By Sam Posey with John Posey

Sam Posey raced a huge variety of sports cars, saloons and open-wheel machines in numerous racing arenas — Can-Am, USRRC, Trans-Am, IMSA, Indy, NASCAR, Formula 5000 and Formula 1 — against rivals and friends such as George Follmer, Parnelli Jones, Mark Donohue, Peter Revson, Dan Gurney, David Hobbs and Brian Redman. 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. Running alongside the images, Posey’s commentary is fascinating and thoughtful, and in turns both amusing and emotional. This is an unusual and engaging memoir by one of America’s best-loved racing heroes and will appeal to all motorsports enthusiasts.

• Sam’s early days: racing around his mother’s house on a farm in Connecticut against his friend John Whitman.
• The start of his career: driving at Lime Rock, his local track, under the mentorship of John Fitch; a ride as the then-youngest American at Le Mans, with a Bizzarrini in 1966.
• Can-Am: racing against John Surtees, Bruce McLaren and Jim Hall in this famous ‘anything goes’ sports car championship with a car he and Ray Caldwell designed and built.
• Trans-Am: competing in this spectacular saloon series during its golden age, first for Roger Penske and then as a factory driver for Dodge, against George Follmer, Parnelli Jones and Swede Savage.
• Later years at Le Mans: finishing third overall in a Ferrari 512 M with the North American Racing Team (NART) team in 1971; driving the first BMW 3.0 CSL ‘Art Car’ in 1975, featuring a paint scheme by American sculptor Alexander Calder.
• Open-wheel racing: a duel with Dan Gurney in the USAC Championship, finishing fifth at Indy in 1972; two drives for John Surtees in Formula 1; battling his friend and rival David Hobbs on the track and off in Formula 5000.
• Even more variety: three years of off-road adventures in the Baja 1000; rides with the BMW factory team at Sebring and Daytona; and his late career in the IMSA championship with actor Paul Newman and Brian Redman.

• Publication date: August 2021

• ISBN: 978-1-910505-65-6

• Format: 270x210mm

• Hardback

• Page extent: 160

• Illustration: approximately 175 photos

   

“Sam Posey gives us a ‘Hey pal, come on, sit over here…’ look at his life and times in this wonderfully detailed scrapbook. I can almost feel his arm draping over my shoulder as he escorts me into his study to reminisce and recount the stuff he saw and did on/off/at the race track and a hundred other places of interest that this renaissance man found himself part of... this book exudes unabridged interest and unabashed love for cars and racing. It leaps from every page.”
Doug Stokes, lacar.com

“This is a great read, full of trigger moments that carry one back to another time. Le Mans 1969. Four-wheel-drive Lotus. NASCAR. A punch-up with Peter Revson... I beg you, go out and buy this book... At just £30.00 it’s a steal.”
retro-speed.co.uk

“Sam Posey, a part of the motorsport landscape for decades, has been a great many things: a graduate-level architect, designer, and college lecturer; a collector of fine cars; an Emmy-winning sportscaster; a gifted author; and even an exceptionally talented model railroader. But what Posey is best known for, and which this new volume dissects in a warm, highly personal dialogue, is the author’s astounding career of taming top-level racing cars during one of the sport’s most competitive and dangerous periods. With an able assist from his son, John, Posey leads us through a driving career that was as eclectic and widely varied as anyone competing at his level, anywhere… Posey has uncommon eloquence, both in front of the camera and behind the keyboard, and the unrolling of the chapters will delight you… The sheer breadth and enthusiasm of his tale is inspiring.”
hemmings.com

“A high-quality book whose heft and glossy appearance belie its relatively modest price… an endearing retrospective.”
speedreaders.info

“When you can find a copy of it, you can expect to pay a three-digit price for the long out-of-print autobiography of Sam Posey, the remarkably brave and erudite artist and designer turned world-class racing driver and Emmy-winning TV analyst… Sam is also a complex, erudite individual, which makes this retrospective of his career in motorsport so compelling… You ought to read Sam’s Scrapbook.”
jimdonnellyonwheels.com

“A unique peek into the life of a great racer and even better story-teller. As only Posey can, he spins tales of some of his fondest memories behind the wheel… A new, fun and entertaining medium for Posey to once again prove he is a real treasure when it comes to telling the stories that bring racing to life.”
Speed Sport Magazine

“Illuminating text coupled with lots of photos... a great gift.”
theracerhead.com

“Sam Posey has plenty of interesting stories to tell. The scrapbook format presents them in a fun way… engaging and amusing.”
Auto Express

“Roger Penske’s appreciation of this book underlines a great reason for parting with just £30: ‘Sam Posey shares many special memories and incredible images from his long and colorful career in racing. He was a fierce competitor, and through the pages of this book, I enjoyed looking back and reliving some unforgettable moments in motorsports. His passion and his unique perspective make Sam’s Scrapbook an enjoyable ride.’”
Racing Spirit

“Here’s something a bit different… As you’d expect of Evro, the book is done to a high standard in terms of imagery, print quality, design and paper stock… great anecdotes and illustrations.”
Ferrari Owners Club magazine

“A delightful mixture of thoughts, memories and stories… this charming and informative book will brighten anyone’s bookshelf.”
HistoricRacingNews.com

“I have never heard of learning racing lines by pulling model cars on strings but that was Sam Posey’s school room… typical of the unexpected tales he throws up in this scrapbook of short, snappy stories, told with the same crisp frankness whether it’s flops or fanfares.”
Motorsport News

“This first-hand account of one of the most alluring and romantic eras in motor racing is a lot of fun to read. There are dozens of pictures here that have never been seen and the stories told by Posey are thoughtful and entertaining. The design is superb too.”
Auto Italia

“Sam Posey is often considered one of the forgotten drivers of F1, but not this Noël. From his ‘dreams of glory’ to his worst crash, showdowns, the first and last Le Mans, and duel with Dan Gurney, this thoughtful and compelling illustrated autobiography is worth settling in on a dark night for.”
hagerty.co.uk

“This is a lovingly created piece of work that combines personal and professional photos with contemporary news clippings and beautifully written anecdotes from the man himself. No time and words are wasted, but that doesn’t mean it’s lacking in substance, it’s just that Sam knows how to tell a story. Posey probably isn’t as well known among a European audience as he should be, but this book is really the perfect introduction to a charismatic and endearing racer.”
the-race.com

“Snappy… captivating… fascinating — as you’d expect from a man whose first car at 13 was a Mercedes-Benz 300SL.”
Classic & Sports Car

“The words of a beloved American entertainer… Sam, thanks for the memories.”
Society of Automotive Historians (Helen V. Hutchings)

“This is a thoroughly delightful ramble, but a structured ramble, through Sam’s racing career illustrated by a wide variety of images ranging from family snaps to professional efforts… the balance between words and pictures is ideal… the anecdotes from a varied career make for such enjoyable reading… Very attractively produced to Evro’s usual high standards and at a modest price, this is a splendid account of how racing was in the 1960s and ’70s.”
BRDC Bulletin