Flat Out Flat Broke: Formula 1 the Hard Way!

by Perry McCarthy, Damon Hill

Overview

Perry McCarthy decided at the age of 18 that he wanted to reach the top in the world's most expensive sport. This is his autobiography. Foreword by Damon Hill. "Perry McCarthy does for Formula One what Bill Bryson did for travel writing. But beneath the black humor and wisecracks - funny enough to make you laugh out loud in public - lies an inspiring and at times poignant tale of the rarest kind of racer: one who never gave up and was, literally, prepared to die trying" David Tremayne, The Independent on Sunday.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781844250189
Publisher:	Haynes Publishing PLC
Publication date:	01/28/2004
Pages:	320
Product dimensions:	5.00(w) x 7.75(h) x 0.75(d)

About the Author

Perry McCarthy — sometime actor (scheduling meetings by impersonating James Hunt) and pizza delivery man (to trick his way into the F1 paddock) — is in constant demand as a motor racing pundit and after-dinner speaker. He lives near Billericay, Essex.

Editorial Reviews

"Perry McCarthy does for Formula One what Bill Bryson did for travel writing. But beneath the black humor and wisecracks-funny enough to make you laugh out loud in public-lies an inspiring and at times poignant tale of the rarest kind of racer: one who never gave up and was, literally, prepared to die trying" David Tremayne, The Independent on Sunday.

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