Brock yates cannonball book

Yates along with friend, director and stuntman hal needham, wrote smokey and the bandit ii 1980. Yates also wrote the screenplay for the cannonball run 1981 film with the intention of giving the lead role to steve mcqueen. Searching for 1 of 12 brock yates cannonball run edition. This book is one of the genuine mustreads in the world of automotive literature, it was written by brock yates, and it gives you a true. Western new york car chronicler, creator of cannonball run, died six months ago of alzheimers. While books and articles have dominated the annual dean batchelor award the highest honor in automotive journalism since its inception in 1995.

Brock yates had followed in his fathers footsteps by becoming a writer, but yates mother influenced the path his career would ultimately take. Brock yates, a maverick automotive writer, commentator and magazine editor who was best known for creating and winning the madcap cannonball run coastto. This best seller is now available in paperback in the early 1970s, brock yates, senior editor of car and driver magazine, created the now infamous cannonball seatoshiningsea memorial trophy dash. For the first time, author brock yates, with the help of various cannonball participants and a selection of neverbeforeseen photography, tells the story of the wild vehicles, the wilder drivers, and the various incidents along the road from new york city to redondo beach, california. This book will be about cars and racing which are very intriguing topics. Yates wrote more than a dozen books about cars and motor sports, and during the 1970s, began a crosscountry race that inspired a movie. The book is brock yates summary of the original cannonball races from 1971 to 1979. He is the editoratlarge and featured columnist for car and driver magazine, has written several books and is an. Brock yates, car and driver s assassin, lost his long battle with alzheimers on october 5, 2016.

Cannonball record broken by team exploiting coronavirus. White ferrari daytona coupe to a new unofficial record for crosscountry vehicular travel here today. In the early 1970s, brock yates, senior editor of car and driver magazine, created the now infamous cannonball seatoshiningsea memorial trophy dash. The companys filing status is listed as active and its file number is 3307455. Welcome back to the jalopnik race car book club, where we all get together to read books about racing and you send in all your spicy hot. Brock yates, senna film win motor press guild accolades. The registered agent on file for this company is brock yates and is located at 1470 s academy st, wyoming, ny 14591.

In 1971, legendary auto journalist brock yates embarked on the first cannonball. In 2007, john ficarra was reading brock yates amazing book cannonball. It starts with the trial scouting run in early 1971 and then has both the authors description, as well as those of various participants for all four races 1971, 1972, 1975 and 1979, to finish with some comments on the later movies of the event but no comment on the events it inspired, such as the. One of the bestknown, most respected automotive journalists in the world. Brock yates, writer and rebel who created the cannonball.

Brock yates, influential automotive journalist and inventor of the cannonball run, died on wednesday. Yates wrote the script for the 1981 film, the cannonball run. It starts with the trial scouting run in early 1971 and then has both the authors description, as well as those of various participants for all four races 1971, 1972, 1975 and 1979, to finish with some comments on the later movies of the event but no comment on the events it inspired, such as the gumball 3000. It was popularized in the 1981 film the cannonball run and 1984 sequel and named for erwin cannonball baker who set more than 140 driving records from the 1910s through 1930s. In the early 1970s, brock yates, senior editor of car and driver magazine, created the now infamous cannonball. Brock yates invented the cannonball run, which, before it became a silly movie, was an actual and very illegal highspeed road race across americas highways. My book on the cannonball record is available today. In the early 1970s, brock yates, senior editor of car and driver magazine, created the now infamous cannonball seatoshiningsea memorial trophy d. Brock yates automotive legend, former editor of car and driver, race car driver, founder of the cannonball baker seatoshiningseamemorial trophy dash a. Brock yates, covering the dayton 500 for cbs sports in 1979.

When i found out about the existence of the cars a few years ago, i thought it would be amazing to own one. Ralph nader and joan claybrook will hate this book. I served as a sort of trail boss of the book and managed to. Also underneath the title was the words the worlds greatest outlaw road race. What brock yates and the cannonball run meant to me, and. We take solace in the words he crafted for this publication, his screenplays, and his books, a.

The history of the worlds greatest outlaw road race, was released in 2001 and posited that the times achieved in 1979 were as fast as they possibly could be. Uncommonly good collectible and rare books from uncommonly good booksellers. I would love your feedback on the story and appreciate anywhere you. The challenge was revived in the 1970s by automotive writer brock yates as the cannonball baker seatoshiningsea memorial trophy dash.

The race, held four more times during the 1970s, was covered by magazines and newspapers, and it inspired two fictional films in. This first book of its kind tells the behindthescenes story of the in. Cannonball worlds greatest outlaw road race by brock. In the 1970s, he created a series of races called the cannonball baker seatoshiningsea memorial trophy dash. Books advanced search todays deals new releases amazon charts. Uncle brock yates was larger than life hagerty media.

When ed bolian, current cannonball run record holder. Buy cannonball worlds greatest outlaw road race by brock yates online at alibris. Brock yates poses with frank livingstones eliminator. Cannonball thunder llc is a new york domestic limitedliability company filed on january 18, 2006. Brock yates is considered a founding father of automotive journalism. The cover has a picture of a 1971 dodge challenger in white with huge lights on the front. First cannonball run dan gurneys all american racers. Worlds greatest outlaw race by brock yates, the frenetic history of the crosscountry mad dash that captured the fantasy of america. Within hours of the cannonball book going to press, a wonderful footnote surfaced. Gurney yates win first cannonball, polish racing hierarchy finish close second. Brock yates tribute fund established to combat alzheimers. Worlds greatest outlaw road race, will appear in bookstores across the country. Brock yates, automotive writer, driver who created. In 1985, the year i was born, brumos audi in jacksonville, fl modified quattro 4000s sport sedans to celebrate brock yates and cannonball.

Books go search hello select your address best sellers gift ideas new releases deals store coupons amazonbasics gift cards customer service sell registry. This first book of its kind tells the behindthescenes story of the incredibly illegal cannonball rally. The time is reportedly 26 hours and 38 minutes, but running during a pandemic is highly dubious to say the least. Brock yates, writer and rebel who created the cannonball run.

He authored a prolific amount of columns, books and movies, which span decades and embrace his incredible love and respect for all things motorsports. Yates had a brief cameo in the cannonball run as the race organizer who lays out the ground rules before the. Brock yates, car and drivers assassin, lost his long battle with alzheimers on october 5, 2016. This book is one of the genuine mustreads in the world of automotive literature, it was written by brock yates, and it gives you a true behindthescenes look into the biggest illegal road race in american history, and very possibly the biggest in. Yates and the wendels father grew up together in lockport, n.