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“The heart and soul of Black Noon is Garner's insightful and sensitive weaving of racing life and American life in the early '60s…Garner's intrepid research and in-depth interviews with those who lived that day of destiny gave him the tools needed to bring a moment in time vividly alive a half century later…Black Noon gives life to the pure and original spirit of the sport and reminds us what Indy car racing represents when it is truly worth risking everything for… Art Garner's Black Noon is a thoughtful and truthful story of his [Dave MacDonald] and Eddie Sachs' final race and that it could be the most important motor racing book of 2014.” ―Racer Magazine“Garner writes a lot about that fateful May day in Indiana, and the days before and after it. The book offers a good education, particular for the casual fan…Black Noon happened a long time ago, but Garner is correct is saying that this is a story worth telling. It was an important day in auto racing history, and deserves the good treatment that this book provides. Four stars.” ―Buffalo News / All Sports Book Reviews“A very well written and informative book…This book is highly recommended to both the casual racing and the hard-core motorsport historian types. This book transfers you back to May of 1964, a time many of us would like to go back to, however perhaps shortening the month by two days.” ―Racing Nation“Coming up on the 50th anniversary of one of the most tragic days in Indianapolis 500 history, when Eddie Sachs and Dave MacDonald were killed in a fiery crash in 1964, first-time author Garner recounts the tragic accident and the events leading up to and following the race. An avid race fan and former automobile public relations executive, Garner covers almost every aspect of the race from the drivers and their cars to the emergence of the "funny cars," the competing tire brands, and the ongoing controversial ethanol debate. While machines dominate much of the work, Garner is careful to not forget legends like A.J. Foyt and Bobby Unser, and his descriptions of the carefree Sachs and reticent MacDonald keeps the work focused. A great way for motor sports fans to learn about how their favorite sport's dark past influenced its bright future, this work proves Garner is off to a fast start as a racing writer.” ―Publishers Weekly“A good story, and an important one, Black Noon is highly recommended.” ―The Hamilton Spectator“Using hundreds of sources, including books, newspaper articles, and personal interviews, Garner re-creates in great detail the awesome spectacle of the Indianapolis 500, one of America's great sporting events, and the tragedy that took two drivers' lives in 1964…a fitting tribute to the men who helped transform racing, sometimes with their lives, 50 years ago.” ―Booklist“Black Noon captures the era when I first started racing at Indianapolis and brought back a lot of memories--good and bad--that I had long forgotten. It was a hard time to be a race driver; we figured there was a 50/50 chance of being killed in a race car. And unfortunately that was acceptable. That is truly the scary part. The accident that stopped the '64 race and killed Eddie Sachs and Dave MacDonald was absolutely terrible--possibly the worst I ever saw. But it also forced our sport to change and put a new emphasis on safety. We all thank God for Bill Simpson and Goodyear Tire Co, as they were the leaders in safety for that day. This is one of the best racing books I've read and covers an important part of our history that often goes overlooked. I'd recommend it for everyone from the racing historian to the casual sports fan.” ―Bobby Unser, three-time Indianapolis 500 champion“Calling itself the greatest spectacle in racing, the Indianapolis 500 for more than 100 years has generated interest that rivals the Kentucky Derby and the Super Bowl as a single day sporting event. On this stage in 1964, tragedy struck on what would be the race's darkest day. Art Garner has written the definitive account of the accident that halted the race and took the lives of two racers, cagey veteran Eddie Sachs and rising star Dave MacDonald. With interviews of such legends as A.J. Foyt, Dan Gurney, Parnelli Jones and Bobby Unser, Garner weaves a compelling and intriguing tale of the events leading up to the race, the cause of the accident and the aftermath that forever changed the Indy 500.” ―Matt DeLorenzo, former editor-in-chief, Road & Track Magazine; former editor, AutoWeek Magazine“Much has been written about the 1964 Indianapolis 500 and the horrific crash that claimed the lives of American racers Eddie Sachs and Dave MacDonald. But not until recently have race historians and internet bloggers uncovered a clearer picture of what really happened. Art Garner has written what is not only the most well-researched, comprehensive and accurate account of that day, he has boiled down years of research and hundreds of hours of in-depth interviews into what is – beyond a doubt – the definitive book on the people, the cars, and the forces that came together in that fateful race.” ―The Family of Dave MacDonald“Black Noon is one of the best books on racing that I've come across. It's packed full of interesting stories about all of us who competed in the '64 Indy 500, giving readers new insight into how that tragic day unfolded. That victory was one of the greatest and definitely the saddest of my career. Art Garner captures not just that day but that whole era through his perceptive reporting. I think this book will appeal to both the serious race enthusiast and the casual race fan who wants to know more about the golden era of Indy car racing.” ―A.J. Foyt, International Motorsports Hall of Fame inductee and winner of the 1964 Indianapolis 500“The 1964 Indy 500 is a part of racing history that needs to be preserved for the future and Black Noon does it! It provides plenty of funny and teary remembrances of the drivers, owners, crew members and track personnel from that terrible day.” ―Eddie Sachs Jr.

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About the Author

A journalism graduate of Michigan State University, ART GARNER has developed a writing and public relations career that has intertwined with motorsports for more than 35 years. He has worked as a public relations executive at Ford, Toyota, and Honda, through which he has attended races at virtually every major, and not so major, track in America. He lives in Palos Verdes, CA.

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Product details

Paperback: 368 pages

Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin; Reprint edition (May 24, 2016)

Language: English

ISBN-10: 1250075122

ISBN-13: 978-1250075123

Product Dimensions:

5.7 x 1 x 8.3 inches

Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)

Average Customer Review:

4.8 out of 5 stars

252 customer reviews

Amazon Best Sellers Rank:

#279,036 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

This book is a historical narrative about the 1964 Indianapolis 500. Two excellent race car drivers tragically lost their lives in a fiery, chaotic accident at the end of the second lap, in view of thousands of spectators. The author expertly describes the number of activities, conditions and factors that lead up to that horrible moment, starting with events associated with the 1963 Indianapolis 500. It is rare for a book on racing to have such a sustained, engaging narrative. The arc of the book covers several months and many chapters examine deeply what was then a full month of action at the Speedway.At the center of the story are the two drivers, Eddie Sachs and Dave MacDonald. Both these drivers were excellent and successful. The latter, a veteran; the former a rookie (at Indianapolis). Sachs was outgoing, an extrovert, a salesman, a conversationalist and one very fine race car driver, particularly at Indianapolis (he almost won in 1961). MacDonald was quiet, unassuming, even humble and yet a driver of such natural talent that if he had lived subsequent strong newcomers would have been compared to him.Regarding the book: Garner can write. He knows how to tell a story and structure a chapter so that it moves the plot ahead and keeps the reader interested. He is respectful of his subject. He seeks to be comprehensive; this is no summary of events, this is the full three hour movie, which is so rare in sports' histories.The reader learns much about the Indianapolis 500 circa 1964 and the key competitors of the era including A. J. Foyt, Parnelli Jones, and Jim Clark.I've read it through twice now and have only one small quibble with one small fact that only matters to racing aficionados, Regarding Jim Hurtubise's almost fatal accident a week after the 500, Herk's car did not come to a rest upside down. Mr. Garner, got so much right that I only mention this to demonstrate an unbiased, objective review of an outstanding project.The author has earned and deserves congratulations for a well-researched book, respectful to its subject, written in such a way that it warrants interest beyond the close knit racing world.Highly recommended.

I was fourteen years old in 1964 and followed sports car racing through a couple of magazines and was quite familiar with the excitement Dave McDonald was generating in Cobra and King Cobra racing. My family had been Indy 500 fans forever; and I was excited about the rear-engine revolution imported from European F1. Ford was officially entering racing again, and McDonald looked to be their 'do-it-all' man - he not only raced Cobras, but was making a splash in stock car racing - and this day he was driving his first 500. I was certain that this was a race he would eventually win - if not this year, then some year soon. I was just as sure that Jimmy Clark would set records that would never be beaten in F1, and he had a good shot at winning the 500 this day with that Ford engine screaming behind him. Racing was a fine sport and winter was behind us and we could look forward to a fine summer and forget our prior brooding winter of grief and shame. That 1964 Memorial Day, I was ready to be filled with hope again, having lost so much the previous November. So I was listening to the 1963 Indy 500 on radio when Dave McDonald and Eddie Sachs perished in a huge black cloud that, I didn't realize, would hover over racing for more than two decades. That black cloud was a fitting metaphor for the entire 1960's. Before the decade was out, 50% of the most talented drivers (and statesmen) were gone, friends were dead from combat or car accidents, and it was pretty clear that hope and sanity had shuffled off into oblivion, driven off by confusion, loss and anger. This book provides the beginning details to that somewhat broader picture of America; and it sums up the month of May, 1964, while providing little details that put the time in perspective. Did you know that a top mechanic at the Indy 500 earned only a dollar an hour more than I, at fourteen, made that summer throwing hay bales onto wagons? That whole teams would spend their nights for the entire month sleeping on cots in basements of local Indianopolis people? That important decisions regarding driver and fan safety were made on the grounds that, if 13" tires were allowed, it would make the cars look funny? The book's a good read about a watershed moment in racing

Don't be put off by the title or the cover art. Mr. Garner has written a fine book not just about the 1964 Indianapolis 500, but of the cross currents of history that conspired on that fateful day without glorifying the incidents that took place or wallowing in the gothic tragedy. He certainly covers the accident but handles it as respectfully as it could be expected. More importantly, he writes a true book of history, something sorely missing in motorsports journalism. History is the "who", "where", "when", and most importantly, "why" of our past. So many in the motorsports field simply want to recount what happened without being brave enough to postulate the reasons and giving solid arguments to support those reasons. Mr. Garner puts forth many factors that conspired in 1964; the transition to a new technology (ie, rear-engined cars), the influx of drivers from different racing disciplines, the influx of money in the form of sponsorships and auto manufacturer support and a governing body that did not have the foresight to prepare for these changes. Mr. Garner has also given us a view into the lives of Dave MacDonald and Eddie Sachs (and others) and forces us to realize these were real mean with real lives and real families and yes, real faults, like the rest of us. It has been all to easy for fans over the years to blame one driver for the accident. Mr. Garner shows us that is too simple of an answer and that we should be prepared in the future so that this does not happen again.

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