Ivan Mauger
The Man Behind the Myth
Published on 31. January 2012
256 pages
978-0-7524-8251-4 (ISBN)
Description
This is the first book to the reveal the complex personality behind the public image that is Ivan Mauger, the dedicated and often ruthlessly efficient speedway multi- World Champion. Driven by uncompromising determination and naked ambition he became, to terrace fans and on-track rivals alike, a virtual sporting automaton. His motorcycle racing achievements - 15 world titles on speedway and long track - are testament to his pursuit of excellence. He elevated a minority sport to a new and higher dimension with professionalism that made him at once envied and feared, admired and hated. And it launched him from the obscurity of his small-town New Zealand origins to worldwide acclaim, which continues to enjoy. Here, renowned speedway historian and journalist John Chaplin reveals, through the words of opponents, friends, enemies, business associated, fans, rivals and his own family, the real Ivan Mauger... the man behind the myth.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Stroud
United Kingdom
File size
14,42 MB
ISBN-13
978-0-7524-8251-4 (9780752482514)
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Book
06/2011
The History Press Ltd
€27.50
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Person
John Chaplin spent forty years working on major national newspapers, including the Mirror and the Daily Mail. He was deputy editor of Mail International and is the author of five books. For more than fifty years he has been a writer and columist on Speedway Star, the world's leading speedway magazine, and is the founder-editor of Vintage Speedway Magazine.
Content
- Intro
- Title
- Dedication
- Quotes
- Acknowledgements
- Contents
- Introduction
- Foreword by Martin Rogers
- Richard Bott
- John Cook
- Pete Smith
- Bob Dugard
- Chum Taylor
- Brian Havelock
- Con Migro
- Mike Lee
- Jason Crump
- Phil Crump
- Neil Street
- Ronnie Moore MBE
- Tony 'Hawkeye' Hurren
- Richard Clark
- Ian Belcher
- Guy Allott
- Barry Briggs
- Tony Briggs
- Ken Wrench
- George Major
- Debbie Pritchard (née Mauger)
- Armando Castagna
- Ray Wilson
- Freddie Williams
- Norrie Allan
- Gordon Stobbs
- Margaret Stobbs
- Brad Oxley
- Jim MacMillan
- Peter White
- Julie Mauger
- Mark and Bernard Robinson
- Colin Pratt
- Dave Appleton, HMP Stafford
- Tony Lethbridge
- Ove Fundin
- Joe Owen
- Leigh Adams
- Trevor Mauger
- Bob Andrews
- Peter Oakes
- Pam Oakes
- John Berry
- Hans Nielsen
- Deborah and Dennis Sigalos
- John Davis
- Bill Walsh
- Kelly Moran
- Ole Olsen
- Peggy Crozier
- Scott Autrey
- Philip Rising
- Len & Andrew Silver
- Tony Olsson
- Anders Michanek
- Jim Hone
- Mike Bast
- Doug Wyer
- Mark Loram
- Malcolm Roe
- Carl Askew
- Reg Fearman
- Egon Muller
- Jim Lynch
- Graham Drury
- Gunter Sorber
- Bert Harkins
- Bill Elliott
- Nigel and Cynthia Boocock
- Eric Boocock
- Malcolm Simmons
- Nigel Pearson
- Bruce Penhall
- Tore Kittilsen
- Dave Lanning
- Jerzy Szczakiel
- Jim Shepherd
- 'Sudden' Sam Ermolenko
- Peter Adams
- Peter Collins MBE
- Peter York
- Richard Greer
- Rick Miller
- Richard Frost
- Tony Rickardsson
- Rod Colquhoun
- Dave Gifford
- Bill Gilliham
- Iain Potter
- Brett Tucker
- Nigel Bower
- Allen Trump
- Alan Brett
- Tony Steele
- Allan Batt
- Ian Hoskins
- Dave Jessup
- Graham Brodie
- Tracy Holmes
- Chris Morton MBE
- Kelvin Tatum MBE
- John Burley
- Bengt Jansson
- Trevor Hedge
- Gareth Rogers
- Alan Hunt
- Bernie Leigh
- Ronnie Allan
- Vaclav Verner
- Mike Patrick
- Wilfried Drygala
- Neil Evitts
- Mike Hunter
- John Davidson
- Raye Mauger
- The Statistics
- Plates
- About the Author
- By the Same Author
- Copyright
