Phillip Island, 9781761471216
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Untold stories of champions and speed on legendary Phillip Island.
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Phillip Island

the inside story of australia's fastest racetrack, our home of motorsport

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  • Paperback

    384 pages

  • Release Date

    12 August 2024

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Summary

Phillip Island: The Untold Story of a Racing Legend

There is no other motor-racing circuit in the world with the history of Phillip Island. Since 1928 it has hosted the Australian Grand Prix, the Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix, the World Superbike Championship, the Armstrong 500 and many other races. Today, the Australian MotoGP attracts tens of thousands to the island every year. It is revered as the world’s best MotoGP track and is the second-fastest in the world by just 0.1 km/…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781761471216
ISBN-10:176147121X
Author:John Smailes
Publisher:Allen & Unwin
Imprint:Allen & Unwin
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:384
Release Date:12 August 2024
Weight:478g
Dimensions:31mm x 406mm x 155mm
About The Author

John Smailes

John Smailes is a journalist, motorsport commentator and publicist. His speciality is the automotive industry and motorsport. He has covered and broadcast rounds of the World F1 championship (Australia, Singapore, India, Monaco), the World Rally Championship (Australia, NZ, Greece), MotoGP, the Le Mans 24 hour race and Goodwood Festival of Speed. John was part of the commentary team for the first live broadcast of F1 in Australia - along with Sir Jack Brabham. His bestselling books include Climbing the Mountain (with Allan Moffat), Mount Panorama, Race Across the World and Formula One.

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