Memories of the Bear

by Young, Eoin

• ISBN13: 9781844252084
• ISBN10: 1844252086
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-08-15
• Publisher: Haynes Pubns

Summary

When Denny Hulme won the 1967 Formula 1 World Championship, he jokingly asked Jim Clark to do 'the fame bit' for him as he so disliked being in the spotlight. Behind the wheel of a racing car, however, the self-effacing New Zealander, known affectionately as 'The Bear', showed ferocious determination. Racing was a passion. This book charts his illustrious career, which included eight Grand Prix victories and two CanAm sports car titles.

Author Biography

Eoin Young is a New Zealander who left his job to join Bruce McLaren and help set up his racing team. He arrived in the UK in 1961 as a freelance journalist, covered the Formula Junior season with Denny Hulme. He joined McLaren in 1962, as founding director of the team. Established Motormedia in 1976, wrote a weekly diary in “Autocar" from 1967 until 1998, and also covered the CanAm, Indianapolis 500 and Formula 1 racing series. In 1979 he became a dealer in rare motoring and motor racing books and ephemera. Eoin has written 2 autobiographical books:  It Beats Working (1996) and It Still Beats Working (2003). He writes regular columns for Cars for the Connoisseur, Pitpass.com and others. This book completes the trilogy on his home country’s three finest drivers and follows McLaren Memories and Forza Amon. After more than three decades based in the UK he has now returned to his native New Zealand.