If you’ve had any significant exposure to American motorsport over the past 60 years or so, you know the name of Ed Pink, whose nickname, The Old Master, is appropriate given Pink’s mastery – and that’s exactly the right word – of engines ranging from Top Fuel Chrysler Hemis to IndyCar Cosworth V8s to IMSA GTPs to the shrieking little USAC Midgets that run today’s Chili Bowl Nationals. Pink’s journey is told wonderfully, and enticingly, in The Old Master, his autobiography penned by our good friend Bones Bourcier, maybe the best pure motorsport journalist in America today,
In Pink’s voice, the 276-page hardcover narrative is a rollicking ride through decades of hard work, innovation, going fast and meeting some unbelievable characters. There’s way too many anecdotes in the book to list them here – they’re sprinkled on literally every page – but the subject’s encounter with the great Mickey Thompson at a casino in Las Vegas immediately sticks out. This is a great read, and as a bonus, it’s printed on heavy paper in a large format, making it easy to read the text if you’re too lazy to put your glasses on. Arguably the best motorsport book we’ve read in the past year, The Old Master is a production of Coastal 181, which retails it for a very reasonable $39.95.
Jim Donnelly On Wheels 
James what a great recommendation of my new book written by Bones Bourcier, Thank you very much for your very kind words. Bones and I worked very hard to make the book what it is. You are looking at a two year project including the great job of publishing by Coastal 181. Hope to meet you some day and thank you personally. All the Best Ed Pink
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