Mickey Thompson: The Lost Story of the Original Speed King in His Own Words Hardcover – December 10, 2019

This book is great for fans of Mickey Thompson. The telling of this racer's challenges and successes from someone who spent the time interviewing and researching was revealing.

As a kid my first introduction to Mickey Thompson was in a magazine in my uncles grocery store. I was nine years old and thumbing through the latest Hot Rod magazine when i saw a picture of the four engine Challenger I land speed record car. I was hooked. From that moment on. I followed everything he did after that. Read all the books about him. This book filled in all the gaps for me. It got into who Mickey really was. An in depth look at what drove him to greatnees. Sometimes it wasn't pretty but he always got the job done.. mHe was exactly who I thought he was... great book. You won't be sorry.

This is a quality hardback book with lots of interesting reading as well as quality photos. Lots of interesting stuff here for a motorhead!

I thought the author was a little prone to stretching the story to fill in space around these great photos. This is a second person narration from a guy who was involved in racing in the '50s and 60's and also interviewed the cantankorus Thompson. Also, there is very little mention of' Mickey's experience at the Indianapolis 500 which was a huge contribution of innovation by Mickey. The author wants to keep going back to the psychological problems of Thompson and very little about the specifics of his gift for mechanical invention.

the most informative MT book i have read

Great book about Mickey’s life and how he operated!

a great bio of one of my child hood heroes

I idolized Mickey Thompson starting in the 1950's. With limited finances, working 3 jobs, Mickey produced many of the greatest race cars. The writer conducted multiple taped recordings with Mickey. He interviewed Mickey's mother and a crew member on several projects. Sadly, these interviews were used by the writer attempting to force Mickey Thompson into his mentally distressed point of view. It seemed half the book was about his mental problems, which shelved, for years, the writing of the book. I have 200+ biographies; Winston Churchill, LBJ, JFK, MLK, DDE,Stonewall Jackson, George Washington, Robert E Lee, etc., where writers use facts or multiple first hand interviews or sources to paint at least semi-factual of their scholarship, allowing the reader to make their own conclusions. Don't expect too much from this book. I wanted to learn of Mickey the man not the writers opinion of Mickey Thompson.