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In the many years since Joey Dunlop's untimely death, his stature
has only grown. One of the racing world's most successful riders,
and certainly its leading role-model, he is sorely missed by bike
enthusiasts everywhere. Joey Dunlop's racing career began in 1969,
and his yellow helmet and number 3 bike quickly became synonymous
with high-octane wins. He was one of the most exciting riders the
sport has ever seen, drawing huge crowds to the Isle of Man TT
races and to every other course he raced. Joey received an MBE for
his motorcycling prowess; his racing record remains unsurpassed:
twenty-six wins in twenty-five years at the TT races, and five
times World Champion. On 2 July 2000 the forty-eight-year-old rider
crashed during a race in the republic of Estonia. The death of Joey
Dunlop triggered an unparalleled emotional response as the sporting
world and his fans openly mourned his passing. He is still revered
as a motorcycling legend. This book looks at Joey Dunlop's legacy
and captures the rider, the family man, the winner, the
humanitarian - the person behind the legend that is the 'King of
the Roads'. With previously unseen photographs and updated
introduction and legacy chapters, this book is a real celebration
of Joey Dunlop's life and career from the public glories to the
private moments.
The million-copy selling truck fitter returns ***Featured on
Channel 4*** 'I can't stop biting off more than I can chew. Maybe
I'm wearing everything out, but I believe the body is a fantastic
thing and it will repair itself and I'll go again. If it's running
too rich, I don't stop what I'm doing, just weaken the mixture and
carry on.' Since we last heard from him, Guy Martin has restored a
1983 Williams F1 car then raced Jenson Button in it; helped to
build a First World War tank; ridden with Putin's favourite biker
gang the Night Wolves; competed on the classic endurance circuit;
stood on top of one of Chernobyl's nuclear reactors and taken part
in his last ever Isle of Man TT. Then there's the stuff he really
can't wait to get out of bed for: 12-hour shifts for a local
haulage firm and tatie farming in his new John Deere tractor.
Besides all this, he's saved his local pub from closure and become
a dad. But let him tell you his own stories, in his own words:
'You're getting it from the horse's mouth. No filter. I hope you
enjoy it.'
Experience the full career of racing legend Mario Andretti as
recounted by the champion himself. The core of this biography is
presented via interviews Andretti has given over the decades and
expertly brought together by author Mario Donnini. Anecdotes,
testimonials, quips, and jokes come together to give new light on
motor racing history. Mario Andretti is a legend in two worlds:
Europe and the United States. Some of his accolades and
championships include: -1978 Formula 1 World Champion, -1969
Indianapolis 500 Victor -1965, 1966, 1984 IndyCar Champion -1967,
1970, 1972 12 Hours of Sebring Victor -24 Hours of Daytona Victor,
and many other endurance classics What counts most is that Mario is
the last F1 world champion whose mother tongue is Italian, even if
he did win the title when he was an American citizen. The volume
contains hundreds of pictures--many of them previously
unpublished--which illustrate the long and unrepeatable career of
an all-time authentic icon of motor sport.
You can run to the sun, but can you ever hide? From the bestselling
author of Villa of Sun and Secrets.Monte Carlo means different
things to different people; for some it's a billionaires
playground, overflowing with glitz and glamour but for others it's
where dangerous secrets lay hidden. For Nanette Weston, and her
then fiance, F1 racing driver Zac Ewart, their dream life came to
an abrupt halt 3 years ago following a car accident which Zac
walked away from, but left Nanette being airlifted back to the UK,
never to return and never to see her fiance again. Monte Carlo was
a place she wanted to forget, not revisit. But when her friend and
employer, Vanessa asks Nanette to look after her children in the
Principality for a few months, Nanette knew she had no choice but
to return. As the F1 circus once again comes to town, with Zac in
pole position, mistakes of the past, leave legacies for the
future... This book was previously published as Follow Your Star by
Jennifer Bohnet. What readers are saying about One Summer in Monte
Carlo: 'As always with Jennifers books I was able to escape into a
completely different world, one we can only dream about.' 'I could
imagine myself as the main female character and could hardly put
down the book.' 'A superb fast-paced read with a real surprise and
absolutely loved the F1 glamour of Monaco - I really felt I was
there!' 'Such a roller coaster ride of people's lives. Tragic, sad,
happy tumultuous feelings of life in the fast lane.'
Collected columns and essays on motorcycling A delightful
compilation of articles ands essays on all things motorcycle by Ron
Davis, writer, columnist, and associate editor for BMW Owners News,
the largest magazine for BMW motorcycle owners on the planet.
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