{"product_id":"the-blunt-end-of-the-dave-roberts-9781908291967","title":"The Blunt End of the Grid","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eMotor Sport\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"He captures the true spirit of a nation's grass roots\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A refreshing antidote to bland paeans about the overly familiar\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"He makes adversity sound vaguely appealing\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eTotal Kit Car\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"an enthralling read\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Buy this book if you are into the underdog and tales of derring-do\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"I found it gripped me. I picked it up for a five minute 'flick through' and I couldn't put it down\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Get it, read, enjoy what is a great tale about proper club motorsport\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eLowflying\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"I fell for Dave Roberts' prose before I'd even finished page three\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"It is very hard to put down\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"I recommend this book very highly to anyone who enjoys club motor sport\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDave Roberts started circuit racing at the age of 50, feeling like a bumbling overweight bee amid a swarm of angry hornets. Although he began to learn, haphazardly, how to become slightly more credible as a racer, even overtaking another car now and then, the pursuit of prizes was never at the top of the list of priorities. In fact, just arriving at the track with a working race car was often a cause for celebration.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDave is no Hamilton or Verstappen, a state of affairs for which he gives thanks. Some people believe winning is everything; some think of motorsport as being just some cars going round and round making a noise. In between we find this defiantly unprofessional memoir, which speaks most of all about the humour and fun of it all.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Dave Roberts\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1908291966\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781908291967\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Chiselbury\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/31\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 292\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.74lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.66d","brand":"Dave Roberts","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46602812719359,"sku":"9781908291967","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_bb39688d-d10d-400c-85cc-ab1b0f9960d4.jpg?v=1739695366","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-blunt-end-of-the-dave-roberts-9781908291967","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}