The Golden Days:
Thompson Speedway & Raceway
Terry O'Neil
The Golden Days: Thompson Speedway & Raceway Sports and Formula Car Events 1945-1977 by Terry O'Neil
 
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The Golden Days: Thompson Speedway & Raceway
Sports and Formula Car Events 1945-1977
by Terry O'Neil

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Occasionally a spark of inspiration can become the catalyst for transition. Just such an occasion took place with the construction of Thompson Speedway in 1940, a five-eighth mile banked oval track, dubbed “The Indianapolis of the East.” A road course joined to the oval in 1952 enlarged the track to form the first privately-owned complex where sports car drivers could race safely. It transformed the face of sports car racing in America, and hastened the demise of the dangerous open-road events together with the majority of flat and boring airfield race venues. This two-volume set, illustrated with many previously unseen photographs, traces the history of the raceway during its active years and describes the personalities involved in the changing fortunes of the course until its closure in 1977.


  • Two-volume set with dust jacket and slipcase
  • 240mm x 330mm (portrait format)
  • 760 pages (VOL 1: 352 pages, VOL 2: 408 pages)
  • 1200 images total
  • Signed and Numbered Edition of 500 copies

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Author Biography

Born in Hertfordshire some twenty miles north of London, during the Second World War, Terry O’Neil has lived the majority of his life in the Midlands, England. For the past thirty-nine years he has resided in Stourbridge on the edge of the ‘Black Country’. More about Terry O'Neil


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5 of 5 September 19, 2021
Reviewer: susan kast from sun city , AZ United States  
Sent this book to my brother who is 90 years old.  e remembers as a kid watching them build the track in Thompson CT.  He loves the book.

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5 of 5 August 12, 2021
Reviewer: Nicholas Tonks from Huntington, NY United States  
The packaging of the book was outstanding - it is a very heavy and very large book and quite expensive, so the care taken in shipping was greatly appreciated. It arrived in pristine condition. I have been going to Thompson for almost 20 years and I really enjoy the Road Course layout. This book on the history of the track was outstanding - great photos too. A gem that I am glad to add to my collection

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5 of 5 Thompson Raceway May 21, 2020
Reviewer: Nicholas Fasola from Marietta, GA United States  
Love this two volume work.

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5 of 5 Great book! February 26, 2019
Reviewer: Bob Wood from Terrace Park, OH United States  
Having grown 15 miles from Thompson, and having our summer place on a lake 7 miles away, I watched the cars on their way to the track. My Dad and I would stand by the track, and watch the cars from outside the fences until I was older enough for us to actually attend races. I raced at Thompson in the '70s, and my name appears in the book 3 times. It is a collection of wonderful memories for me.

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4 of 5 The Golden Days (br) Thompson Speedway & Raceway(b September 29, 2018
Reviewer: Eno dePasquale from Walpole, NH United States  
This is a wonderful book, especially for those like my husband, Eno dePasquale, who spent many days there at. the time.
As I said in a post earlier, it is a shame that people like Eno were not contacted -- guys who continued to race for entire careers (Eno retired 4 years ago at age 77), and who still have vivid memories of Thompson.
Kathy dePasquale

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