Reviews for Caribbean Capers – The First Hand Story of Cuban Grand Prix Racing
Featured on Motor Trend Television
(Boston, MA) June 21, 2011 –Caribbean Capers: The Cuban Grand Prix Races of 1957, 1958 & 1960, by Joel Finn, is receiving rave reviews world over, and was recently featured on the popular PBS television show, MotorWeek, chosen by the Emmy® Award-winning host, executive producer and creator of MotorWeek, television's longest running automotive series, John Davis. The program is seen by millions of viewers on PBS, Discovery HD Theater and V-me Spanish-language network. To view the feature on Caribbean Capers, please use the link below and forward to 19 minutes, 33 seconds.
http://video.pbs.org/video/1978244392
This remarkable new book captures the dramatic story of Cuba’s major sports car races, with all the international finance, political intrigue and competitive action that characterized the island nation at that time. It is featured as “Book of the Month” in Classic & Sports Car Magazine, France, (May 2011//Volume 03, No 31) and is considered a good candidate for their Book of the Year award. Hemmings Sports and Exotics ran a four-page photo spread on spread on the book, which can be viewed at: http://www.hemmings.com/hsx/stories/2011/05/01/hmn_feature6.html
For another in-depth review please visit McLellan’s Automotive News: http://www.mclellansautomotive.com/newsletter/articles/2011/mar/01/index.php.
Havana was truly the sin city of the 1950’s; the gambling capital of the world, with profits that surpassed Las Vegas. Against this backdrop, Ferraris, Maseratis, and Porsches roared through the streets of Havana with the world’s best drivers at the wheel. Stirling Moss, Phil Hill, Carroll Shelby, Jack Brabham and, of course, the five-time world champion, Juan Manuel Fangio, competed in Cuba in now-legendary sports cars. A kidnapping that captured headlines around the world, when pole-sitter Fangio was taken at gunpoint from his Havana hotel the night before the race in 1958, illustrates the challenges faced by the organizers and competitors. The cost of the book is: US$199.95, plus s & h. Limited author signed copies are available now. For more information or to order your copy, please call Racemaker Press at 617 723-6533 or visit our on line catalog.
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