A message from Rick about his first book, Full Circle:
As I began to put pen to paper, I had no idea how it would pan out. I've never written anything in my life, other than the odd Birthday and Christmas card.
It is interesting, funny, sad, and a little bit different.
It's simply the story of me as a boy, with a brilliant Mum, from a hard up working class family, growing up in the 1950's, then making his way in life.
Quite a bit of this book, is about my racing career, what I've tried, is write more about the teams and other drivers, rather than boring you with how good or bad I was, as I'm fully aware, that unless you are a Motor Racing fan, it would certainly do just that.
What you read is what really happened, I just hope I will be able to paint a picture with my words.
I hope you will find it a good read.
Rick Shortle.
Introduction by Russell Houchin, sponsor for over 40 years:
12 years ago, Rick wrote his life story for the grandchildren possibly. Now he’s back with the sequel to that successful Autobiography Full Circle in which he encapsulates his full racing career. It’s a fascinating insight into motor racing in a very different era with vivid memories, archive material and photos from his career.
A race drivers read, pure and simple, for those who love the sport and have been involved in its many dimensions: the ups and downs, paddock camaraderie, racing incidents of course, the three on the race podiums and the thousands of other drivers making up the grid, without whom the sport cannot thrive and endure. Every Race driver can relate to the author’s tales, and warm to a guy who loved the thrill and spills of the racetracks in the UK and Europe.
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