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TIME
ATTACK

A Novel by a New Voice in Motorsport Fiction

Twenty-two-year-old Luke Thomas lives for the adrenaline of street racing—until a battle lands him in a Denver jail cell and costs him his prized Corvette. Stripped of his freedom, Luke is handed one last chance at redemption – a porter job at an elite race shop.

Immersed in a new culture, Luke is thrust into the high-stakes world of Time Trials, where drivers push high-performance machines to their absolute limits to set the fastest lap against the clock. Trading dangerous highway battles for the structured discipline of the race track, Luke finds a "found family" among the shop's tight-knit crew and finds himself falling for one of its members.

Packed with authentic terminology and blistering motorsports action, Time Attack is a thrilling journey of speed, redemption, and romance.

When his found family faces a devastating setback, can a former street racer step up and hold the line?

Time Attack book cover by Steve Schlosser with the subtitle Chasing the Perfect Lap: A Story of Speed, Redemption, and Romance, featuring a helmet, Corvette, and race cars
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Inside the Novel

What Drives This Story

Time Attack is more than a racing novel. It's a deep dive into the car culture where passion and knowledge of the industry are explored. Explorations of car modifications, race classing, and strong character development make this novel truly great.

HIGH-OCTANE ACTION

White-knuckle race sequences that put you inside the cockpit, feeling every apex.

AGAINST THE CLOCK

In time attack, you don't race other drivers. You race the clock. Every driver input counts and every millisecond is earned.

CHARACTER GROWTH

Follow an underdog mechanic who discovers the world of track days and time attack after a series of life mistakes lands him in jail.

THE FINISH LINE

A story about passion, enthusiasm, love, and relationships, and ultimately the pursuit of a perfect lap. Not everyone makes it to the finish line unscathed.

Excerpt

"The Corvette rocketed down the back straight, reaching 150mph in fourth gear, as the brake markers on the left ticked by with lightning speed. The Garmin Catalyst flashed 00:32 as he shoved the brake pedal to the floor just past the number two marker and turned the car in. He grabbed third gear, navigated to the outside of turn five and cut in early again, opening the wheel for the ideal line. The Goodyears barked and slid momentarily, but he persisted."

Steve posing with his yellow Corvette C8 at the trackOverlooking a forested valley in motocross gearBlack Subaru STI autocrossing through conesYamaha YZ motocross jump with mountain backdropMotocross jump at the track in orange gearPosing with Yamaha WR on a desert trailSoCal Supermoto cornering hard on trackDirt bike jumping over desert terrainHonda CBR leaning into a racetrack cornerAdventure touring on a Yamaha Super TenereSupermoto knee-down cornering at a local trackYellow Corvette C8 on track with motion blurSteve standing in front of yellow Corvette C8 at track event

Meet the Author

A Story Born at the Track

For me, motorsports wasn't just a hobby that inspired a novel — it was a way of life decades before the first page was written.

My journey began at four years old on a 90cc ATV. I had multiple cars in my teens that I heavily modified, and even learned to drive on a 1974 Firebird with a 3-speed manual. In the military, I found my love for motorcycles. I signed up for a supermoto track day in Southern California before I took my Honda CBR1000 to the real track for the first time — and I never turned back.

Now, over a decade later, it is my passion to get people away from street racing and onto the track. It's faster, it's safer, and it's cheaper, but more importantly — it's More Fun!

Time Attack was born from this lifelong obsession and a deep commitment to the motorsport community. It's more than just a story about cars; it's a tribute to the enthusiast spirit and a raw exploration of ambition, transformation, and love. This is the novel the automotive culture has been waiting for.

200

Pages

30

Chapters

1

Perfect Lap

Mission Statement

To honor the legacy of automotive icons by transitioning the next generation of enthusiasts from the dangers of the street to the safety of the circuit.

I am committed to more than just storytelling. I pledge to reinvest a portion of this book's success back into the community by sponsoring race entries, covering track fees, buying people's consumables and gear necessary to make tracking and club racing accessible to all.

My mission is to transform the inspiration found in media into a lifelong commitment to technical skill, track-day culture, and the preservation of our community.

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Available Formats

Time Attack is available in three formats. Reach out below with any questions or to connect.

EBOOK OR PAPERBACK

Available in Ebook or Paperback on Amazon and all major platforms.

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AUDIOBOOK

Narrated professionally, available on Audible.

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