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| Title: | Hold On!
: World Champion Sidecar Rider |
| Author: | Stan Dibben. Forewords by Alan Robinson, MBE & Dr George Cohen |
| ISBN: | 0955659515 : 9780955659515 |
| Illustrations: | 100 colour & b/w photos |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Size: | 180x260mm |
| Pages: | 128 |
| Weight: | .346 Kg. |
| Published: | Panther Publishing Ltd - February 2008 |
| List Price: | 12.95 Pounds Sterling |
| Availability: | In Print |
| Subjects: | Motorcycles: general interest: Motorcycle racing |
Stan lives life not just to the full, but right on the edge! There are no words to describe someone who has been a world champion sidecar rider -- the one just barely in the sidecar, balancing the machine with his body at 150mph! Even more amazingly, by then Stan had already been a professional trumpet player, electrician and sailor as well as a highly respected solo motorcycle racer on the GP circuits. He worked with some of the well known names at both BSA and Norton, raced the first ever Dommie Racer, helped in the successful world land speed record set by Donald Campbell in Bluebird, and then became the man who did so much to introduce NGK spark plugs into the UK. He even designed supermarket trolleys that handled 'like a Ferrari! This is the remarkable story of an amazing man who has managed to fit more fun and adventure into his years than most of us would even dream of. His story is both uplifting and a remarkable insight into the world of sidecar racing and British industry. A book that will fill you with wonder, but one that will also open people's eyes on a now rapidly fading era.
Forewords by Allan Robinson MBE, and Dr Georg Cohen. Rude awakenings; There’s a war on!; A war in uniform; Back to civilian life; Into the motorcycle industry; Sidecar racing; Out of racing and into industry; The sidecar passenger (ballast); Bluebird 1964 land speed record attempt; A whole new life; Shopping trolley folly; Family life; Final thoughts.
