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Dewey Decimal Number: 796.72
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Page Count: 240
Printing Date: May 01, 2006
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This lively book tackles all the ins and outs of the sport, uncovering the hidden rules and official calls made on any given race day. Media correspondent Liz Allison, wife of the late NASCAR driver Davey Allison, takes a fun and detailed approach in explaining the official point and flag systems, regulations on cars, and how drivers make it to the start/finish line. Allison covers the less-serious side, too, offering helpful tips to female fans on travelling to and from race events, surviving an entire race weekend with kids, and recipes for throwing a great NASCAR viewing party. Readers will quickly become knowledgeable race fans with an inside edge on the sport most of their male counterparts will lack-and have a few laughs along the way.
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This book is not for women only. If you are a novice in the pits or want to see what the other half thinks about speed on wheels, check it out. And if you love NASCAR, pick up NASCAR: An Interactive Guide to the World of Sports (Sports by the Numbers) Both are great books and would be great gifts.
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As a male, I felt a little bit self conscious checking this out at the local library, particularly when the librarian shouted the title across the room to another librarian to get it from the hold shelf! Yes, that actually happened.
Oh well. As a new(ish) fan of NASCAR, I needed a good general overview of the rules, cars, point system, etc, and found Allison's guide to be better than any of the others I've seen. It's well written, well illustrated, and about the right length to give you a good BASIC education without boring you with too many details.
I have to say, however, that Ms. Allison seems to assume all of her female readers will be interested in the sexiness of NASCAR drivers. There are numerous lists of the Top Five Dream Dates, Top Five Dream Kissers, Five Drivers To Make Daddy Get His Shotgun, Five Drivers to Take Home to Mama, Five Drivers to Make You Say "I Do," etc. It just goes on and on. I often wondered how one list was really all that different from another, but alas I am not in the target audience of "girl" fans. I see that Ms. Allison is also writing a book called, "The Girl's Guide to Winning a NASCAR(R) Driver: Secrets to Grabbing His Attention and Stealing His Heart." I don't believe that one will interest me as much. And I do wonder if Ms. Allison is stereotyping her own gender a little too much.
But don't get me wrong! It would be pretty stupid of me to read a book called "The Girl's Guide to NASCAR" and not expect some "girly" elements in it. The lists made me chuckle a little, but were not annoying. Overall, it's a great introduction to the sport for either gender to read.
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Having been a NASCAR fan for a few years now, but still knowing very little "technical" information about the sport, I was excited to find this book. I certainly learned a lot from reading it, and it even convinced me to buy tikets for my very first ever LIVE NASCAR race...however, I found myself wanting to learn more than just the basics that were discussed in this book. I wish there had been a "basics" section in the front of the book, and then a section with more detailed information in the back. Still, it's hard to complain about a book that taught me more about NASCAR than watching it or asking my husband questions has over the past few years!
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My son, daughter and myself are huge NASCAR fans. My son was coming to me and asking questions and I wanted to know the answers myself, so I got this book. I highly recommend this book for the fan who likes knowing all the technical terms. We do go to the races & there are lots of helpful hints that she shares for taking kids to the track like things to pack, safety issues. There are phones numbers for purchasing tickets, places to stay and eat. I usually carry this in my backpack to the races......Great book!!!!!!!!!!!
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