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The Blunt End of the Grid
Paperback
ISBN13: 9781908291967
Publisher: Chiselbury
Published: Aug 31 2023
Pages: 292
Weight: 0.74
Height: 0.66 Width: 5.25 Depth: 8.00
Language: English
Motor Sport:
He captures the true spirit of a nation's grass roots
A refreshing antidote to bland paeans about the overly familiar
He makes adversity sound vaguely appealing
Total Kit Car:
an enthralling read
Buy this book if you are into the underdog and tales of derring-do
I found it gripped me. I picked it up for a five minute 'flick through' and I couldn't put it down
Get it, read, enjoy what is a great tale about proper club motorsport
Lowflying:
I fell for Dave Roberts' prose before I'd even finished page three
It is very hard to put down
I recommend this book very highly to anyone who enjoys club motor sport
Dave Roberts started circuit racing at the age of 50, feeling like a bumbling overweight bee amid a swarm of angry hornets. Although he began to learn, haphazardly, how to become slightly more credible as a racer, even overtaking another car now and then, the pursuit of prizes was never at the top of the list of priorities. In fact, just arriving at the track with a working race car was often a cause for celebration.
Dave is no Hamilton or Verstappen, a state of affairs for which he gives thanks. Some people believe winning is everything; some think of motorsport as being just some cars going round and round making a noise. In between we find this defiantly unprofessional memoir, which speaks most of all about the humour and fun of it all.
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