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OverviewGordon Spice's life and his 23-year professional driving career includes politically incorrect, wickedly witty recollections of the sixties and seventies motor racing scene. An amusing raconteur, Spice relates considerable personal motorsport and business achievements. These include creating a high-street car-accessory empire, a race-car construction company and floating his own company on the UK Stock Exchange. Meanwhile, Gordon gathered international and national motor racing championships, participating in 24-hour races 20 times. This is a fascinating and humorous read, with the emphasis on entertainment. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Gordon Spice , Jeremy WaltonPublisher: J H Haynes & Co Ltd Imprint: J H Haynes & Co Ltd Dimensions: Width: 21.00cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 27.00cm Weight: 1.043kg ISBN: 9781844255689ISBN 10: 1844255689 Pages: 240 Publication Date: 19 March 2009 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsSpice's early life - teenage years, education at Sherborne School, downhill skiing to British U16 team standard, rugby, appreciation of girls, taking GBP10 assisted fare to Australia, living the Australian lifestyle from surfing to more girls. The racing - first taste of racing in an MG TF, success in Mini racing, forays into F5000, racing Juncadella GT40s, Ford Capri racing from 1973-1980. The businesses - first car accessory shop at Ashford in 1966, rapidly expanding businesses in 1970s, Gordon Spice Racing in 1980s, Gordon Spice Engineering, Spice plc, the rise from one shop to GBP25m turnover. The anecdotes - working in a cocoa-processing plant in the US, a spell as a very successful Encylopaedia Britannica salesman, a brush with the Mafia in New York and a hasty exit to Bermuda, party life, buying a house in Zimbabwe, 11,000-mile jaunt in Isuzu 4x4 from Johannesburg to Old Windsor. The entertaining story of a man who has lived life to the full.ReviewsAuthor InformationThis book is written by Gordon Spice in association with Jeremy Walton. Jeremy Walton, a well-respected freelance motoring writer, wrote the classic Gerry Marshall book Only Here for the Beer, his first book, and has since published over 30 motoring books. He lives near Warminster in Wiltshire, England. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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