Table of Contents
Acknowledgments vi
Preface 1
Introduction 5
1 Getting Organized 9
2 The Adventures of Speedy 14
3 Where Are We Going? 21
4 Shocks and Surprises (Part One) 27
5 Rules and Regs 35
6 Shocks and Surprises (Part Two) 39
7 If You're Not on the List… 50
8 El Vocho Abandonado 56
9 Tortoises and Hares (Part One) 68
10 A Policeman's Lot Is Not a Happy One 74
11 Tortoises and Hares (Part Two) 82
12 A Series of Unfortunate Events (Part One) 87
13 Cast and Crew (Part One) 95
14 A Series of Unfortunate Events (Part Two) 103
15 Cast and Crew (Part Two) 109
16 Puff the Magic Maxi (Part One) 114
17 Miles to Go Before the Start 125
18 Puff the Magic Maxi (Part Two) 129
19 And They're Off! 138
Between pages 146 and 147 are 20 color plates containing 41 photographs
20 A Private Enterprise (Part One) 147
21 Three Wheels on My Wagon 155
22 A Private Enterprise (Part Two) 164
23 Two Primes in One Day 179
24 Potatoes and Emeralds 185
25 All in the Family 194
26 Bangs and Whimpers (Part One) 201
27 There Go My Pants! 210
28 Bangs and Whimpers (Part Two) 215
29 Driver, Navigator, Filmmaker, Spy (Part One) 220
30 Rio to Montevideo 232
31 Driver, Navigator, Filmmaker, Spy (Part Two) 238
32 Trans-Argentina 247
33 The Beauty Box (Part One) 252
34 Triumph and Tragedy 260
35 The Beauty Box (Part Two) 270
36 Driving on Top of the World 279
37 So Close 288
38 The Show Must Go On 297
Epilogue: None Tougher, None Rougher 306
Appendix 1 The Entrants 313
Appendix 2 The Scoreboard 319
Interviews 326
Chapter Notes 327
Bibliography 331
Index 333
