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30th August 2011, 22:33 #1
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Perry "the Stig" McCarthy's new book.
Anyone read it yet?
Titled "Flat Out, Flat Broke - Formula 1 the hard way".
As well as being the first Stig for Top Gear, he also drove for the Andrea Moda team. Well, I say drove
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31st August 2011, 14:32 #2
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What exactly "new" is it then? An updated/extended version of the same title that was published years ago?
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1st September 2011, 00:14 #3
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Is there possibly some confusion with The Man in the White Suit, the autobiography of stunt driver Ben Collins which came out last year. He revealed in his book that he was the Stig so the BBC tried (unsuccessfully) to have it banned - and as a result probably increased the sales.
For the story have a look at This Daily Mail articleDuncan Rollo
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1st September 2011, 11:12 #4
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No there was a Perry McCarthy book, which is why he got fired as the 'black' Stig.
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1st September 2011, 11:18 #5
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But it came out years ago, it's not new.
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1st September 2011, 12:20 #6
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but it might now be promoted for sale on a popular historic (some people might say "retro") formula 1 mechandise webite?
"I" before "E" except after "C". Weird.
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1st September 2011, 12:25 #7
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I now know what happened: The original posting contained a link to another site with a feature on Perry McCarthy which was edited out by Mark. This makes it a little stilted. Despite the thread title, Flat out, flat broke - Formula 1 the hard way is not a new book - it's been out in hardback and paperback for a while..
Let's ignore the misleading title and carry this on as a discussion of the two books.
My two pennyworth - I read Flat out, flat broke - Formula 1 the hard way a while back and although I enjoyed it I wouldn't recommend paying out for the hardback. Can anyone else who has read it add their opinion?
I haven't read The Man in the White Suit - can anybody who has read it tell us what it's like?Duncan Rollo
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1st September 2011, 13:29 #8
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Originally Posted by Robinho
I must admit, I read the write-up and wondered if anyone had read this new book. Whoops!
Will now need to order a copy
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1st September 2011, 13:49 #9
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Originally Posted by D-Type
The latter, I was familiar with Ben's racing background - particularly ASCAR and judged the book as a means to cash in on the Stig persona. Out of curiosity and stuck in an airport lounge I only skimmed a few pages and the ones I turned to contained on the F and C word regarding racing incidents. So not particularly engaging nor by flicking a randon page did I find anything informative that would gauge the enthusiast (usually a good indicator of a good book)The world according to Taki Inoue: https://mobile.twitter.com/takiinoue/st ... 7249326080
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Perry McCarthy's book is a good read. I just finished reading it for the second time the other day.
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