<p>In '71 Wilkinson, already a successful author, decided to write a book about an aspiring race car driver. John Morton, having just won the 1970 National SCCA C Production Championship in a BRE 240Z, became her subject. Peter Brock, BRE team owner and manager, allowed Sylvia full access to the team.The Stainless Steel Carrot shares, without prejudice, the trials and tribulations of the era's top race team reaching for the Trans-Am 2.5 Championship and their hopes to rise to even greater heights with the "Stainless Steel Carrot", BRE's Lotus Formula 5000. The magic Sylvia pulls off is to neutralize any voice of the author. The book grabs the reader from their own perspective. If the reader has some experience in management, they are apt to empathize with Brock's struggles to guide a team of talented, opinionated individuals. If the reader is an engineer, the plight of the mechanics may gain their focus. The main subject of the book, of course, is championship driver John Morton. His insight has all drivers and wanna-be drivers on the edge of their seats waiting to see what he will do and how he'll deal with adversity next.</p>

The Stainless Steel Carrot: An Auto Racing Odyssey

Sports & Outdoors

Wilkinson, Sylvia

Miscellaneous

Houghton/Mifflin

Describes different types of automobiles and their purposes and discusses automobile design and other related topics such as gasoline, mileage, and safety.

Automobiles (New True Book)

Children's Books

Childrens Pr

Discusses the sport of race car driving and the dangers of the occupation.

I Can Be a Race Car Driver

Describes what it is like to be a professional racing car driver, explains the design of Can-Am racers, and outlines the strategies used for winning a race

Can-Am (World of Racing)

Describes the object of endurance racing, the famous courses, the rules, the cars, and the drivers.

Endurance racing (World of racing)

Childrens Press]

Discusses the racing, developing, and testing of Formula One cars and includes comments by Scandinavian driver Keke Rosberg and American designer Trevor Harris.

Formula One (World of Racing)

Covers driving in the annual Indianapolis 500, developments in racing cars, and the work of pit crews.

Trans-Am (World of Racing)

<p>Explains the sport of karting--today's most important form of big time racing for young people.</p>

Kart Racing (World of Racing)

Race Car Driver (I Can Be A)

Education & Reference

Children's Press(CT)

Discusses the racing cars used in Can-Am races and the ways Can-Am racing differs from other types.

Can-Am

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