In 1970, Sylvia Wilkinson was a writer in the category known as 'young Southern Woman Novelist'. While her novels and teaching paid the bills she had a passion for motorsports that led her to write The Stainless Steel Carrot: An Auto Racing Odyssey. The book profiled young up-and-coming road racer John Morton as he raced the BRE Datsun 510 in the 1971 and 1972 SCCA Trans-Am 2.5 Challenge. John won the championships and continued on a road-racing career that saw dozens of championship level victories around the country and abroad. The book, well regarded among both racers and general audience readers, has been out of print since 1973. Original copies often sell for over $100 online and at collectors events. Now, thanks to years of requests from fans, and Sylvia s interest in animals, the book is republished with additional material. 'Like many writers I had no interest in revisiting the past and had turned down multiple requests to reprint the book. But Brown Fox has a great reputation with new editions of out-of-print racing books. When a friend suggested that it could be done as a fundraiser for animal welfare, and that is indeed my weak spot, I said yes, noted Sylvia Wilkinson. In 1970, Sylvia Wilkinson was a writer in the category known as 'young Southern Woman Novelist'. While her novels and teaching paid the bills she had a passion for motorsports that led her to write The Stainless Steel Carrot: An Auto Racing Odyssey. The book profiled young up-and-coming road racer John Morton as he raced the BRE Datsun 510 in the 1971 and 1972 SCCA Trans-Am 2.5 Challenge. John won the championships and continued on a road-racing career that saw dozens of championship level victories around the country and abroad. The book, well regarded among both racers and general audience readers, has been out of print since 1973. Original copies often sell for over $100 online and at collectors events. Now, thanks to years of requests from fans, and Sylvia s interest in animals, the book is republished with additional material. 'Like many writers I had no interest in revisiting the past and had turned down multiple requests to reprint the book. But Brown Fox has a great reputation with new editions of out-of-print racing books. When a friend suggested that it could be done as a fundraiser for animal welfare, and that is indeed my weak spot, I said yes, noted Sylvia Wilkinson. The 2012 Brown Fox edition includes additional photography from both the 1971-72 timeframe as well as throughout John's career. Forwards from both Dan Gurney and Parnelli Jones introduce the new book. REVISITING AN AUTO RACING ODDYSEY­ In this Revisited Edition of the classic motor racing book, author Sylvia Wilkinson has added a new 45-page chapter catching up with many of the people who made the BRE team successful and the book so compelling, including John Morton, the team s number one driver, who went on to race professionally for now close to 40 years.