Smokey yunick quotes author of best damn garage in town. Feb 15, 20 smokey yunick speaks posted in the technical forum. Supervising every part of the publishing process to make sure it was just like he wanted raw and unedited, the book launch was set for the summer of 2001 in daytona. Yunick was deeply involved in the early years of nascar, and he is probably most associated with that racing genre. Turned out he was as full of shit as a christmas turkey. Ford, ferrari, and their battle for speed and glory at le mans.
Henry smokey yunick 19232001 epitomizes a life welllived, and what one can do. The little track by the railroad track nascar goes country tales of the talladega. Henry smokey yunick is a living legend in racing circles, and in this book he explains raceengine preparation in the direct and unrelenting style that is his singular trademark. Best damned garage sale in its final phase, but the legend lives on. The truth about smokey yunicks 78scale chevelle macs. My life and adventures was originally published as a 3 volume boxed set of 1,100 pages with over 400 photographs. Longtime and popular columnist for popular science and circle track magazines. The world according to smokey by smokey yunick 20010701 paperback. Details about smokey yunick s track tech book thirty years of rule bending see original listing. Smokey yunicks track tech how is smokey yunicks track. Among the colorful individuals of nascars golden age smokey was a genuine giant who cast a long and influential shadow.
Smokey yunicks track tech thirty years of rule bending by smokey yunick paperback, 149 pages, published 1995 by brooklands books ltd isbn. Henry smokey yunick may 25, 1923 may 9, 2001 was an american mechanic and car designer associated with motorsports. Im not a book expert but i would rate it as excellent or better. If you never read another book in your life, you must read this one. So this month we went into smokey s vault again and cracked open some advice. Pretty powerful stuff for those who deal in the behavior of modern humans. During the 1980s, he wrote a technical column, track tech, for circle track magazine and wrote an occasional say, smokey. Smokey yunicks power secrets smokey, hot rods cars. Henry smokey yunick was an american race car mechanic, designer and innovator. Smokey tells all smokeys vault circle track magazine. Smtt is defined as smokey yunick s track tech book very rarely. Hot rod engine tech smokeys best damn garage in town hot.
Since he died in 2001, there is now an entire generation of gearheads who never got a chance to see and hear henry smokey yunick. Safety literaturesmokey yunicks track techdavid vizards how to build. Thirty years of rule bendingsmokey reveals all what makes this copy stand out is its condition. Smokey yunick speedway motors museum of american speed.
This version of the book combines all the stories and most of the photographs into a single volume with smaller type and photographs in a bookstore package, as opposed to a coffee table package. Hot rod engine tech smokeys best damn garage in town. Bangkok101 magazine june 2014 by talisman media issuu. Aug 03, 2020 the flathatwearing, pipesmoking smokey yunick is nothing short of a folk hero to motorsports tinkerers and fans of general impishness. In the midnineties, sa design was purchased by cartech books who kept it in circulation until 2009 when the rights transferred over to carbon press, the company that smokey established to publish his epic autobiography in 2001. Few iconic figures in motorsports are more recognizable than henry smokey yunick. Walkin under a snakes belly volume 1, all right you sonsabitches, lets have a race. Smokey yunick would spend the rest of his life 1985 to 2001 immersed in projects that ranged from exploring numerous alternative energy sources wind, geothermal, wave action, solar panelseverything but nuclear because waste disposal troubled him to writing a dear smokey tech advice column for circle track magazine.
Smokey yunick is still considered by many in the racing industry to be one of the mostcelebrated mechanics in automotive history. Yunick was especially fond of bending the nascar rule book. In 1984, yunick published smokey s power secrets isbn 0931472067. Sep 01, 2001 smokey yunick was inducted into the international motorsports hall of fame in 1990 and you knew for certain that his cars would consistently run up front. He also wrote for circle track magazine, and published his autobiography best damn garage in town. Last month we promised you some insight from circle track s most legendary contributor, smokey yunick. Hot rod engine tech smokey yunicks power secrets new. Smokey thrived on the razors edge of creative rule book. Nov 01, 2001 that ol bike smoked so muchset up as loose as possible because yunick had an intrinsic feel for clearances and internal dynamicsthat it caused a track side announcer to call him smokey. Henry smokey yunick may 25, 1923 may 9, 2001 was an american mechanic and car. The rule book was more for finding what wasnt in the rules than wha. Smokey was open to the idea and larry schreib temporarily set up camp at smokey s best damned garage in town in daytona beach and labored furiously to piece the book together. Jan 01, 2001 smokey yunick s best damn garage in town complete set three volumes.
The rule book was more for finding what wasnt in the rules than what was, and he felt he would always find a way to work that to his teams advantage. Few have expressed their life and times and indeed revealed their relevancy as well as straight talkin smokey. Bangkok 101 employs the highest editorial standards. Heres some video that provides a glimpse into the personality of a genuine american character. How is smokey yunick s track tech book abbreviated. I am no way a fan of nascar nor indy back before the 66 race, i find that the book is a gold mine of serious engineering, and serious loose behavior. Nexus 1202 new times magazine free download as pdf file. Smokeys best damn garage in town hot rod engine tech. Up for sale is a beautiful example of the smokey yunicks track tech book.
The result is a compact and intelligent hybrid of monthly travel guide and city magazine that takes you on and off the wellworn tourist track. He was also one of the most practical people from the last half of the last century. See all books authored by smokey yunick, including smokey yunicks power. New listing smokey yunick s track tech book thirty years of rule bending. Smokey yunick s power secrets is a unique milestone from the acknowledged master of nononsense engine development. Nexus 1202 new times magazine journal on news behind the scenes, health, hidden science, free energy, new technology, ufos and hidden agenda. Jan 30, 2008 legendary racer smokey yunick discusses thirty years of fun, games, and playing fast and loose with the rules circle track magazine.
Thirty years of rule bending petersens circle track. Aug 04, 2010 in the winter of 19671968, smokey yunick built the second of two chevy chevelle nascar stock cars, the first driven by curtis turner who put it on the pole for the 1967 daytona 500 and crashed it. Smokey was raised in an orphanage near philadelphia, and the name yunick was. Smokey yunicks best damn garage in town complete set. This is car owner tony allers tweaking on the fiero. Conquestador best damn garage in townthe world according to smokey volume 1 walkin under a snakes belly my so called life by henry smokey yunick when reaching 75 years of age mr. Smokey yunick, the worlds most famous mechanic, accomplished more in one life than most poeople could in five. If you are in the area, stop in and see it for yourself. Aug 21, 20 smokey himself wrote a tellall on the chevelle in the october 1987 issue of circle track magazine, where he was a regular columnist. Smokey yunick speaks the technical forum the autosport.
Thirty years of rule bending excellent condition excellent condition. Search the worlds information, including webpages, images, videos and more. A famous tech writer in a wheel chair wrote it would run hot, and in general wrote eight pages of negative stuff. Smokey yunick speaks the technical forum the autosport forums. Engine building tips smokeys vault circle track magazine. Yunick knew and liked johns, but he was an untested commodity at indy, or in any openwheel car because hed never driven one. Revisit nascars golden years with smokey yunicks unforgettable. The audiobook version, sex lies and superspeedways volume 1 was narrated by longtime friend john delorean.
Download smokey yunicks power secrets pdf search engine. In reality, however, trishs upbringing was far from the glory of the track and the name yunick had made for himself. Smtt is defined as smokey yunicks track tech book very rarely. Save smokey yunick autograph to get email alerts and updates on your ebay feed. Mar 16, 2016 growing up as henry smokey yunick s daughter, one might assume trishs childhood was filled with trips to the track, quality time in the garage and living, at least in part, the racer life. From rumors of scaling cars down for competition in his small shop in florida, called the best damn garage in town, to using longer fuel lines to carry extra fuel to the engine, smokey was always up to something that would push the envelope of design and ingenuity, driving tech inspection teams crazy. Smokey yunick s best damn garage in town complete set three volumes. In this piece, he says the scalemodel tales began when nascar officials attempted to construct a chevelle body template, but used the wreckedandrebuilt racer of bobby johns as the pattern. Oct 01, 2020 yunick makes no other mention of it in his book and the grand touring later called the grand american series was cancelled in 1970 as best we can tell. Jan 24, 2016 most race cars are famous for what they did on track. From carburetors to shop tools, smokey tells it like it is.
Smokey yunick from the person that knew him best, is in this weeks spotlight. Not this smokey yunick built 1967 chevrolet chevelle it was banned by nascar before it had a chance to compete. Bobby allison recorded a nascar win at bowmangray stadium in a race where the sanctioning body combined both series and allowed the little cars to run with the big cars. Henry smokey yunick may 25, 1923 may 9, 2001 was an american. During the 1980s, he wrote a technical column, track tech, for circle track magazine. Google has many special features to help you find exactly what youre looking for. Because of the many stories surrounding the car and its creator, the car became an urban legend, where the lines between fact and fiction are extremely blurred. The following i wrote for the readers of a book called smokey yunicks track tech. Bits and pieces of smokey s life are on display in museums around the country, and his other books, such as the smallblock chevy bible, smokey yunick s power secrets, will be around as long as. Thirty years of rule bending paperback november 1, 1995. Thirty years of rule bending paperback november 1, 1995 by smokey yunick author 3.
Smokey yunicks power secrets is a unique milestone from the acknowledged master of nononsense engine development. Smokey yunick started carbon press in 2001 to make sure his now legendary autobiography was published just the way he wanted. He was an integral part of the birth of stock car racing and ran open wheel cars during the glory days of the indy 500. Smokey yunick books list of books by author smokey yunick. Mar 14, 2014 when doctors diagnosed him with a fatal and rare form of cancer, smokey decided that it was time to get the publishing effort in gear. I just read the thread started by my welsh buddy, barry boor ret and hat to chime in with the book that i am reading. Yunick had spent five of them collecting, verifying and compiling the facts and pictures that comprise the three volumes that make up this most compelling biographic tale. This life size photo of smokey yunick watches over tony as he works his own mechanical magic. Booksprice smokey yunicks power secrets smokey yunicks track tech. The autobiography of smokey yunik is a fascinating book. It was so well received they believed they were on to something, so publishing partners larry atherton and larry schreib upped the ante and approached the most famous mechanic in oval track racing to reveal his methods and techniques in their next best selling performance book, smokey yunicks power secrets.
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