Flat Out, Flat Broke: Formula 1 the Hard Way (re-issue) |
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Perry McCarthy
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Pages: 320 (Paperback)
ISBN: 1844250180
Pub: J H Haynes & Co Ltd
Pub date: 2008-06-19
Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 7169
Reader Reviews:
Heartbreakingly funny (0/0 people found this helpful)
This book had me howling with laughter, and tears rolling down my cheeks. It's the sort of book that makes you realise the dedication (and finance) that is required to reach to top of the motorsport pyramid.
Spoilt by McCarthy's idiocy (0/3 people found this helpful)
This book came highly recommended, though I'm pleased to say I got my copy for nothing - there was a box full of them in my local Audi dealership and they gave me a copy.
While Perry's trials and tribulations during his search for an F1 drive are mildly amusing, his alarming recourse to physical violence when someone says something he doesn't like makes him out to be a complete idiot. I counted numerous occasions where someone said something which got to him, and his response was fisticuffs.
To say he does for motorsport writing what Bill Bryson does for travel writing is, I'm afraid, not the case. Bill Bryson is in another class - several above Perry.
Fantastic (0/0 people found this helpful)
I truly enlightening look into the life of a tallented motor racer and the struggles that these everyday people face to follow their dreams. Very inspiring to say the least, a must read for all enthusiasts alike.
Brilliant! (0/0 people found this helpful)
I knew before reading the book that Perry tried to qualify for F1 races in the Andrea Moda. At that time, I just thought he was one of those drivers without any talent who tried to make it in the F1 without any success.
The book however gave a total different view of Perry. I'm not sure if he had the talent to become one of the top F1 drivers, but he definitely had determination to make it into F1.
Despite all the setbacks, Perry never lost one thing: humour! And that makes the book a very good read.
Readable (0/0 people found this helpful)
I did enjoy this - I ended up sharing the frustration of Perry fighting his way through a struggle to race. I ended up admiring him despite having hated him when he was a commentator on Bernie's pay per view F1 digital channel.
It was very readable and even non racing fans would probably enjoy it, though may get lost through some of the technicalities of racing. I also ended up pitying those Perry pestered in his buldozer approach to getting into motor racing.
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