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March 27, 2020       Share:    

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/17/books/review/faster-neal-bascomb.html

The Jewish Race-Car Driver Who Beat Hitler's Best

(New York Times) Nick Donofrio - Neal Bascomb's new book, Faster: How a Jewish Driver, an American Heiress, and a Legendary Car Beat Hitler's Best, is the story of French Jewish driver Rene Dreyfus, who raced the Grand Prix circuit in the 1930s. After Germany annexed Austria, Dreyfus achieved a shocking upset over Hitler's best, German Rudi Caracciola driving a Mercedes, in the opening race of the 1938 season.

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