Parrish Times
My Life as a Racer
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Steve Parrish
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By:
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Steve Parrish
About this listen
Champion motorcyclist and truck racer, television presenter, practical joker or just plain survivor - Steve Parrish has been called them all. Parrish Times tracks his amazing journey over the last four decades, through a rollercoaster ride of emotions in surely the most dangerous and exhilarating sporting arena there is.
The first phase of Steve's life sees him in the 1970s competing for the world motorcycle championship with legendary team mate Barry Sheene on a Suzuki. Then after retiring from motorcycle racing in 1986, Steve manages a successful Yamaha factory team to three British Superbike Championship titles and starts a successful truck racing career, taking both the European and British Truck Racing titles in 1990. He became the most successful truck racer ever, retiring in 2002. Steve also proved to be a natural commentator, first for BBC radio, then transferring to television with Sky, ITV and Eurosport.
Against this backdrop of sporting triumph are the notorious pranks: posing as a medical doctor to allow John Hopkins to fly from Japan to the Australian GP; impersonating Barry Sheene in a qualifying session; owning a fire engine, a hearse, and an ambulance - parking it on double yellow lines with the doors open in visits to his local bank.
It's a funny, hell-raising account of life - and death - in the fast lane that will keep readers enthralled to the end. Barry Sheene's final words to his best friend sum it up: 'Neither of us will die wondering.'
Written and Read by Steve Parrish
PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.
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- Moto
- 05-07-20
brilliant laughed loads
great audio book. really enjoyed from start to finish. steve has had an amazing life
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- Eric
- 07-07-21
F**king hilarious.
A simply fantastic listen. Parrish is a nutter and delivers a truely hilarious look back on his life.
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- Charlie
- 14-11-24
Laugh out Loud Funny
Brilliant all around book. Definitely someone who you'd love to have a beer with, well maybe not with some of the stories told 😂
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- Matt Kondraciuk
- 30-07-18
Best ever
I cant remember when I laughed so much. You should put two new letters after your name: O P - for Original Prankster
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- Russell Magill
- 02-10-19
A laugh from start to finish.
I picked this up since I’m familiar with Steve Parrish as a commentator. I didn’t know much more than that, besides the mischief. This book filled in so many gaps and did so in a hilarious manner. Steve’s narration is perfect and sets the tone very well, he’s a naturally gifted speaker.
I couldn’t recommend this book enough, wether it be in audio or written format. You wouldn’t have to be a race fan to enjoy this.
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- 🐣 @RyuOnline from @gDADgLAD
- 11-01-22
Brilliantly Funny
The stories, the pranks are worth listening too.
Like how it narrated by Stavros himself !!!
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- Barry W.
- 22-08-18
Couldn’t put it down
I laughed so much listening to this book, and listened to the whole book in 1 day not wanting to put it down
Initially I felt like Steve should take a breath now and again, but got used to it and that kept the attention and entertainment level high.
Reading it himself probably made it even better, as it was almost like listening to takes in the pub.
Really enjoyed the humour and the prank stories
Has made me look back on some items on YouTube
The only negative, it finish far too soon
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- Steelsey
- 23-08-19
How did he get away with some of that?
This is an excellent listen, loads of great stories of Steve’s life and read by the man himself. His reading skills are a bit hit and miss at first but he improves near the end but the fact he’s reading it makes the stories sound more genuine and funny. Definitely rate this book.
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- Brian Davidson
- 03-01-19
very entertaining
A good laugh and great stories, of a time before corporate behavior was required for a racer.
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- Sunshine
- 13-11-20
Superb.
What a character.A laugh from start to finish. Excellent book, highly recommended. Thank you Steve.
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