Download Full Throttle: The Life and Fast Times of NASCAR Legend Curtis Turner AudioBook Free
Motor racing and mayhem, the non-stop pursuit of outrageous dreams, high-speed thrills and a really good time: these are the recycleables of Full Throttle. Curtis Turner was the most dynamic stock-car racer ever; he wrote the book on living fast and dying young. The first NASCAR celebrity, his life embodied all those things made NASCAR a hit spectator sport: the adrenaline rush of the races, the prospect of danger at every turn, and the charismatic, outrageous personality of successful. He created drama at the racetrack and in his personal life, living the American Dream many times over before he died a violent and mysterious death at the young age of 46. Edelstein's gripping biography thrillingly recreates the life of the American legend, from his days as a teenage moonshine runner in Virginia, through millions earned (and quickly spent) in fearless financial deals, to his incredible comeback after four years of being banned from the NASCAR circuit. Curtis Turner's life embodied everything that makes NASCAR the largest spectator sport in American history. In gripping prose, and with full usage of the files of Turner's widow, Edelstein thrillingly recreates the life of the American legend.
