This article was published in the Siskiyou Daily News January 13, 2011.
George Bensons's book details life in the fast lane
George Benson sits at the wheel of the Oliver Johnson/GMB (Benson) Offy Midget Race Car at San Jose Speedway, eventual winner of the annual February 100 lap USAC National Championship Midget Race, 1969. Benson, who has just released “The Racing Years,” a memoir about his days on the oval, was inducted into the Motor Sports Press Association Hall of Fame in 2009.
A downriver resident with a “racy” past has written a book about his life in the fast lane.
George Benson’s book, “The Racing Years,” is a 472-page memoir of the life and times of the 1966 Pacific Coast Midget Racecar champion and the remarkable men he associated with, a press release stated.
“(The book) covers Motorcycle, Hardtop, Midget, Sprint Car, Championship Dirt Car and Indy Car racing from 1952 to 1987. It features 157 photos.”
Benson recounts his adventures during the period and shares his thoughts about motor racing and racecar design. He details race results and the complete owner history of the GMB Midget racecars he built, and he presents narrative of the exceptional men he raced with.
Autographed soft cover versions are available for $39 plus $4.50 for shipping and handling (for soft cover books mailed within the USA).
Autographed serial-numbered hard cover versions are $69 plus $4.50 shipping and handling, again for books mailed within the USA. Payment should be made by U.S. Postal money order; include mailing address and send to:
George Benson
16700 State Hwy. 96
Klamath River, CA 96050
Benson can be contacted by phone at (530) 465-2029 or by e-mail at george@georgebenson.us.
We are very please as they requested the info after seeing the story - here - on this very blog. We have already received requests from folks who read the story. Big deal for George. Big deal for Klamath River. We don't often get such notoriety down here on the River.
Thank you Siskiyou Daily News.
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/joB
