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Mick Doohan: Thunder from Down Under
When Mick Doohan crashed at Jerez in 1999, the world held its breath. Could the greatest motorcycle racer of modern times, with limbs horribly shattered, manage to ever race again, or would he finally have to hang up his leathers? The second edition of this best-selling, all color, official biography describes the entire career of the teak-tough Aussie, from wild youngster to five-time 500cc World Champion, to his heroic struggle and return to his sport. This book is packed with action and anecdotes, plus career statistics. "Tells the whole story." The Daily Telegraph.
- GenresSportsNonfiction
176 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1999
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April 10, 2026
I've been a motorcycle racing fan for most of my life and I was a teenager in the golden age of the 500's when Doohan, Rainey and Schwantz raced.
My friends that had bikes were passionate fans of one of the three but I was a fan of all three and when I decided to start collecting biographies I thought of these three legends and started hunting for books about them. This one was an easy find from Awesome Books on eBay.
It's not as well written as the other biography I've read by Mat (Valentino Rossi) but the pictures are very good. I didn't actually know a lot about Mick so I learnt a lot from this book. It's amazing how quick he made it to Grand Prix racing which wouldn't happen these days.
This book brought back loads of good memories. I remember a lot of the incidents and results mentioned and thoroughly enjoyed the trip down memory lane.
I have a Wayne Rainey biography but I haven't managed to find anything on Kevin Schwantz yet.
My friends that had bikes were passionate fans of one of the three but I was a fan of all three and when I decided to start collecting biographies I thought of these three legends and started hunting for books about them. This one was an easy find from Awesome Books on eBay.
It's not as well written as the other biography I've read by Mat (Valentino Rossi) but the pictures are very good. I didn't actually know a lot about Mick so I learnt a lot from this book. It's amazing how quick he made it to Grand Prix racing which wouldn't happen these days.
This book brought back loads of good memories. I remember a lot of the incidents and results mentioned and thoroughly enjoyed the trip down memory lane.
I have a Wayne Rainey biography but I haven't managed to find anything on Kevin Schwantz yet.
June 26, 2025
The action packed biography of Aussie star Mick Doohan and his epic journey to become the 5 times 500cc world champion.
May 16, 2026
My partner bought me this when he went to a motorbike show as he is very into bikes and used to race. I found the book really interesting and enjoyed reading it.
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