As a young man when all his friends were interested in the sports, girls and running around, the author was a dedicated driver, even then honing his skills as a racer...and indeed like his title ch...view moreAs a young man when all his friends were interested in the sports, girls and running around, the author was a dedicated driver, even then honing his skills as a racer...and indeed like his title character in The Spirit Spook, he had become one of the best.
Readers will be impressed by Spook and his incredible dedication and will be cheering, if perhaps a little mystified, by the character...
Spook was created by the authors several acquaintances in life who were indeed, much like the pale youth. Bobby Isaac, of NASCAR fame. Carl Scarborough of the Indy cars of the 1950s who died a tragic death of heat prostration and, for Carl, the race was over.
Carl joined Bobby who had envisions that it was time for him to quit but instead, after his ride with the K & K Dodge, soldiered on.
His premonitions came true as he passed away from a violent heart attack. Hence, for Bobby too, the race was over.view less