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Grand Prix: Formula One in the deadly years
Grand Prix: Formula One in the deadly years is the story of a Formula One motor-racing driver in the deadly years of the 1970s.
William Archer, is the consummate risk taker, he is racing Formula One cars in the deadly years of the 1970’s where his chance of survival is one in three. Worse odd than a fighter pilot in war time. Deep down he knows that his chances of surviving are slim. Yet he gives those odds little thought as he fights to win the Formula One World Championship in what could be his last season.
To add to the risks, he is confronted with problems largely of his own making causing infighting in his team while over extending himself financially and emotionally.
His refuge is his boat Imperialist, a one hundred foot ketch on which he spends as much time as possible. After years of one woman after another, he finally meets someone whom he can neither take nor leave.
The author shares his experiences, through Will Archer, of driving single-seater racing cars, crossing oceans in yachts, flying planes, and developing property in Central America, accurately putting the reader in the driver’s seat of all three, while affording him an insider’s view of Central America, the good, the bad, and the ugly.
William Archer, is the consummate risk taker, he is racing Formula One cars in the deadly years of the 1970’s where his chance of survival is one in three. Worse odd than a fighter pilot in war time. Deep down he knows that his chances of surviving are slim. Yet he gives those odds little thought as he fights to win the Formula One World Championship in what could be his last season.
To add to the risks, he is confronted with problems largely of his own making causing infighting in his team while over extending himself financially and emotionally.
His refuge is his boat Imperialist, a one hundred foot ketch on which he spends as much time as possible. After years of one woman after another, he finally meets someone whom he can neither take nor leave.
The author shares his experiences, through Will Archer, of driving single-seater racing cars, crossing oceans in yachts, flying planes, and developing property in Central America, accurately putting the reader in the driver’s seat of all three, while affording him an insider’s view of Central America, the good, the bad, and the ugly.
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464 pages, Paperback
First published June 1, 2014
About the author
Richard Melville
3 books4 followersRichard Melville is a former driving racer and the author of Grand Prix: Formula One in the deadly years. Richard drove GT cars in Europe in early sixties, Formula Supervees and Atlantic in the States and Canada, and finally in New Zealand in the mid-seventies. Richard often tried to find a good novel about motor-racing from the driver's point of view, without much luck. So, he decided to write one. His new novel novel is about Formula 1 motor-racing driver in the deadly years of the 1970s. He was driving Supervees and Formula Atlantic at that time, and have a good understanding of racing cars and what makes them tick.
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October 31, 2020
Disappointing
Minimal racing sequences, surrounded by crude, TASTELESS PORN. I really expected at least SOME creative writing. Awful book. Minimal racing sequences, surrounded by crude, TASTELESS PORN. I really expected at least SOME creative writing. Awful book. Minimal racing sequences, surrounded by crude, TASTELESS PORN. I really expected at least SOME creative writing. Awful book. Minimal racing sequences, surrounded by crude, TASTELESS PORN. I really expected at least SOME creative writing. Awful book.
Minimal racing sequences, surrounded by crude, TASTELESS PORN. I really expected at least SOME creative writing. Awful book. Minimal racing sequences, surrounded by crude, TASTELESS PORN. I really expected at least SOME creative writing. Awful book. Minimal racing sequences, surrounded by crude, TASTELESS PORN. I really expected at least SOME creative writing. Awful book. Minimal racing sequences, surrounded by crude, TASTELESS PORN. I really expected at least SOME creative writing. Awful book.
November 30, 2014
I received this book from The Goodreads First Reads Program.
Grand Prix:Formula One In The Deadly Years is the story of a Formula One motor-racing driver in the 70's.
The author shares his own personal experiences through his character, Will Archer, and as a former driver, he knows his stuff! This book is a must read for any Grand Prix fan.
Grand Prix:Formula One In The Deadly Years is the story of a Formula One motor-racing driver in the 70's.
The author shares his own personal experiences through his character, Will Archer, and as a former driver, he knows his stuff! This book is a must read for any Grand Prix fan.
November 21, 2014
Very hard going at the beginning but soon starts to get interesting. There are two stories woven together, the formula one championship and the business venture. The author has a lot of knowledge and this comes across in the book. A good read and not just for formula one fans
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