Fast on the Sand: The Daytona Beach Land Speed Record Runs of 1928

“Zana puts the reader on the sand while the course is being marked and timing lines strung. Then, too, on the days of scheduled runs when Mother Nature wasn’t cooperative sending crosswinds over the course and corrugating the sand until, finally, days when all is good to go with spectators, each having paid a 50-cent admission, in attendance along with the reader experiencing the drama, the action, and, yes, the tragedy as all were part of the contest for 1928’s land speed record.―Antique Automobile

“A grand story which Zana tells in detail chronologically so the reader is along for the successes, the failures, the frustrations, the tragedy and the boredom when rains, incoming tides or crosswinds made any attempted run impossible…It’s a story that has captivated Zana’s fascination and attention for decades as he continually gathered information until he felt he could tell it more fully and completely than any had accomplished before. The book belongs in any enthusiast/historian’s library as well as that of those simply wanting to learn about those dramatic 1928 land speed record runs on the sands of Daytona Beach.”―SAH Journal.

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