THE ERIC BOOCOCK STORY
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BOOEY  Published by Retro Speedway, August 2006£15.00 "A fascinating account of one man's passion for speedway, a lifetime's devotion to the sport that has seen him do it all in a great career spanning nearly 45 years. Honest and forthright, just like Booey himself, Eric's story will absorb, delight and amuse anyone who cares about speedway." Backtrack STRAIGHT talking England and Halifax legend Eric Boocock has never been one to hide his feelings - and now he's put them in print. No-nonsense Booey is remembered by his legions of fans as being the tough-as-teak Tyke who put the Dukes well and truly on the map in the 1960s and 1970s. A multi World Finalist with more than 50 international caps to his name, he established himself as Halifax's greatest ever rider in a glittering career.  And even when his riding days were over, his charismatic character was not lost to speedway as he made his name as team boss with England, guiding the Lions to a unique World Championship grand slam.At club level, he won more honours as team boss at Belle Vue, Sheffield, Long Eaton and Hull. Throughout his 40-plus years in speedway Booey has never shirked a challenge and always called a spade a spade. Never frightened to lay it on the line, he's been there, done it and bought the T-shirt. Now the former British Champion and captain of England has told his remarkable story in a warts-and-all account of more than four decades in speedway. Guns in the pits, a death threat from an angry rival, mysterious mechanical problems in a Test match feared too one-sided to be entertaining, hushed whispers to avoid being heard by the Soviet secret police, boozed-up England riders in a nightclub fracas and that amazing British Final win with an arm so badly broken he couldn¹t even comb his hairŠ Booey has no end of incredible tales to tell. Some of them will have you captivated, some of them will have you laughing uncontrollably and some of them will bring a lump to your throat. When one of speedway's greatest ever servants has something to say you know it's worth listening to... HOW TO ORDER By Telephone To order telephone our Credit Card Hotline on 01708 734 502 By Post If you would prefer to pay by cheque or postal order, just write to us, making your cheque/postal order payable to Retro Speedway, at: Retro Speedway (Booey book) 103 Douglas Road Hornchurch Essex RM11 1AW Online  Postage & Packing: UK FREE. Europe & Rest of World - Add £5.00 per book READ REVIEWS ABOUT THIS BOOK |
