Perry McCarthy

The identity of my next guest was guarded for so long, his reputation became notorious. It hit headlines the world over when he was exposed as the mystery driver featured in the first two series of the global TV sensation Top Gear…

First guess only will count here as he was the first and the original…

That’s correct ladies and gentlemen, my next guest on Simon’s 10 Q Interviews is the one and only motoring sensation, The author of the International Bestseller Flat Out, Flat Broke…

The Original Stig, Perry McCarthy

Rumoured to have driven off an aircraft carrier Perry McCarthy (AKA The Original STIG) started his motor racing career by actually working on oil rigs to fund his progression into Formula Ford 1600 before fighting his way up the motor racing ladder to Formula 3, international Formula 3000, finally realising his dream of becoming a F1 driver in 1992. He subsequently drove as a Formula 1 test driver for both Benetton and the Williams F1 teams. Perry competed at Le Mans five times for major works teams and has been a motor racing commentator, TV presenter and has recently agreed to start writing for a major motoring magazine…

Perry used these many, varied and hilarious experiences to write his internationally bestselling autobiography Flat Out, Flat Broke…and it was in fact at that book launch where Jeremy Clarkson offered Perry the opportunity to become the first and original Stig on the newly revamped BBC Top Gear.

The rest is history, the show went on to be globally popular and ‘The Stig’ went on to become iconic. Now able to talk about his secret identity Perry gives a behind the scenes look in the Third edition of Flat Out, Flat Broke, one of the bestselling motor racing books of all time.

Best man to F1 driver Mark Blundell, the foreword to his autobiography written by his close friend and former F1 World Motor Racing Champion Damon Hill, I am delighted to say that the driver, motivational and after dinner speaker, road safety consultant and Internationally Bestselling author Perry McCarthy will be running the gauntlet of Simon’s 10 Q Interviews… Don’t blink as you might miss him!

Don’t forget to bookmark this page and come back soon as I guarantee readers are in for an entertaining and fun interview with Perry, but before you leave why not get a sneak preview of the man up for interview by scrolling down the page to watch a brief video about the legend and additionally about Road Safety, or by visiting Amazon to own a copy of his autobiography whilst stocks last, using the following links;

For U.S. Readers – Flat Out, Flat Broke: The Original Stig

For U.K. Readers – Flat Out, Flat Broke: Formula 1 the hard way! (3rd edition)

The Perry McCarthy interview is due to take place during June/July 2014.

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….and whilst it may not be about the autobiography Flat Out, Flat Broke take a quick look at this video for some excellent driving advice from the man himself… Perry McCarthy, The Stig.