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  • Joey Dunlop

  • The Definitive Biography
  • By: Stuart Barker
  • Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
  • Length: 9 hrs and 24 mins
  • 5.0 out of 5 stars (21 ratings)

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Joey Dunlop

By: Stuart Barker
Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
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With a foreword by Carl Fogarty.

Joey Dunlop's story is one of towering triumphs and desperate tragedies in almost equal measure.

Born poor—dirt poor—with no running water, no electricity, he was the definition of the everyman hero, earning the title 'King of the Roads' in what must be considered one of the world's most extreme sports—motorcycle road racing. And as well as being voted Northern Ireland's greatest ever sportsman, he remains the most loved and most successful road racer of all time.

Joey Dunlop won the hearts and minds of millions during his 31-year career, culminating in his greatest triumph in the year 2000 at the Isle of Man TT when, grey-haired, bespectacled and approaching 50 years of age, he reclaimed his reputation as the greatest TT rider in history by defeating a whole new generation of talent and regaining the F1 crown for the first time in 12 years.

But in road racing, tragedy is never very far away. Joey lost his life in a racing accident in July of 2000. It was just weeks after his final TT victory. More than 60,000 people attended Joey's funeral. Over 20 years after his untimely death, the sport has never truly recovered from his loss.

Everyone with an interest in motorcycling knows the legend of Joey Dunlop, but now, for the first time, they can get to know the man himself. This definitive new biography is the most comprehensive ever written on the man. In turns hilarious, triumphant and tragic, this is Dunlop's story as it has never been told before—by those who were part of it.

©2021 Stuart Barker (P)2021 Bonnier Books UK

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Took ages to listen to.

I wanted to listen to the life of Joey Dunlop Yer man. But along with that came a book of poor accent impersonations. It took me ages to listen to because I got irritated by the narration. The book of Joeys life is interesting and brings back a lot of memories as I was brought up around a similar lifestyle but would prefer it to be re narrated.

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Great bloke great story

Having recently travelled to the Isle of Man Joey’s story is unique as was he and the race. What will Michael achieve

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Fantastic

Love all things Joey Dunlop and road racing. Very well written book. Worth a read or a listen if you love road racing.
The man was a true super hero.

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Absolutely fantastic

Fantastic life story, well written and Narrator was excellent. Highly recommend to anyone. You will not need to be a rider to enjoy this amazing mans life story.

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Greatest loss to motorcycle racing

Beautifully read and written book. Very informative. True testament to a great man.
Give the listener/reader drive to be like Joey world would be a much better place if there were still people and racers like him.

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