FW: may 17 talk

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From: Glenda Gephart [mailto:gle...@racingarchives.org]
Sent: Friday, May 09, 2008 11:33 AM
To: Glenda Gephart at IMRRC
Subject: may 17 talk

 

Joel Finn to Discuss New Book

 

 

     WATKINS GLEN – Motorsports author Joel Finn will discuss his newest book, “American Road Racing: 1948-1950, The Sport Revived,” at the International Motor Racing Research Center on Saturday, May 17.

The free talk will be at 1 p.m. The talk is part of the Center’s on-going series, Center Conversations.

Finn will discuss the difficulties of researching and confirming the information that fills the 435 pages of the book.

The challenge, he says, is determining “what actually happened compared to what people think happened.”

“American Road Racing” has more than 600 historic photographs of the cars, drivers and events, many never before published, as well as extensive race results charts.

Races at Watkins Glen are, of course, a major component of the book.

Finn, of Roxbury, CT, has been a competitive driver in road racing for more than 50 years. He has written a number of highly-regarded histories of road racing, including “American Road Racing: The 1930s” and “Bridgehampton Racing: From the Streets to the Bridge.”

    Center Conversations is a free monthly talk series that takes listeners behind the scenes of motorsports. The talks are informal, and everyone is invited.

    The Center is located at 610 S. Decatur St., Watkins Glen. Call (607) 535-9044 for more information.