The Real McRae: The Autobiography of the People's Champion - Hardcover

McRae, Colin

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0091880904 ISBN 13: 9780091880903

Publisher: Random House UK, 2001

Synopsis

Colin McRae was the youngest World Rally Champion ever. This book charts his dramatic and dangerous climb to the pinnacle of success. Colin talks about the skills, the speed, the danger, the friendships, the rivalries, and the adrenalin. This passionate life story takes us from McRae's close family upbringing—within a dynasty of rally drivers—through his early success with Subaru, through his wins with Ford, the much hyped competition with Richard Burns and his incredible lifestyle.

About this title

From the Inside Flap:

ry of the youngest ever World Rally Champion.

From the moment he put his son Colin behind the wheel, Rally King Jimmy McRae was assured of an heir. Colin’s life story is suffused with the passion that made him the youngest ever World Rally Champion, from his close family upbringing in Lanarkshire and his early success with Subaru to his status as the greatest talent in rally driving today.

About the Author:

Colin McRae was born in Lanarkshire, Scotland in 1968. He won the British Rally Championship for the first time in 1991, became World Champion in 1997 and Safari Rally Champion in 1999. Derick Alsopp has joined forces with his friend Colin McRae to document this incredible sporting story. Derick is the country's foremost motorsport journalist and has written books with many iconic figures in the past.

About this edition

• Publisher: Random House UK
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0091880904
• ISBN 13: 9780091880903
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 304