Chris Carter at Large - Stories from a lifetime in motorcycle racing is ranked one of the 75 Best Motorcycle Racing Books of All Time by BookAuthority.
Chris Carter has been a journalist, broadcaster, commentator and friend of the star names of international motorcycle sport for more than 60 years.
This book is a wonderful collection of anecdotes – some tragic, but mostly humorous – documenting a fascinating and unique life spent at the heart of motorcycle sport.
Few people have been as deeply involved in motorcycle sport as Chris Carter, a larger than life character and raconteur who was for a great number of years a journalist, commentator and broadcaster at the very top level of motorcycle sport.
This memoir is a funny, fascinating and unique insider view of professional motorcycling over more than six decades. From scrambling in the 1960s, to four decades of international road racing - including Daytona and Macau - as well as trials and speedway. Packed with remarkable stories and amusing anecdotes, as well as interesting reflections and astute observations, it is a light-hearted, highly readable autobiography which lifts the lid on an extraordinary world.
In past times, racing paddocks were open and friendly, and Chris felt part of a big, happy family. He lived cheek by jowl with the very top riders and shared their triumphs and tragedies; to many, he was a friend and confidante. Honest, frank and direct, Chris tells things exactly as they were, and provides insights into a fast disappearing world.
A book about remarkable human beings engaged in an extraordinary activity
Stories from a lifetime in motorcycle racing
An upbeat account of a long and quite extraordinary career
Packed with unique insights, remarkable stories and amusing anecdotes
A funny, fascinating, insider view of professional motorcycling across six decades
Recollections and reflections by someone who was actually there
Funny and engaging, but, nonetheless, a work of serious documentary value
An honest, frank and direct book from an author deeply involved in motorcycle sport
Includes forewords by Mike Trimby, Jeff Smith and Steve McLaughlin
