In August, Don Emde has been selected to receive the 2022 Arlen Ness Lifetime Achievement Award at the Sturgis Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony in Deadwood, SD. Click below to access a limited special offer to commemorate this event.
Father’s Day is June 19th. Here’s a chance to honor a favorite father or friend with a signed copy of our award-winning book, The Speed Kings: The Rise and Fall of Motordrome Racing and get a free Speed Kings t-shirt included in the deal.
The Speed Kings, a large format, 372-page, hardbound bound book, written and self-published by Don Emde, presents the birth, evolution and eventual demise of motordrome racing with over 600 amazing photographs, plus historical background details and other rare materials. Four-color sepia tone throughout and printed right here in the United States of America. After its release in 2019, the Motor Press Guild in Los Angeles named The Speed Kings as its “Best Book of the Year,” beating out numerous automotive and motorcycle titles.
Speed Kings t-shirts are super comfortable 100% cotton Hanes Beefy Tees that come in your choice of black or cardinal red from Small to XXXL.
Special Offer: From now thru June 30, 2022, order a copy of the book—happily signed by the author—and also receive a free Speed Kings t-shirt.
Offer only available on orders shipped to addresses in the United States. $10 shipping charge includes both items shipped via US Postal Priority Mail. California Sales Tax where applicable.
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Emde Books is proud to announce that The Speed Kings: The Rise & Fall of Motordrome
Racing, by Don Emde, was awarded the Motor Press Guild (MPG) Best Book of the Year honor
for 2019. Winners were announced at the Motor Press Guild's annual awards ceremony, held
February 23 at The Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles, CA.
Founded in 1984, the Motor Press Guild is the largest automotive media association in
North America. Held each February, the Motor Press Guild's annual Dean Batchelor Excellence
in Automotive Journalism Awards recognize the best of the best in a number of different
categories. This year marked the first time in the award’s history that the MPG Best Book of the
Year honor was awarded to a book on motorcycling.
Published in 2019, The Speed Kings is an in-depth chronicle of the birth, evolution and
eventual demise of motordrome racing in America, featuring amazing illustrations and rare
historical documents. This beautiful four-color sepia tone book contains 600 illustrations and 40
chapters over 372 pages, printed right here in the United States of America.
The Speed Kings is available at www.emdebooks.com
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