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3 Oct 2017, 05:18 (Ref:3771440) | #1 | |
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Allan Moffat's new book
There is a new autobiography of Moffatt out written in conjunction with well known motoring writer John Smailes.
It can’ t be expected to be a best seller by some people, as I see Big W have it for sale at $20 compared with a RRP of $39.99 |
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3 Oct 2017, 06:03 (Ref:3771444) | #2 | ||
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Big W often do that with new books. The first few weeks of sale are at a huge discount to give it a kick along. Wait a few weeks and it will be back up again, if you want it, buy it now, or wait a year until its on the throw out table.
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3 Oct 2017, 06:14 (Ref:3771447) | #3 | ||
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I've started reading it.
Enjoyable so far. He doesn't pull any punches when writing about Norm Beechey or Bob Jane. |
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3 Oct 2017, 06:20 (Ref:3771448) | #4 | |
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Read the extract on the Fox Sports site. Looks like a good read.
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I might pick this up whilst its half price.
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5 Oct 2017, 04:54 (Ref:3771959) | #7 | |
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I just bought my copy from the local Big W for $24.00. Seems to be their regular shelf price now that sale finished.
Moffatt And Smailes will be laughing if lots of sales at these low prices, as author’s royalties are based on Recommended Retail Price and not Sale Prics |
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If does appear that for Allan first impressions really count. Has me wondering about my one and only meeting with the great man as a pimply teenager. Did you pick-up the Alan Jones autobiography? |
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5 Oct 2017, 05:30 (Ref:3771966) | #9 | ||
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Ive read the Alan Jones book. That was pretty straight forward which I enjoyed as I cant stand reading something that's all fluff and PR. Some good tales especially about his time at Williams and life after F1. No love for Larry Perkins.
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5 Oct 2017, 07:40 (Ref:3771990) | #10 | |
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The AJ book is another one I'll add to the collection.
Also considering tracking down a copy of the Skaife book. |
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9 Oct 2017, 00:48 (Ref:3773111) | #11 | ||
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Have got both, but not read them yet.
Most recently I read the Jack Murray book by his son Phil, very entertaining although the structure of the book made the overall picture a little hard to follow as it dealt with the different areas of his life separately - trials, motor racing, travel, water skiing, etc - he had a very full life! Some of the stories are well-known but I would challenge anyone not to learn something new from the book. |
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9 Oct 2017, 03:48 (Ref:3773124) | #12 | ||
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Not 100% convinced the book isn't a brown paper bag job. |
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9 Oct 2017, 05:00 (Ref:3773132) | #13 | ||
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After meeting Allan at the 1000 and how he was in terms of personality, I won't be rushing out and buying the book.
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.......just waiting for ANTON DePASQUALE to chalk up his first V8SC Championship! |
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Catching up with Mr Bond at Bathurst, I wondered if a book wasn't in him too..
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10 Oct 2017, 00:07 (Ref:3773300) | #16 | |
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Surely you'd buy the book to read an inside story on his career in motorsport - not because he h.as a different personality in person to others such as Brock
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10 Oct 2017, 03:56 (Ref:3773339) | #17 | ||
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Despite repeated attempts the story of the homologation of the RX-7 still makes no sense.
Moffat once again mentions that he had to lobby CAMS to allow the RX-7 to compete, ignoring the fact that the RX-7 was already been competing in Group C with the likes of Peter McLeod and Barry Jones. He writes that CAMS considered the car a sportscar but proved to them the interior dimensions where large enough to be homologated under the rules. But in fact Moffat wanted to run the peripheral port engine instead of the bridge port. Interior dimensions had nothing to do with it. Anyone else have more information on this? |
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10 Oct 2017, 07:27 (Ref:3773353) | #18 | |
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Watch enough interviews with him, and the story changes all the time.
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apologies that its off topic (in a way) but seemed a logical place to put this
THE BOTTLE-O PAYS TRIBUTE TO THE FAMOUS FORD VICTORY! Part 1 |
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Is it just me or does it seem the last few years Allan Moffat has been putting his name to a lot of merchandise. Retirement fund?
Regardless, halfway through the book (picked up at K-Mart for $24), an interesting read. |
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10 Oct 2017, 21:59 (Ref:3773521) | #22 | |
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Picked up both AJ's and Moffat's books for $24 each
Have started the AJ book and just about to start hs championship year chapter Been very entertaining so far and well worth a read |
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Apparently the ANZ Sierra finished second at Bathurst in 1990 but with the 1 minute penalty for jumping the start they were classified 10th!
Who checks this stuff before it goes to print? |
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