Joey Dunlop: The Definitive Biography
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Joey Dunlop: The Definitive Biography

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  2. English
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eBook - ePub

Joey Dunlop: The Definitive Biography

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<font size ="+1">With a foreword by Carl Fogarty</font>

Joey Dunlop's story is one of towering triumphs and desperate tragedies in almost equal measure.

Born poor - dirt poor - with no running water, no electricity, he was the definition of the everyman hero, earning the title 'King of the Roads' in what must be considered one of the world's most extreme sports - motorcycle road racing. And as well as being voted Northern Ireland's greatest ever sportsman, he remains the most loved and most successful road racer of all time.

Joey Dunlop won the hearts and minds of millions during his thirty-one-year career, culminating in his greatest triumph in the year 2000 at the Isle of Man TT when, grey-haired, bespectacled, and approaching fifty years of age, he reclaimed his reputation as the greatest TT rider in history by defeating a whole new generation of talent and regaining the F1 crown for the first time in twelve years.

But in road racing, tragedy is never very far away. Joey lost his life in a racing accident in July of 2000. It was just weeks after his final TT victory. More than 60,000 people attended Joey's funeral. Over twenty years after his untimely death, the sport has never truly recovered from his loss.

Everyone with an interest in motorcycling knows the legend of Joey Dunlop but now, for the first time, they can get to know the man himself. This definitive new biography is the most comprehensive ever written on the man. In turns hilarious, triumphant and tragic, this is Dunlop's story as it has never been told before - by those who were part of it.

Information

Publisher
John Blake
Year
2021
eBook ISBN
9781789465075
Subtopic
Bici e moto

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright
  5. Dedication
  6. Contents
  7. Foreword by Carl Fogarty
  8. Prologue: A Not So Good Friday
  9. Chapter 1: A Boy from Nowhere
  10. Chapter 2: The Gurk
  11. Chapter 3: The Road Racers
  12. Chapter 4: The Price
  13. Chapter 5: The Big One
  14. Chapter 6: Alien
  15. Chapter 7: V-Four Victory
  16. Chapter 8: Himself
  17. Chapter 9: Tornamona
  18. Chapter 10: The King and the Queen
  19. Chapter 11: Ferrari
  20. Chapter 12: Foggy
  21. Chapter 13: The Return of the King
  22. Chapter 14: Yer Man
  23. Chapter 15: Mercy
  24. Chapter 16: Local Hero
  25. Chapter 17: Robert
  26. Chapter 18: True Grit
  27. Chapter 19: The Boss
  28. Chapter 20: No Ordinary Joe
  29. Chapter 21: The Greatest Race
  30. Chapter 22: Estonia
  31. Epilogue
  32. Appendix: Joey Dunlop Career Results
  33. Endnotes
  34. Bibliography
  35. Acknowledgements
  36. Index
  37. Photos

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