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Date Posted: 14:17:55 09/30/05 Fri
Author: Mark Osborne
Subject: Race Car Paintings

My name is Mark Osborne, and I, along with an older brother are writing and illustrating a book about the hometown dirt track that we grew up going to between 1957 and 1977. It was Sumter Speedway, in Sumter, South Carolina. I have completed to date, some eighty paintings that will be in our book, along with factual accounts, and stories from the drivers themselves. If you've ever listened to an older driver, you will know that their stories are captivating.

One reason that we are writing this book, is to show the younger generation what the cars looked like that raced in the days before the front wheel drives, power steering and automatic transmissions. We want to honor these great men, who today are in their 60's, 70's and 80's. Some sadly, are even gone today, and hopefully winning races at Heaven's Speedway. We want their grand children and great grand children to know just talented their granddads really were. They cannot and should not ever be forgotten.

These gentlemen paved the way for the superstars of today, while driving their Coupes and Coaches, Tudors', Bel Airs', Falcons', Chevelles' and Novas'. They shifted gears and took the turns sideways, all with the power that their own shoulders could muster. They wore T-shirts or overalls, with Keds, boots and even Penny Loafers. They were invincible. They were heroes to kids like us. They packed in the crowds back then, and made Saturday nights the only place a kid would want to be.

I wanted to show our prospective publisher that our book will be for everyone in America, and that the dirt track fan would be interested in it, regardless of where the book actually is written about. If you, the fan would be interested in seeing our collage of colorful old time race cars depicted in races, wrecking and even burning down the front stretch, please reply to this letter. Please take a look at my web link before you make your decision.

http://groups.msn.com/RebelRaceway
Once the page opens, click on PICTURES. There are at least ten of my paintings available to view.

I will have over one hundred paintings in our book. We plan on having our manuscript completed and at Publishing by the Spring of '06. I sincerely thank you for taking the time to read this, and look forward to your response. Please do reply, because this is very important to me, even if it's just a one or two word reply.

Happy Racing,

Mark Osborne

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