Hold On! - Stan Dibben

Hold On!

World Champion Sidecar Rider

(Autor)

Buch | Softcover
128 Seiten
2008
Panther Publishing Ltd (Verlag)
978-0-9556595-1-5 (ISBN)
18,65 inkl. MwSt
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Stan lives life not just to the full, but right on the edge! He has been a world champion sidecar rider. He worked with some of the well known names at both BSA and Norton. This book tells the story of an amazing man who has managed to fit more fun and adventure into his years than most of us would even dream of.
Stan lives life not just to the full, but right on the edge! There are no words to describe someone who has been a world champion sidecar rider - the one just barely in the sidecar, balancing the machine with his body at 150mph! Even more amazingly, by then Stan had already been a professional trumpet player, electrician and sailor as well as a highly respected solo motorcycle racer on the GP circuits. He worked with some of the well known names at both BSA and Norton, raced the first ever Dommie Racer, helped in the successful world land speed record set by Donald Campbell in Bluebird, and then became the man who did so much to introduce NGK spark plugs into the UK. He even designed supermarket trolleys that handled 'like a Ferrari!This is the remarkable story of an amazing man who has managed to fit more fun and adventure into his years than most of us would even dream of. His story is both uplifting and a remarkable insight into the world of sidecar racing and British industry. A book that will fill you with wonder, but one that will also open people's eyes on a now rapidly fading era.

Forewords by Allan Robinson MBE, and Dr Georg Cohen. Rude awakenings; There's a war on!; A war in uniform; Back to civilian life; Into the motorcycle industry; Sidecar racing; Out of racing and into industry; The sidecar passenger (ballast); Bluebird 1964 land speed record attempt; A whole new life; Shopping trolley folly; Family life; Final thoughts.

Zusatzinfo 100 colour & b/w photos
Verlagsort Bucks
Sprache englisch
Maße 180 x 260 mm
Themenwelt Natur / Technik Fahrzeuge / Flugzeuge / Schiffe Auto / Motorrad
Sachbuch/Ratgeber Sport Motor- / Rad- / Flugsport
ISBN-10 0-9556595-1-5 / 0955659515
ISBN-13 978-0-9556595-1-5 / 9780955659515
Zustand Neuware
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