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Mick Doohan: The Thunder from Down Under
By Mat Oxley

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When Mick Doohan crashed at Jerez in 1999, the world held its breath. Could the greatest motorcycle racer of modern times, with limbs horribly shattered, manage to ever race again, or would he finally have to hang up his leathers? The second edition of this best-selling, all color, official biography describes the entire career of the teak-tough Aussie, from wild youngster to five-time 500cc World Champion, to his heroic struggle and return to his sport. This book is packed with action and anecdotes, plus career statistics. "Tells the whole story." The Daily Telegraph.

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Amazon Sales Rank: #2045890 in Books
Published on: 2001-03-02
Original language: English
Number of items: 1
Binding: Hardcover
176 pages

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About the Author
Former motorcycle racer Mat Oxley--1985 Isle of Man TT winner and third in the 1986 World Endurance Championship--has been a bike journalist since 1981, covering grands prix full-time for 10 years.

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Mick Doohan - Thunder From Downunder
This is a nice book about Mick Doohan, a man, who is arguably the greatest motorcycle Grand Prix racer ever. Unfortunately there is very little of interest about the man himself aside from his incredible talent and psychological make-up. One stands in awe at his ability to overcome serious injury and return to complete domination. The reader does get an overwhelming sense of just how much better Doohan was than his competition. Oxley does a nice job covering Doohan's career and early beginnings and the photographs are excellent. I would have liked to read more detail and even more quotes and thoughts from his peers and competitors. The paragraphs about his and Max Biaggi's jibes and digs throughout the '98 season are the best in the book. Now that Doohan has retired, after winning an incredible 5 world championships in a row this book is well worth having in your collection.

Decent text with great pictures of a powerful Mick Doohan
Mick Doohan first and foremost is one of the most accomplished GP500 racers in all of history, his stat's. and dominance in the sport easily convey this. However, what his fans want to know most is what makes Mick really tick and what were his thoughts on specific instances and circumstances. While this is done in the book, it's only on a surface level, and the book really seems to be more of a story told to us by the author, not by Mick himself. The best part of the book is the relationship that Mick was able to establish w/ Eddie Lawson, and his thoughts after his surgery. The book is nice, the pictures are excellent, but I would only buy it second hand. I give it three stars for the pictures and Doohan history that shed fine details on what most of his fans already knew before buying the book, but overall well done and a decent Sunday read.