{"product_id":"rapid-response-stephen-olvey-9781910505397","title":"Rapid Response: My Inside Story as a Motor Racing Life-Saver","description":"Originally published to great acclaim in 2006, Dr. Stephen Olvey's memoir \u003ci\u003eRapid Response\u003c\/i\u003e makes a long-awaited return to print -- complete with new text and an afterword by Dario Franchitti -- at the same time as the release of a documentary feature film of the same title. This book is the compelling story of the author's often tragic, sometimes funny, and frequently frustrating journey through the volatile world of professional motorsports. Along the way, he introduces many of the characters -- geniuses, good guys, bad guys -- that he has encountered during his quest to save lives and make motorsports safer. \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAmong the racing legends with whom Dr. Olvey has worked -- and who have their places in this book -- are Mario Andretti, Emerson Fittipaldi, A.J. Foyt, Graham Hill, Nigel Mansell, Rick Mears and Al Unser Jr.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDr. Olvey attended his first race, the 1955 Indianapolis 500, at the impressionable age of 11, and saw his favourite driver, Bill Vukovich, killed in a fiery crash while leading.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHe began working at the famous Indianapolis Motor Speedway while attending medical school, making his first professional appearance there in 1966, when his first on-track rescue involved Graham Hill in his rookie year.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDr. Olvey organised the first traveling medical team in motorsports and was eventually joined by long-time colleague and friend, Dr. Terry Trammell.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eContinuing to work together over several decades, Dr. Olvey and Dr. Trammell have used their study of the cause and effect of racing crashes and injuries to make significant advances in safety, with many lives saved and serious injuries avoided.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe writer of the foreword is Alex Zanardi, whose life Dr. Olvey helped to save after a violent accident in Germany in 2001, and who subsequently returned not only to motorsports, but also to handcycling, becoming a three-time Paralympic gold medalist.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Stephen Olvey\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1910505390\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781910505397\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Evro Publishing Limited\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/21\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 312\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.40h x 6.40w x 1.00d","brand":"Stephen Olvey","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44138658595071,"sku":"9781910505397","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8c5f446c-1797-43a1-bc59-f7bd62b2a3e4.jpg?v=1687900864","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/rapid-response-stephen-olvey-9781910505397","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}