At Speed: Up Close and Personal With the People, Places, and Fans of NASCAR (Paperback)

by Monte Dutton (Author)

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Paperback: 239 pages
Publisher: Potomac Books Inc; 1 edition (Jan 1 2000)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1574882619
ISBN-13: 978-1574882612
Product Dimensions: 22.9 x 15.3 x 1.8 cm
Shipping Weight: 368 g

Average Customer Review: 2.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)

Amazon.ca Sales Rank: #1,554,601 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Jim McLaurin, NASCAR writer (The (Columbia, SC) State

"A good old boy takes you inside the fences for a look at racing you won't see on Sunday afternoons."

Wally Dallenbach, Jr., NASCAR driver

"What I enjoy about Monte's writing is that it cuts right to the point, and it's not sugar-coated."

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1.0 out of 5 stars Not worth [money], April 29 2002

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This book is WAY overpriced for the content you get. Each of the many topics is only covered by a short little blurb - at best a couple of pages. Sometimes the blurbs are interesting, sometimes they aren't. But they all end, and sometimes abruptly. Sometimes you get drawn into the subject and then the author pulls the plug. It's like a tease. I almost think the author was hunting for a Nascar topic to write on, couldn't pick one, so decided to publish his notes instead.

You'd actually be better off spending more money on better developed books covering in more detail a topic you are interested in. You might think that this book will give you a broad overview, but the information it provides is often too choppy to do even that.

If you've just got to have this one, then at least go to Ebay and pick it up for a buck fifty. [Price] is really a steep price to pay for what you'll be getting here.

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1.0 out of 5 stars Big Waste!, Jun 26 2001

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I bought this book thinking it would have good info on tracks, drivers and what not. If that is what you are looking for, At Speed is not that book. Dutton has spent time on each driver at a certain race. He gives no information about them, just a comment here or there. Nothing new about the tracks. Magazines can tell you more about individual tracks. I didn't notice much about the fans in NASCAR, either. Dutton clearly couldn't have spent much time on that anyway, judging from the rest of the book.

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2.0 out of 5 stars i thought it was boring, Oct 5 2000

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the short articles on people/tracks were not very informative nor funny. most of the time, the articles weren't even relevant to the topic. skip this one...

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5.0 out of 5 stars A must read for any NASCAR fan
Monte Dutton's book is awesome! As a NASCAR fan, I couldn't ask for more insightful, entertaining, and dead-on analysis of my favorite sport. Read more

Published on May 25 2000 by moonglow22