Customer Reviews
Heartbreakingly funny - By: Shadowalker, 27 Nov 2007 
This book had me howling with laughter, & tears rolling down my cheeks. It's the sort of book that makes you realise the dedication (and finance) that is required to reach to top of the motorsport pyramid.
Spoilt by McCarthy's idiocy - By: pint6x, 21 Sep 2007 
This book came highly recommended, though I'm pleased to say I got my copy for nothing - there was a box full of themin my local Audi dealership & they gave me a copy.
While Perry's trials & tribulations during his search for an F1 drive are mildly amusing, his alarming recourse to physical violence when someone says something he doesn't like makes him out to be a complete idiot. I counted numerous occasions where someone said something which got to him, & his response was fisticuffs.
To say he does for motorsport writing what Bill Bryson does for travel writing is, I'm afraid, not the case. Bill Bryson isin another class - several above Perry.
Fantastic - By: Mr. J. W. Wood, 12 Jul 2007 I truly enlightening look into the life of a tallented motor racer & the struggles that these everyday people face to follow their dreams. Very inspiring to say the least, a must read for all enthusiasts alike.
Brilliant! - By: True Reader, 06 Jul 2007 I knew before reading the book that Perry tried to qualify for F1 racesin the Andrea Moda. At that time, I just thought he was one of those drivers without any talent who tried to make itin the F1 without any success.
The book however gave a total different view of Perry. I'm not sure if he had the talent to become one of the top F1 drivers, but he definitely had determination to make it into F1.
Despite all the setbacks, Perry never lost one thing: humour! And that makes the book a very good read.
Readable - By: Jeremy, 27 Oct 2006 
I did enjoy this - I ended up sharing the frustration of Perry fighting his way through a struggle to race. I ended up admiring him despite having hated him when he was a commentator on Bernie's pay per view F1 digital channel.
It was very readable & even non racing fans would probably enjoy it, though may get lost through some of the technicalities of racing. I also ended up pitying those Perry pesteredin his buldozer approach to getting into motor racing.
