Quote, originally posted by Kilometer Magazine » Burt Levy is something of a cult icon in the world of road racing, having so far written four novels that peel back the early history of the sport in post-WWII America. The series, which includes The Last Open Road, Montezuma’s Ferrari, The Fabulous Trashwagon, and Toly’s Ghost, interweaves a cast of fictional characters with the lives of some of racing’s most storied heroes: Carroll Shelby, Briggs Cunningham, James Dean, Masten Gregory, Jim Clark and many others. Burt’s work comes out of his passion for sports car racing and the culture that surrounds it. As a friend of Kilometer Magazine, he sat down with us recently to discuss his love of European cars and, of course, to pimp his newest novel in the series, called The 200 MPH Steamroller, which is due out shortly. As usual, Burt’s true personality comes through in his words:
