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Parrish Times
- My Life as a Racer
- Narrated by: Steve Parrish
- Length: 6 hrs and 26 mins
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Summary
Champion motorcyclist and truck racer, television presenter, practical joker or just plain survivor - Steve Parrish has been called them all. Parrish Times tracks his amazing journey over the last four decades, through a rollercoaster ride of emotions in surely the most dangerous and exhilarating sporting arena there is.
The first phase of Steve's life sees him in the 1970s competing for the world motorcycle championship with legendary team mate Barry Sheene on a Suzuki. Then after retiring from motorcycle racing in 1986, Steve manages a successful Yamaha factory team to three British Superbike Championship titles and starts a successful truck racing career, taking both the European and British Truck Racing titles in 1990. He became the most successful truck racer ever, retiring in 2002. Steve also proved to be a natural commentator, first for BBC radio, then transferring to television with Sky, ITV and Eurosport.
Against this backdrop of sporting triumph are the notorious pranks: posing as a medical doctor to allow John Hopkins to fly from Japan to the Australian GP; impersonating Barry Sheene in a qualifying session; owning a fire engine, a hearse, and an ambulance - parking it on double yellow lines with the doors open in visits to his local bank.
It's a funny, hell-raising account of life - and death - in the fast lane that will keep readers enthralled to the end. Barry Sheene's final words to his best friend sum it up: 'Neither of us will die wondering.'
Written and read by Steve Parrish.
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- L B.
- 18-12-18
Very funny and honest listen
Loved listening to Steve’s stories, I got a real sense of the being in the moment and understanding the times and pranks that he and chums got up to. One great book that made me chuckle along the way. Nice job
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- Mike & Tara
- 13-10-22
Ad mad a book as the author
Loved it, I have listened to it, whilst driving and nearly crashed several times from laughing too hard, sheer honest brilliance
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- Moto
- 05-07-20
brilliant laughed loads
great audio book. really enjoyed from start to finish. steve has had an amazing life
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- Eric
- 07-07-21
F**king hilarious.
A simply fantastic listen. Parrish is a nutter and delivers a truely hilarious look back on his life.
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- Kindle Customer
- 07-09-21
Stupidly funny.
Read this while recovering from an operation.
Laugh out loud for much of it.
Parrish is a tit of massive proportions. We need more like him in life.
Great if you're an old school biker, you will be offended if not.
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- ghost
- 24-01-19
brilliant
great book VERY enjoyable and funny what a life would fully recommend this book 5 Stars
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- Lauren
- 11-01-19
Entertaining
a great overview of someone that has turned his hand to many things over his career and had plenty of fun doing so.
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- Denver Breslin
- 01-11-21
Really Good!
Lots of funny stories and anecdotes mixed with some career history.
A little self indulgent at times but overall really good
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- duncan croal
- 21-05-22
wet your pants funny.
it's Steve Parrish , bike racing and truck racing .
there is even mention of a lad called Barry Sheene.
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- Zoe Gray
- 05-07-22
And I thought I was a wrongen.!
When you think you know about someone because you’ve seen them on TV and in magazines, this book proves you don’t actually know them at all! It had me laughing, crying and in utter shock at points. Simply the best book I have ever listened too. I never wanted it to end. I was telling mates about the pranks when still only half way through.
Steve, you are an absolute legend.
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