Black Noon: The Year They Stopped The Indy 500
by Art Garner /
2014 / English / EPUB
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Before noon on May 30th, 1964, the Indy 500 was stopped for
the first time in history by an accident. Seven cars had crashed
in a fiery wreck, killing two drivers, and threatening the very
future of the 500.
Before noon on May 30th, 1964, the Indy 500 was stopped for
the first time in history by an accident. Seven cars had crashed
in a fiery wreck, killing two drivers, and threatening the very
future of the 500.Black Noon
Black Noon chronicles one of the darkest and most
important days in auto-racing history. As rookie Dave MacDonald
came out of the fourth turn and onto the front stretch at the end
of the second lap, he found his rear-engine car lifted by the
turbulence kicked up from two cars he was attempting to pass.
With limited steering input, MacDonald lost control of his car
and careened off the inside wall of the track, exploding into a
huge fireball and sliding back into oncoming traffic.
chronicles one of the darkest and most
important days in auto-racing history. As rookie Dave MacDonald
came out of the fourth turn and onto the front stretch at the end
of the second lap, he found his rear-engine car lifted by the
turbulence kicked up from two cars he was attempting to pass.
With limited steering input, MacDonald lost control of his car
and careened off the inside wall of the track, exploding into a
huge fireball and sliding back into oncoming traffic.
Closing fast was affable fan favorite Eddie Sachs. “The Clown
Prince of Racing” hit MacDonald’s sliding car broadside, setting
off a second explosion that killed Sachs instantly. MacDonald,
pulled from the wreckage, died two hours later.
Closing fast was affable fan favorite Eddie Sachs. “The Clown
Prince of Racing” hit MacDonald’s sliding car broadside, setting
off a second explosion that killed Sachs instantly. MacDonald,
pulled from the wreckage, died two hours later.
After the track was cleared and the race restarted, it was legend
A. J. Foyt who raced to a decisive, if hollow, victory. Torn
between elation and horror, Foyt, along with others, championed
stricter safety regulations, including mandatory pit stops,
limiting the amount a fuel a car could carry, and minimum-weight
standards.
After the track was cleared and the race restarted, it was legend
A. J. Foyt who raced to a decisive, if hollow, victory. Torn
between elation and horror, Foyt, along with others, championed
stricter safety regulations, including mandatory pit stops,
limiting the amount a fuel a car could carry, and minimum-weight
standards.
In this tight, fast-paced narrative, Art Garner brings to life
the bygone era when drivers lived hard, raced hard, and at times
died hard. Drawing from interviews, Garner expertly reconstructs
the fateful events and decisions leading up to the sport’s
blackest day, and the incriminating aftermath that forever
altered the sport.
In this tight, fast-paced narrative, Art Garner brings to life
the bygone era when drivers lived hard, raced hard, and at times
died hard. Drawing from interviews, Garner expertly reconstructs
the fateful events and decisions leading up to the sport’s
blackest day, and the incriminating aftermath that forever
altered the sport.Black Noon
Black Noon remembers the race that changed everything and
the men that paved the way for the Golden Age of Indy car racing.
remembers the race that changed everything and
the men that paved the way for the Golden Age of Indy car racing.
