Foggy

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Carl Fogarty - Foggy to his légion of fans around the globe - is, quite simply, a Superbike legend and arguably the best ever motorbike rider from Britain. He is alsó something of a sporting rarity. Not only is he a consistent British world champion, but superstar status has failed to affect his honest and down-to-earth approach to life. He is the major box office attraction of the increasingly popular World Superbike championship, which he has won a record four times, amongst other world crowns. In 1999, an amazing 120,000 fans turnéd up to watch him race at Brands Hatch. Foggy is a typically frank account of the transformation from a shy and awkward teenager to the self-assured celebrity and Superbike legend. It details the dangers of his sport, personal tragedies, the hell-raising years and the sport's unique sex appeal. But Fogarty is essentially a family man and he has retained his roots in the Lancashire town of Blackburn, where he lives with wife Michaela and his two... Tovább

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Carl Fogarty - Foggy to his légion of fans around the globe - is, quite simply, a Superbike legend and arguably the best ever motorbike rider from Britain. He is alsó something of a sporting rarity. Not only is he a consistent British world champion, but superstar status has failed to affect his honest and down-to-earth approach to life. He is the major box office attraction of the increasingly popular World Superbike championship, which he has won a record four times, amongst other world crowns. In 1999, an amazing 120,000 fans turnéd up to watch him race at Brands Hatch. Foggy is a typically frank account of the transformation from a shy and awkward teenager to the self-assured celebrity and Superbike legend. It details the dangers of his sport, personal tragedies, the hell-raising years and the sport's unique sex appeal. But Fogarty is essentially a family man and he has retained his roots in the Lancashire town of Blackburn, where he lives with wife Michaela and his two daughters. The book provides a unique insight into the big money deals that have made him a multimillionaire and the problems that go hand in hand with such wealth. Track rivals are not spared the forthright Fogarty treatment in somé startiing revelations about the cut and thrust world of his profession. Most of all, though, he displays an ability to laugh at himself, one of the endearing charms that makes Carl Fogarty's life story a rollercoaster ride of humour and emotion. Vissza