Product Description

When Joey Dunlop, undisputed master of the Isle of Man TT, was killed in July 2000, some 50,000 well-wishers attended the funeral, which was broadcast live on Irish television. For the mourning motorcycle road race fans, he was akin to royalty. Mac McDiarmid's biography about the modest Ulsterman - packed with anecdotes, photographs and race information - has sold 19,000 copies since being published in hardback in May 2001.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #29614 in Books
• Published on: 2004-05-13
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 288 pages

Review
'...a moving read, not just a race account' The Daily Telegraph 'there's no better qualified author for this work' Biking Times 'a wealth of wonderful photographs...tells the full story of the greatest road racer and a very special man' Top Gear

About the Author
A former editor of Bike Magazine, Mac McDiarmid has attended every TT since 1976, first as a fan, then as a competitor, and for the past 20 years as a writer and photographer. He edits the annual TT magazine Island Racer, writes TT reports for Motocourse and provides in-depth TT analysis for Motor Cycle News. He lives on The Island.

Customer Reviews

Looks great, doesn't handle too well
Here we have a fascinating story, lavishly illustrated, and backed up by copious facts and figures. But I am a little tired of this "just-good-enough" style of sportswriting. There must be people who are able to write well and intelligently about bike racing. Shame Haynes couldn't find one. Everybody oohs and aahs over the photos and checks out how good a book looks on the shelf , but it is the text which makes a great book. Five-star pics, three-star content, no stars for style.

clunky hagiography
When I read Davison's book I thought " Great photos, but there's a need for a really good, well-written biography of Joey".

There still is. Nice photos though.

The best Joey biog, by a distance
Easily the best of the books on your man Joey so far. Most of the rest have been a catalogue of his racing career, but this one shows the man in far more depth. According to The Mirror newspaper, even Joey's son Gary called it 'the best tribute you can get. Every last detail is true and the photos are absolute class.' If it's convincing enough for Gary, it's good enough for me, too.