Joey Dunlop

by MC Diarmid, Mac

• ISBN13: 9781844250974
• ISBN10: 1844250970
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-09-17
• Publisher: Haynes Pubns

Summary

When Joey Dunlop, undisputed master of the Isle of Man TT, was killed in July 2000, some 50,000 well-wishers attended the funeral, which was broadcast live on Irish television. For the mourning motorcycle road race fans, he was akin to royalty. Mac McDiarmids biography about the modest Ulsterman - packed with anecdotes, photographs and race information - has sold 19,000 copies since being published in hardcover in May 2001. ...a moving read, not just a race account The Daily Telegraph. There is no better qualified author for this work Biking Times. A wealth of wonderful photographs...tells the full story of the greatest road racer and a very special man Top Gear

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements	7	(2)
Foreword	9	(2)
Bob McMillan
Preface	11	(5)
Introduction	16	(7)
Triple Triumphant	23	(5)
Windmills and Drainpipes	28	(12)
The Black Gurk	40	(9)
The Armoy Armada	49	(9)
Island Bound	58	(33)
Plate section	65	(26)
Factory Joey	91	(15)
The Unbeatable Alliance	106	(12)
Water, Water Everywhere	118	(12)
Captain Fearless	130	(10)
On the Slide?	140	(12)
Some Dotage	152	(10)
The People's Champion	162	(12)
Private Joey	174	(26)
Plate section	177	(23)
Will He, Won't He?	200	(6)
V for Valedictory	206	(5)
Farewell	211	(6)
Appendix 1 Endpiece	217	(5)
Appendix 2 Results	222	(29)
Index	251