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Rick Sharples
Softcover
178 pages
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REMEMBER WHEN – The Early Years of Stock Car Racing In Southern Ontario
$36.00
Rick Sharples remembers when stock car racing was something special and exciting.
Rick comes by his passion for stock car racing by being the son of Fred Sharples who twisted wrenches for Bernie Reddick on the #99 Scannell cars before leaving Canada to become a travelling NASCAR official. Rick has been going to races since he was in diapers and was quite involved, as a Club official, for the Can Am Midget Racing Club.
Rick’s first book on the Early Years of Stock Car Racing in Southern Ontario is unique look at the history and excitement thatis Stock car racing.
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| Weight | 0.5 kg |
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| Dimensions | 26.5 × 20.2 × 1.1 cm |
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