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9780750953887 English 0750953888 Kelly Moran, Kelly Moran practically lived every day of his life in the fast lane. Admired for his astonishing ability as a speedway rider, he's equally well-remembered for his off-track antics which have become legendary. Beginning his career as a youngster in the deserts of California by riding mini bikes in the 1960s, he made rapid progress as a professional and headed to England to race as a seventeen-year old where his promising career almost came to a crashing end when it was feared he'd never walk again. Under a year later, he had dispensed with the wheelchair and qualified for his first World Championship. From then on he was recognised as a rare talent, gracing the world's speedway tracks with a remarkable display of balance and skill that was as spectacular as it was effective.A triple World Finalist, a double World Team Champion and National Champion, he was equally renowned for enjoying himself. The scale of his activities almost cost him his life in a hotel accident in Poland, while his other adventures were wild enough to attract the attention of the wider media. Consequently, years of excess contributed to a short, but very full life. A giant among speedway riders, you couldn't wish to meet a more friendly and humorous man who, for all his ability and success, remained a people's champion and really was the last of the great characters.Kelly Moran: A Hell of a Life is a detailed, yet thoroughly exciting account that charts the career and life of one of the most charismatic and popular riders of all time. It also looks beyond his incredible talent and his penchant for excess to reveal the real man behind such nicknames as the Jelly Man and the Wizard of Balance. It includes contributions from his brother, Shawn, friends, rivals and managers, plus photos that have never been published before., With contributions from his family, friends, and rivals, and written by one his friends, this book finally brings you the real story of Kelly Moran This is the book that speedway fans all around the world have been waiting for: the inside story of the Californian hell raiser, Kelly Moran. The charismatic American was one of the most spectacular and naturally talented riders to race speedway. A three-times World Finalist, double World Team Champion, and US National Champion, Kelly's talent as a racer took him around the world, while his exploits off the track have become legend. From leading the USA to world glory, via a near-death hotel accident, to joyriding in a president's bus, Kelly Moran mixes the legendary tales of excess off the track with the success and popularity on it.
9780750953887 English 0750953888 Kelly Moran, Kelly Moran practically lived every day of his life in the fast lane. Admired for his astonishing ability as a speedway rider, he's equally well-remembered for his off-track antics which have become legendary. Beginning his career as a youngster in the deserts of California by riding mini bikes in the 1960s, he made rapid progress as a professional and headed to England to race as a seventeen-year old where his promising career almost came to a crashing end when it was feared he'd never walk again. Under a year later, he had dispensed with the wheelchair and qualified for his first World Championship. From then on he was recognised as a rare talent, gracing the world's speedway tracks with a remarkable display of balance and skill that was as spectacular as it was effective.A triple World Finalist, a double World Team Champion and National Champion, he was equally renowned for enjoying himself. The scale of his activities almost cost him his life in a hotel accident in Poland, while his other adventures were wild enough to attract the attention of the wider media. Consequently, years of excess contributed to a short, but very full life. A giant among speedway riders, you couldn't wish to meet a more friendly and humorous man who, for all his ability and success, remained a people's champion and really was the last of the great characters.Kelly Moran: A Hell of a Life is a detailed, yet thoroughly exciting account that charts the career and life of one of the most charismatic and popular riders of all time. It also looks beyond his incredible talent and his penchant for excess to reveal the real man behind such nicknames as the Jelly Man and the Wizard of Balance. It includes contributions from his brother, Shawn, friends, rivals and managers, plus photos that have never been published before., With contributions from his family, friends, and rivals, and written by one his friends, this book finally brings you the real story of Kelly Moran This is the book that speedway fans all around the world have been waiting for: the inside story of the Californian hell raiser, Kelly Moran. The charismatic American was one of the most spectacular and naturally talented riders to race speedway. A three-times World Finalist, double World Team Champion, and US National Champion, Kelly's talent as a racer took him around the world, while his exploits off the track have become legend. From leading the USA to world glory, via a near-death hotel accident, to joyriding in a president's bus, Kelly Moran mixes the legendary tales of excess off the track with the success and popularity on it.