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A glorious history of the great race planes, race pilots, and engine builders who gave their all in the quest for speed. The author is a former US Air Force test pilot, aerospace engineer, and newsletter editor for the American Aviation Historical Society. Illustrating the text is a rich archive of more than 180 rare photographs of the pilots and their planes in action as well as more than 80 diagrams of the great race planes, the race courses, and the technical innovations.