Mick Doohan: Thunder from Down Under [ILLUSTRATED] (Hardcover)

by Mat Oxley (Author) "The Nudgee dump is a strip of messy sub-industrial scrubland, caught between the concrete runways of Brisbane airport and the sprawling east side of Queensland's..." (more)
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Product Description
Mick Doohan is the greatest motorcycle racer of modern times--some would say ever. The teak-tough Aussie has wrestled his 200mph Honda to more than 50 grand prix wins and five consecutive 500cc World Championships after fighting back from a near-crippling accident in 1992. His fearsome broadside riding style has captivated millions of fans worldwide and made him the sport's biggest-ever earner. Written with Doohan's input, this irreverent, fascinating, all-color book charts his life, from wild boyhood to grand master. Covered are his youth spent biking on the local rubbish dump, living in a squat, riding borrowed bikes, and finding he was fast. After learning the skills that would make him world champion, Doohan signed with Marlboro Yamaha for the Aussie Superbike series. His rapid rise to GP winner, was followed by an agonizing comeback from a 1992 crash that nearly led surgeons to amputate his right leg. After surviving the gruesome recovery program and winning five world titles from 1994 to 1998, what's next?

About the Author
Former motorcycle racer Mat Oxley--1985 Isle of Man TT winner and third in the 1986 World Endurance Championship--has been a bike journalist since 1981, covering grands prix full-time for 10 years.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 160 pages
• Publisher: Haynes Publications; illustrated edition edition (June 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1859606350
• ISBN-13: 978-1859606353
• Product Dimensions: 10.6 x 7.9 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,250,395 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Mick Doohan - Thunder From Downunder, January 5, 2000

By	Bret Hittleman (Portland, Oregon USA) - See all my reviews

This is a nice book about Mick Doohan, a man, who is arguably the greatest motorcycle Grand Prix racer ever. Unfortunately there is very little of interest about the man himself aside from his incredible talent and psychological make-up. One stands in awe at his ability to overcome serious injury and return to complete domination. The reader does get an overwhelming sense of just how much better Doohan was than his competition. Oxley does a nice job covering Doohan's career and early beginnings and the photographs are excellent. I would have liked to read more detail and even more quotes and thoughts from his peers and competitors. The paragraphs about his and Max Biaggi's jibes and digs throughout the '98 season are the best in the book. Now that Doohan has retired, after winning an incredible 5 world championships in a row this book is well worth having in your collection.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Decent text with great pictures of a powerful Mick Doohan, August 18, 1999

By A Customer

Mick Doohan first and foremost is one of the most accomplished GP500 racers in all of history, his stat's. and dominance in the sport easily convey this. However, what his fans want to know most is what makes Mick really tick and what were his thoughts on specific instances and circumstances. While this is done in the book, it's only on a surface level, and the book really seems to be more of a story told to us by the author, not by Mick himself. The best part of the book is the relationship that Mick was able to establish w/ Eddie Lawson, and his thoughts after his surgery. The book is nice, the pictures are excellent, but I would only buy it second hand. I give it three stars for the pictures and Doohan history that shed fine details on what most of his fans already knew before buying the book, but overall well done and a decent Sunday read.

3.0 out of 5 stars THE THUNDER FROM DOWN UNDER, January 15, 2007

By	Laura Denesco "MR AND MRS READ" (NEW JERSEY) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Mick Doohan: The Thunder from Down Under (Hardcover)

I ENJOYED THIS BOOK AND WOULD RECOMMMEND IT TO ANY RACING FAN FROM WAY NBACK WHEN,,,,