Title: A new gem in the esoteric portfolio of racer music
Review: Without reiterating the accolades of other reviewers, let me add that the cut "Speedway in Nazereth" is a rare treat for us hardcore auto racing fans. The narrater is not a NASCAR driver, as others have surmised. He is describing a year on the Champ Car circuit, the so-called "CART" series. These are open wheel Indy-type cars, running mostly on road courses, not ovals. It is the connoisseur's form of racing, and an unusual choice for Mark given that as a Brit you'd expect him to chronicle Formulae One. It is a treat because the writer really knows the sport, it is full of oblique insider references (Portland Speedway's race sponser is a local army surplus giant: GI Joe) that speak to the race fan. But we've come to expect this from Knopfler: he has an integrity other artists don't.
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