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snake vs. mongoose how a rivalry changed drag racing forever
winner of international automotive media gold award 2010 don the snake prudhomme in his barracuda . tom the mongoose mcewen in his duster . the snake vs. mongoose racing feud had been making headlines long before they got their funny cars but it wasnt until they made a deal with mattel that drag racing became the multimillion dollar business that it is today . happily co opted by mattel the rivalry described in snake vs. mongoose was nonetheless real . author tom madigan tells the story from the beginning when engine builder ed donovan with a nod to the jungle book dubbed his driver the mongoose the one creature who could strike faster than a snake . the book chronicles the bad press the toe to toe standoffs and some of the best races in drag racing history . and within that story madigan captures the transformation of drag racing from the gritty gut driven sport of the 60s into the full fledged money making machine of our day . see don the snake prudhomme by jay leno on jaylenosgarage.com http www.jaylenosgarage.com video jays book club don prudhomme 1180909