Fireball: Legends Don't Fall From the Sky

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	• Fireball: Legends Don't Fall From the Sky Godwin Kelly Carbon Press, 2005 - 224 pages average customer review:based on 7 reviews view larger image
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FIREBALL Scheeeeeeewwwwwwww

5 June 2008
Just recv'd the book last week.
I was a Fireball Roberts fan since mid-fifties. Only draw-back to this book is the pictures aren't labeled as to who the people are in the pictures. Other than Fireball in the pix, many are unknown. Haven't finished the book as of yet. But, so far I have enjoyed it. As it is today, with the News Media, many back then only had half the story. Many of whom were writing, didn't even suspect what racing meant. What had to go into it. The hours upon hours of work, the constant travel, and of having to tow their cars from track to track, just to try and make a living. Let alone the inherent danger of powering a 2 ton rig, at break-neck speeds around some of the raggedy tracks in the nation. The purses won, many times didn't even cover expenses. Oh well, Fireball was a Hoot !!! The Power-Slide King. Well, maybe right behind Curtis Turner !!!??? Fireball was a tremendous asset to the popularity of the racing game!!! The pain and agony he suffered from that wreck was terrible! It was a very sad day in 1964 when we lost him.

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Fireball: Legends Don't Fall From the Sky

Well written and quite revealing history of Glenn Roberts. I especially liked the no judgement type writing that gives us a clear picture of the man outside of the racetrack. Well done.

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One of the graetest ever

Glenn Roberts Jr. may be the best racer to ever turn left. If your old enough to remember him, you should read this book! I think you will soon realize you nor I knew half as much about the man as we thought we did. This book along with Best Damn Garage by Smokey Yunick are by far the best for any Nascar fan.

Fireball by Godwin Kelly

I thought this was a good book to read. It is a little one-sided in it's
narration. I enjoyed it because it made me remember those days when I was
a kid and seeing Fireball race. He was one of NASCAR's greatest drivers and probably the first "professional" driver.
Overall, I recommend this book if you are a fan of early NASCAR racing.

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This is not a racing book. This is the story of an complex and amazing individual who happened to be one of the greatest race car drivers of his time. The glory days of racing serve as the back drop for a stormy love triangle that was the talk of the tiny resort village of Daytona Beach during the late 50?s and early ?60s

Glenn "Fireball" Roberts was the first modern superstar of stock car racing. He was truly ahead of his time and already a legend in his late 20?s. Unfortunately, for the woman he loved and the racing community, his time ran out far too early.

Godwin Kelly became enamored with this story while working on a special feature story for the Daytona Beach News-Journal?s coverage of the 2004 July race. During the research, he discovered there was much more to Glenn Roberts than the "Fireball" persona the public saw.

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