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Tim Considine is the author of the book Twice Around The Clock – The Yanks at Le Mans, a massive multi-volume, unapologetically chauvinistic personal history of hundreds of American drivers and the American cars that have participated in the epic 24 Hours of Le Mans. Yanks is a frank, sometimes blunt, personal account told in great part by the players – the drivers, mechanics and team owners who were there, which is what makes the work unique. As Tim likes to say, “Yanks adds humanity, and a fair bit of profanity, to history.” Each of the three volumes (four more to come) is close to 120,000 words in length with approximately 300 curated black and white and color images from around the world, interspersed throughout – many never seen before. It is the culmination of Tim’s research and interviews conducted for over 28 years and written over the last six years and Volumes I-III cover from 1923 through 1979. Twice Around The Clock – The Yanks at Le Mans was voted Best Book of the Year by the Motor Press Guild and the author given their highest honor, the Dean Batchelor Award for Excellence in Automotive Journalism.
Tim was my guest back in June of 2015 and you may know him from his time on TV as Spin of the series Spin & Marty on the original Mickey Mouse Club, Shaggy Dog, My Three Sons, and many more. His son Chris Considine, CEO of CXC Simulations, has also been a guest here on Cars Yeah.
SHOW SPONSORS
Covercraft • Ironclad Performance Wear • Christopher Kimball Financial Services
INSPIRATIONAL QUOTE
“If you’re gonna be a bear, be a grizzly bear,” meaning “If your going to do something, do it all the way, no hesitation or half-hearted effort.”
CAREER & LIFE CHALLENGES
Tim shares some of the challenges he faced after writing his book.
BEST AUTOMOTIVE BOOK WRITING ADVICE
Too many exclamation points. If you use an exclamation point, it’s usually because you can’t think of another way to write it and cheat by using an exclamation point.
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PARTING WORDS OF ADVICE
If you want to write, write, anything, then go back and edit or rewrite.
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