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Flat Out & Flat Broke: Formula 1 the Hard Way (Hardcover)

de Perry McCarty (Author)
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David Treymayne, Mail on Sunday

Perry McCarthy does for Formula One what Bill Bryson did for travel writing.


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Perry McCarthy decided at the age of 18 that he wanted to reach the top of the world's most expensive sport. With no racing experience, no cash, and little going for him except a passion for speed, the exhuberant Cockney shouldn't have stood a chance. His endless search for backing and recognition led him from "The world's unluckiest racing driver" to his heroic, often hilarious and sometimes heartbreaking efforts to make it into Formula 1. This is his autobiography, which covers his wild boyhood, a trial at the Brands Hatch Racing School which noted his outstanding natural talent, and working on oil rigs to fund his start in the junior formulae.
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4.0étoiles sur 5 Flat out, Flat good!, Sep 7 2003
Being an F1 fanatic, I had just finished the great book by Murray Walker. Looking for another ï¿goodï¿ book about F1, I found this gem on Amazon. Mad Dog is among other things, a fighter and you have to give him credit; getting into the worlds most expensive sport with no cash is quite a feat.

The book is very well written in a Conversational style that makes you feel like one of the ï¿rat packï¿. Like F1, itï¿s paced at the speed of taking Eau Rouge flat out. After reading this story, you certainly wish you were one of the blokes lined up to give him money. He has a charm and whit that is infectious and translates well in print. I strongly recommend this book. Not to learn about F1, but to learn about Perry. To learn something of risk, gambles and the will to succeed at all costs. The parallel stories of his mates; Hill, Blundell and Herbert are equally entertaining. The overall story of his father, who was foreshadowing Perryï¿s own career choices and paths, is a welcome angle to this book as well. In short, this book was a total surprise and treat for anyone that just likes good stories of life and struggles in the motor racing world.

To Perry, I say good luck to you sir. You have had a difficult road to travel but what memories it has provided for you, and now me.

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5.0étoiles sur 5 A careers worth of "silly season", Avril 9 2003
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A well written and very funny account of breaking into formula 1.
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5.0étoiles sur 5 Flat out good..., Avril 1 2003
Par Tony Moore (Scottsdale, AZ USA) - Voir tous mes commentaires
I read 15-20 motor racing related books per year, and this one has to be right at the top of the list in entertainment value & a general lesson in life. When I purchased it, I had little knowledge of who the author was; I knew from following Formula One that he had flirted with a drive in that category, and I knew he had some sucess in sports car racing, but I knew nothing else about his career or life.
Mr. McCarthy has a truely unique style of writing that lets the reader re-live all of the ups & downs with him. He writes very freely, just as if he were talking to you; much like the style of Niki Lauda in his autobiography. Parts are as funny as anything I have read in this genre, & parts make you wonder why he keeps going back to bang his head against the wall, literally.
Through the entire book, & it sounds like his entire life, he never looses his sense of humour, or sight of his goal. This guy has perseverance!
I was totally entralled from cover to cover, but I do admit I was surprised that he didn't go into a little more detail concerning his races. I then realized that I could go to one of the many racing annuals & read race detail, but he was giving me a behind-the-scenes look at the sport, not usually available.
This is a great book, & I highly recommend it to anyone who either aspires to a goal, or has driven a car, or wants to drive a car...or has seen a car...
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4.0étoiles sur 5 Another side of racing - a must for Formula One fans!
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