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A Drive on the Wild Side takes you on an exciting journey along some of the world’s most fascinating roads. Discover what it is like to drive a Ferrari across the wilds of western China, take a Smart car to the Arctic, and dodge bullets on the mean streets of Soweto. This is a book that will appeal to anyone with a thirst for the open road. Written by the multi-award-winning journalist and television presenter, Alistair Weaver, A Drive on the Wild Side is a compendium of stories from a life spent behind the wheel. Thoroughly researched and beautifully written, they are illustrated by some of the world’s leading automotive and travel photographers. Each chapter takes us on an intriguing journey into the unknown. Hop aboard a Range Rover Sport and explore the depths of the Laos Jungle before turning south to Thailand and the lurid charms of Bangkok. Open a scissor-door to the Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren and catch up with Sir Stirling Moss on the route of the famous Mille Miglia. Explore the Faroe Islands in a Lamborghini Gallardo, then slide into a Mini and hurtle past Moscow’s Red Square in a semi-legal street race. Tales of daring-do in some of the world’s greatest cars are mixed with moments of thought-provoking sensitivity. In a drug-ridden Brazilian Favela, we meet Maria Jose Clemente, who runs an orphanage supported by the Ayrton Senna Foundation. In Tanzania, we lunch with a Masai tribe, and north of the Arctic Circle, we discover the ancient Sami people. Combining a passion for all things automotive with a keen interest in the human condition and a determination to ‘go the extra mile’, these journeys paint a fascinating picture of life beyond the reach of the guide book. This book tells the fascinating, hair raising and moving stories experienced during a career-spanning automotive adventure in style, with 400 stunning photos. They will delight both the casual tourist and the seasoned globetrotter. _x000B_

Table of Contents:
Foreword; Introduction; Dakar Rally in Burkina Faso catching up with the Dakar Rally in Burkina Faso; Mini in Moscow taking part in a semi-legal street race around the streets of Moscow; Senna 10 years on visiting Sao Paulo exactly ten years after the death of Ayrton Senna; Jaguar C-type at the Goodwood Festival of Speed Driving a Jaguar C-type at the 2004 Goodwood Festival of Speed. Land Rover Defender across Tanzania and Kenya Chasing poachers from the Masai Steppe to the slopes of Mount Kenya; Smart in Beirut a tour of Beirut in a Smart Roadster Coupe; Nissan 350Z Convertible to Mount Fuji driving a 350Z convertible from Tokyo to the top of Mount Fuji; Smart to the Arctic driving a Smart ForTwo across the Arctic in search of the ancient Sami people; BMW X3 in Soweto an insight into life in the black South African township of Soweto at the wheel of a BMW X3; Mercedes SLR to the Mille Miglia Chasing the 2005 Mille Miglia in the Mercedes SLR McLaren, fifty years after Sir Stirling Moss won the event in the original SLR; Bentley to the Diamond Mines exploring Bentley s origins at the Kimberley Diamond Mines in a Bentley Continental GT; Range Rover Sport from Laos to Bangkok driving over 1000 miles south from the heart of the Laos jungle to the hustle and bustle of Bangkok; Ferrari in China a drive across the wilds of western China in a Ferrari 612; Mini in the United Arab Emirates Driving a Mini Cooper S Convertible on the extraordinary 11.8km long Jebel Hafeet Mountain Road in the UAE; Land Rover Discovery in Rio touring Rio in a Discovery; BABE Rally driving a $177 car from New York (Big Apple) to New Orleans (NO); Ferrari 599 through Chile and Bolivia a drive through Chile and Bolivia in a Ferrari 599; Lamborghini Gallardo to the Faroe Islands how far would you go to drive a contemporary supercar?


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781845841003
  • Publisher: David & Charles
  • Publisher Imprint: Veloce
  • Depth: 24
  • Language: English
  • Sub Title: 20 Extreme Driving Adventures from Around the World
  • Width: 250 mm
  • ISBN-10: 184584100X
  • Publisher Date: 15 Sep 2007
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Height: 250 mm
  • No of Pages: 176
  • Weight: 1163 gr


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