Enigmatic American Don Nichols, D-Day paratrooper, Army
counter-intelligence officer and controversial entrepreneur, went on to
create a racing marque that seems as cloaked as the man himself. Shadow
was the only US-based team to win a Can-Am championship, and one of only
three to score a victory in Formula 1. Yet history lavishly celebrates
his nominal rivals Dan Gurney and Roger Penske, while Nichols has long
remained, yes, a shadowy figure -- despite staying the difficult
international course far longer, for 11 racing seasons, 1970 to 1980.
But at last Pete Lyons, who was there in the day, lifts the veil from
this secretive man and the innovative, extraordinary, magnificent racing
cars and world-class team he created.