Thunder Road

Speed; thunder of racing cards grinding off the miles; courage; treachery; these rip across the pages of the story about Pete Elliot and his antagonist, Rocky Revere. Pete is ambitious either to own a first class race shop or to become a big time racer, and he turns to old Barney Spicer, ex-racer, for advice.With Barney, Pete travels the racing circuit as mechanic for Barney's beautiful racer which Rocky drives. Barney seems blind to the fact that Rocky is a spectacular but unreliable driver. Not until just before the big Memorial Day race at Indianapolis does Barney finally wake to Rocky's perfidy. Rocky signs up to drive for a rival, one said to be unbeatable.Now Pete comes into his own. He drives Barney's car in the race! Then he and Jed Marion, a friend, plan to go into business building motors. Danger, thrills, sportsmanship combine to make this an intensely absorbing book.