Road Racer
It's in My Blood
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4.6 • 9 Ratings
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Publisher Description
Michael Dunlop is quite simply the greatest road racer on the planet. Brother of William, also an accomplished rider, son of the late Robert and nephew of the late great Joey Dunlop, Michael can fairly claim that racing is in his blood. Now for the first time he talks in depth about his family story, how he got involved in the family business and how he manages to keep getting back on his bike despite all he knows of the deadly risks he encounters every time he crosses the start line.
The death of his uncle during a competition in Estonia in 2000 was followed just eight years later by the death of his father at the North West 200. But despite these tragic losses Michael was undeterred and, two days after his father’s death, he returned to the North West, and won. The next year Michael won his first TT, joining both his father and uncle in the record books.
Now with thirteen TT wins to his name Michael is a phenomenal competitor, and in this sensational autobiography he reveals the highs and lows of racing, what it was like growing up part of a motorcycle dynasty and how that made him the incredible racing driver he is today.
Customer Reviews
An honest, excellent look into the life of Michael Dunlop
An interesting, entertaining, yet brutally honest account of Michael Dunlop's life. If you love motorcycle road racing, it's a great read, but if you are a fan of Michael Dunlop and his famous family, it's a must read.
It is refreshing to read an autobiography that actually appears to be written by the person in question. It's even more refreshing when that person is brutally honest about all aspects of his life, the good and the bad. The language is such that I can actually hear it in my head as if Micheal were saying the words. No fancy language or flowery words, no glossing over the rough patches and shortcomings, just raw, honest emotion in his own words. He lays it bare, for all to see.
The first bit, the childhood before racing, seems a bit slow, but is absolutely necessary to understand how growing up in the shadow or Robert and Joey shaped him and his racing. It's written in a way that makes you care about the characters, using descriptions that make you feel the events; the crashes and the heartbreak, as well as the victories and the joy.
Overall, one of the best sports documentaries/autobiographies I've ever read.
Great look into a rare breed of man!
As a lifelong fan of real roads racing I've always followed the Dunlop family. This is a great read and I finished it in record time. It was difficult to put down. Michael may be brash and bold but he most certainly backs it up. He is most certainly a throwback to a time when it was ok to speak the truth and people were strong enough to accept things for what they are. I will always be a fan and admire the way Michael lives his life HIS WAY!