Outside Groove digs deep into the culture of oval-track racing by telling the stories of the undercurrent driving the sport. Renew your faith in racing's future by reading about young drivers working hard to make a name for themselves. Heed advice from seasoned sages who often learned those lessons the hard way. Root for fan favorites as they overcome adversity. Learn more about "racers" who do things other than turn a steering wheel. Gain perspective on hot-button topics such as parts shortages, disqualifications, and world issues affecting the sport. Travel to new places, both in time and locale, as you turn each page. Editors J.A. Ackley and Mike Adaskaveg compiled these incredible accounts of enthralling prose and captivating photography into one riveting read.

Author Joe Verdegan tells the stories of three of the best wheel men to emerge from the Northeastern Wisconsin dirt track scene.M.J. McBride. Pete Parker. Terry Anvelink. A trio of late model drivers with three distinct personalities. These three dominated action at Shawano Speedway from 1980-2000 winning all but two track titles. The three scooped up hundreds of feature wins and multiple track championships along the way.Verdegan interviews nearly 100 drivers and former car owners who raced against these three legends and even beat them on occasion.Soft cover, color and black & white photos

Author Joe Verdegan has had a front-row seat to the stories, people, and politics that have captured the attention of northeast Wisconsin auto racing fans for decades. As the region's recognized racing historian, Verdegan provides an expert's perspective of the people and events that defined a turbulent era from roughly 1980-2017. Learn about the driver rivalries, family connections, and passionate dedication to the sport displayed by track owners and promoters in this follow-up to Verdegan's popular book, Life in the Past Lane - A History of Stock Car Racing in Northeast Wisconsin from 1950 - 1980.

In most forms of racing, cornering speed is the key to winning. On the street, precise and predictable handling is the key to high performance driving. However, the art and science of engineering a chassis can be difficult to comprehend, let alone apply. Chassis Engineering explains the complex principles of suspension geometry and chassis design in terms the novice can easily understand and apply to any project. Hundreds of photos and illustrations illustrate what it takes to design, build, and tune the ultimate chassis for maximum cornering power on and off the track.

This book details how to design, build, and setup the chassis and suspension for road race and stock cars. Includes chassis dynamics, spring and shock theory, front and rear suspension geometry, real world racing aerodynamics, steering systems, racing chassis software and all you need to know to set you chassis up to win races.