Rapid Response

My Inside Story as a Motor Racing Life-saver

Stephen Olvey (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

288 Seiten

2010
J H Haynes & Co Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-84425-982-3 (ISBN)

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Tells the story of the author's life in motor racing, offering insights into crashes involving several famous racers and circuits. This book provides a description of Alex Zanardi's crash in Germany in 2001. It also presents the history of the evolution of motorsport safety. It is intended for the fans of motor racing.

Now available in paperback, this is the compelling story of the author's life in motor racing, providing fascinating insight into crashes involving many famous racers and circuits. The book begins with a vivid description of Alex Zanardi's crash in Germany in 2001, and from there the author reflects on his career with many tragic, funny, interesting stories. The book also provides an important history of the evolution of motorsport safety from the perspective of a physician who patched together injured drivers and out of that experience was instrumental in many safety measures and regulations. This is a gripping read for all fans of motor racing.

Dr Stephen Olvey was Medical Director for Championship Auto Racing Teams (CART) in the USA, having served in that position from 1978 to 2003. In this capacity he helped save Alex Zanardi's life - hence Alex's foreword to the book.

The author's 'debut' as a medic at Indianapolis in 1966, where his first on-track rescue involved Graham Hill in his 'rookie' year in the Indy 500. Working with the greats of US racing; AJ Foyt, Mario Andretti, Johnny Rutherford, Rick Mears, Al Unser Jr and Emerson Fittipaldi. Nigel Mansell's remarkable, and at times controversial, two seasons in CART. The story of Alex Zanardi's horrific crash in 2001 and how his life was saved thanks to rapid intervention by a team in which the author played a key part. The advances in motorsport safety and medicine brought about by the author and his peers, including his friend and colleague Prof Sid Watkins.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	16.6.2010
Zusatzinfo	col. Illustrations, ports. (chiefly col.)
Verlagsort	Yeovil
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 234 mm
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Motor- / Rad- / Flugsport
ISBN-10	1-84425-982-X / 184425982X
ISBN-13	978-1-84425-982-3 / 9781844259823
Zustand	Neuware