BS Levy Cult Classic The Last Open Road Series Gain Worldwide Distribution

As of June 1, “The Final Open Street” and its sequels are full throttle onto a brand new worldwide freeway: A brand new contract with mainstream mega-distributor IPG will guarantee creator/racer Burt “BS” Levy’s cult basic novels will probably be obtainable as onerous copies and as downloadable E- and audio books by means of main mainstream and internet retailers worldwide.

Initially turned down by main publishers who mentioned there was “no marketplace for ‘race automobile’ fiction” and “these folks don’t learn,” Levy and spouse Carol took out a second mortgage, fashioned an organization, and self-published “The Final Open Street” in July 1994.

Due to glowing evaluations in each the mainstream and motoring press and enthusiastic word-of-mouth assist, The Final Open Street is now in its eleventh hardcover printing with greater than 50,000 copies bought; has spawned six profitable sequels; and is now obtainable in a novel, award-winning, “Finest Motoring E-book of the Yr” audio model.

Levy’s books have change into real cult classics on the motorsports and collector-car scenes, and lots of racers, collectors and automobile lovers proudly show “The Final Open Street” decals on their favourite automobiles. The fast-paced novel has additionally been utilized in a number of highschool and college-level English courses and is on the really useful studying lists at many libraries, faculties and e book golf equipment.

“The books have change into amazingly well-liked and profitable with racers, followers and gear-head lovers—these ‘individuals who don’t learn,’ proper?—however our market area of interest is one thing like a mile deep and 5 inches huge,” Levy defined. “This new distribution settlement will give us entry, visibility and availability we’ve by no means had earlier than by means of mainstream e book shops and on-line retailers.”

The Final Open Street is a coming-of-age story a couple of 19-year-old New Jersey fuel station mechanic getting swept up within the glamorous, harmful, upper-crust and sometimes decadent world of open-road sports activities automobile racing throughout the Eisenhower fifties. All of the historical past, occasions, characters and atmosphere of the period are offered very a lot as they have been, and the creator’s painstaking analysis, eager humorousness, and private experiences as a championship-winning racing driver, driving teacher, mechanic, store proprietor, ad-hoc stunt driver (when The Blues Brothers film was taking pictures in Chicago) and upscale used-car salesman (he as soon as had a used Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow convertible taken from him at gunpoint on a check drive) lend accuracy and authenticity to the story.

The books have obtained universally enthusiastic evaluations from each the motoring and mainstream press. Notably, England’s Basic & Sports activities Automobile picked it as one of many high 20 motoring books of all time—and it was the one fiction novel on the record.

For the audio e book model, Levy re-wrote The Final Open Street as a Fifties radio play, and produced it in a sound studio and on location using skilled Hollywood voice actors within the main roles, genuine automobile and racing sounds, right interval music, unbelievable sound results and Thriller Movie star Visitor Voices from the racing and motoring world—together with motorsports luminaries David Hobbs, Ray Evernham, Brian Redman, Tommy Kendall, Patrick Lengthy, Skip Barber, Invoice Warner, Marino Franchitti, John and Alex Doonan and lots of others—in key supporting roles.

The completed The Final Open Street audio e book is 20 hours lengthy, immensely entertaining and the proper touring companion for lengthy, cross-country drives. It was additionally honored with two “Finest Motoring E-book of the Yr” awards (one from the American Auto Racing Writers and Broadcasters’ Affiliation and one other from the Automotive Heritage Basis) and, in each instances, it was the primary win ever for both an audio e book or a piece of fiction.

As of June 1st, The Final Open Street audio e book—for the primary time ever!—will probably be obtainable for obtain from all main on-line retailers.