Following on from Richard Neil’s excellent book Hot Rod racing –the Golden Years comes Superstox and Stock Cars The Golden Years, which again captures the atmosphere these cars generated years ago.
The golden years of oval racing were witnessed during the 1970’s when the sport experienced rapid development and enjoyed its biggest following.
Following on from Richard Neil’s excellent book Hot Rod racing –the Golden Years comes Superstox and Stock Cars The Golden Years, which again captures the atmosphere these cars generated years ago.
The golden years of oval racing were witnessed during the 1970’s when the sport experienced rapid development and enjoyed its biggest following.
The Stock Car formula had evolved considerably from the original version launched in 1954. Constant development and modification over the years meant that the cars bore no resemblance to the original road-going versions and so the Spedeworth promotion renamed their main class 'Superstox' and introduced a new formula closer to the original idea bearing, the original name of Stock Cars.
While Hot Rod racing provided a pure form of motor racing with no contact between cars allowed, it was the Superstox and Stock Car formulae that continued to provide the 'crash and bash' that many race fans flocked to see. Although essentially an amateur sport, both the Superstox and Stock Cars contested international championships and Test matches which were attended by large crowds.
Superstox and Stock Cars have evolved even further since the 1970s, but captured here in over 200 photographs are the cars, drivers and the circuits from those golden years of racing.
