auto racing in America, arguing for the first time that auto racing was invented by millionaires who viewed the new sport like horse racing, where ownership and patronage counted for more than skill on the track. It reveals how these elites'' plans to establish the sport along French lines with grand road rallies that usurped the common right of way were thwarted by a public backlash based largely on class. As these tycoons reluctantly moved racing onto tracks, they lost control to both manufacturers and working class drivers who saw the sport as a commercial opportunity. Soon the elite clubmen''s grip on racing slipped away and auto racing emerged as a popular working class sport.
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