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The Fred Opert Story Peter R Hill

The Fred Opert Story By Peter R Hill

The Fred Opert Story by Peter R Hill


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Summary

Bon vivant, racing-car champion, entrepreneur, wheeler-dealer, and champion-maker - this is the life of the irrepressible, effervescent Fred Opert, who went from jail to success as race-car importer/dealer, race team owner and F1 team manager before tragedy caused him to walk away from the sport he loved.

The Fred Opert Story Summary

The Fred Opert Story by Peter R Hill

Bon vivant, racing-car champion, entrepreneur, wheeler-dealer, and champion-maker - this is the life of the irrepressible, effervescent Fred Opert. Opert's journey took him from a brief stint in a New York jail, to a successful career as race-car importer/dealer, race team owner and F1 team manager, before tragedy caused him to walk away from the sport he loved. This fascinating biography follows Fred Opert's whirlwind lifestyle, talent-spotting successes, and the trials and tribulations of managing the ATS F1 team. Detailing the drivers who came up through the ranks with Opert, the book features interviews with many of those who worked with him. It has been written with the co-operation of Opert's family, friends and ex-employees. Forewords by Nico Rosberg, Alan Jones MBE and Keke Rosberg.

The Fred Opert Story Reviews

a thoroughly readable and very enjoyable book detailing Opert's life and motorsport career. ... The Fred Opert Story an absolute must-buy! - Classic Driver --- [A] story of a likeable, charismatic man who enjoyed a good life, well-lived ... Peter Hill is to be congratulated for this work.- SpeedReaders --- this entertaining book is full of anecdotes and incidents, some of which are scarcely believable! - Speedscene --- an enjoyable read which shed light on a period and area of racing which is not so well known here in Europe - www.silhouet.com --- This entertaining book takes us back to a time when the term "political correctness" did not exist. Peter R. Hill's work is peppered with anecdotes from the wild days of racing in the 1960s and 1970s ... And we can feel from every line - Fred Opert enjoyed this life to the full. - Mathias Brunner (F1 editor @ Speedweek.com) --- At 'stocking filler' price, though, it's a snip. - Historic Motor Racing News --- Want to make it in racing? The Fred Opert Story, priced at $23.52 from Veloce Publishing in the United Kingdom, will tell you what's really involved. - Jim Donnelly On Wheels --- delightful book which, although small in size is large in content - BRDC Bulletin --- Sometimes the most interesting tales are the ones youve never heard, and The Fred Opert Story is packed full of them ... With just 160 pages, Operts story is relatively short but an enjoyable read. - Octane (UK)

About Peter R Hill

Born in Bolton in the UK, Peter Hill has been a motoring journalist since 1970. He started as a freelance journalist in New Zealand. As well as covering motor sport, Peter did new car road tests and had a monthly column in the country's largest selling motor magazine. After returning to Australia in 1979 Peter continued to write for NZ magazines covering Australian events as well as specialising in Historic Racing, penning a regular column for the USA historic racing magazine, Victory Lane. Peter has written for more than a dozen motoring publications in Australia, New Zealand and the USA. He also writes fiction, and has had a number of short stories published. He has an MBA and a Certificate of Professional Writing and Editing, and is a Board Member & Secretary of Writers Victoria.

Table of Contents

Forewords by Nico Rosberg, Alan Jones and others Chapters: His Destiny - Motorsport & Automobiles Entrepreneur & Car Dealer Opert Invents the Rent-A-Race-Drive Business The Canadian Business & Trois-Rivieres - A Little Slice of France in North America Married to Motor Racing Motor Racing Schools The Racer An American in Europe - Formula 2 Team Management Fun On Far-Flung Shores Friendships and a Championship Opert Reaches the Pinnacle of Motor Racing and the Depths of Disappointment Tragedy & The End of Motor Racing Life Beyond Motor Racing The Surrogate Family The Last Weeks Acknowledgements

Additional information

GOR012355088
9781787115651
1787115658
The Fred Opert Story by Peter R Hill
Used - Very Good
Paperback
David & Charles
2020-08-14
160
N/A
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