This is a book designed for anyone
who loves pre-World War II Midgets. The Nutley Velodrome
was unique in the annals of Midget auto racing. The
track was a wooden bowl, built originally as a bicycle
velodrome, the same type of bowl we see today's Olympic
bicycle racers competing upon. It was only a fifth
of a mile in length. The cars circled the track in
about eight seconds, and many a driver has said Nutley
was the most terrifying track ever built.
The banking on this one-of-a-kind arena was 45 degrees,
too steep for a man to walk up!
Author Crocky Wright was in attendance at every race
ever held at Nutley and has recorded the action in
a first-person voice that literally allows you to
feel the place shake. Nutley was open for auto racing
for only two years, 1938 and 1939.It left a deep impression
on not only the author, but readers of this book have
come away with descriptive comments of their own as
well.
We searched for years to illustrate this book. It
opens to a full 22" wide and features not only
a Class A Library Binding, but 80 pound paper as well.
A fine four-color illustration graces the cover.
