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Sam Posey’s racing endeavors spanned 17 seasons, 1965–81, and included a famous victory in 1975 with BMW in the 12 Hours of Sebring. His second career as a TV commentator began at the 1974 Indy 500 and lasted for over 40 years, embracing spells with ABC, Speedvision and NBC. He has written three previous books: Where The Writer Meets The Road (2015, a collection of writings), Playing With Trains (2004, about his passion for model railways) and The Mudge Pond Express (1976, an early autobiography about racing). The front straight at Lime Rock Park — his local race circuit in Connecticut — is named after him, and in 2016 he was inducted into the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America. He has co-authored a new book titled Sam’s Scrapbook: My Motorsports Memories with his son John who is our guest today. Sam’s Scrapbook gives a first-hand account of a romantic era in racing, through pictures no one has seen and stories no one has heard.
SHOW SPONSORS
Covercraft • Techforce • American Collectors Insurance • Barrett-Jackson • Linkage Magazine
INSPIRATION
The artist Frank Stella who became good friends of the Posey family.
CHALLENGE
Tracking down photo to go with the items selected for the numerous stories in the book of Sam’s history.
SPECIAL AUTOMOBILES
Ferrari 512 M NART
BOOK RECOMMENDATION
Sam’s Scrapbook: My Motorsports Memories by Sam & John Posey
PARTING WORDS OF WISDOM
Luck!
WHERE TO FIND SAM & JOHN
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Wow, what an amazing humble guy! Learned so much I didnt know. What a great team Sam and John both make together. A lot of love there.Thanks Mark!
A beautiful interview, father and son. Sam is a multi dimensional person . His son seems like a great guy
How lovely to hear them both! What a fantastic interview! Thank you, Mark, Sam and John. I am so glad that John has done this conservation work. A Suburu for John, that is excellent! Spoken like a true New Englander. 🙂