The Unfair Advantage
by Mark Donohue
Mark Donohue's book "The Unfair Advantage" chronicles this great American driver's years in racing with special emphasis on the lengthy period he spent at Penske Racing where a string of world class, race winning cars were developed and perfected under his direction. These exceptional cars brought numerous race wins and championships to the team and this book provides a great deal of insight into their construction, rebuilding and preparation.
Donohue had an engineering degree from Brown University and he was also a very gifted, fast driver. The combination of his engineering knowledge, Roger Penske's penchant for perfect car preparation and the many "unfair advantages" they dreamt up meant they were a very difficult team to beat.
This book tells the whole story of the Indianapolis victory, many wins in Trans-Am and, of course, the triumph of Penske's 917-10 and 917-30 in the Can-Am series. This is a tremendously interesting, entertaining and insightful book.
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