How Not to Be a Professional Racing D..., Jason Plato
How Not to Be a Professional Racing D..., Jason Plato
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How Not to Be a Professional Racing Driver

Author: Jason Plato

Narrator: Jason Plato

Unabridged: 8 hr 2 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 09/19/2019


Synopsis

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Two-time championship-winning and record-breaking racing driver, Jason Plato is a living, breathing example of what you shouldn't do if you want to become a professional racing driver:

DO NOT
· Almost kill Bernie Ecclestone
· Give Prince Charles the finger on the M42
· Choose fags and booze over the gym
· Steal a JCB in Monaco and end up in prison there - twice
· Make enemies with a 6ft 6" rival who is a black belt in everything

Since joining the Williams Touring Car team in 1997 it's no coincidence that he has had more race wins than Lewis Hamilton and Stirling Moss, competed in more races than Jenson Button and set the largest number of fastest laps ever. But it's also no coincidence that he once spent several days in prison in Monaco for stealing a JCB. He's a rule breaker who has had more than his fair share of near-death experiences, drunken escapades and more. Yet he's still racing.

There is nothing sensible, predictable or considered about Jason, but this is how he became a racing legend.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Dan on December 22, 2019

This for me was a must read and another one in the line of motorsport autobiographies I want to read. And I can say that it didn’t disappoint, with some cracking stories along the way, however much I may hate how he drives sometimes. I have to say when I started reading it, it sounded like he was go......more

Goodreads review by Grant on May 24, 2020

Slightly disappointed with Jason's book. There's not enough about his motor racing career and too many stories about drinking, parties and mishaps. I guess he's trying to paint himself as the 'clown prince' of motorsport or aiming for the "Top Gear" type market. A shame really I would've been far more......more

Goodreads review by Michelle on February 28, 2020

Having been a Jason fan for as long as I can remember I was excited to read this book and I wasn’t disappointed. It’s typical Jason, hilarious very sweary and full of tales that are no real surprise he was involved in. A great insight to the man inside the race helmet.......more

Goodreads review by Oscar on December 28, 2021

Must-read for any petrolhead. Jason's direct style is brilliant, i spent the whole time giggling while readt it.......more

Goodreads review by Dave on December 16, 2020

I nearly gave up on this during the first couple of chapters. His persona as the naughty boy can become a bit tiresome. Once you get to the racing stories, it's more interesting, I found. My abiding memory is that he lived in Monaco for a while, was interested in partying, and tends to be quite boast......more


Quotes

Pure entertainment . . . So much fun . . . His journey from outrageous teenage hijinks to the rough-and-tumble of driver feuding tends to prompt involuntary reading noises, be they barks of laughter or gasps at his audacity Guardian, Best Sports Books of 2019

Hilarious and outrageous Chris Evans

As entertaining as watching him drive, a cracking read! Sir Chris Hoy

I read this in the hope that it would teach me everything I need to know so that one day I can become a racing driver although I think I may have left it too late... Howard Donald, Take That

Top class chauffeur, sublime broadcaster, ultimate party honey badger. These are the qualities I know and adore about JP. He taught me how to nail a hot lap around Rockingham and I've been in a speed jive ever since. Jason can burn the candle at both ends and in the middle yet still deliver the business. Suzi Perry, Fifth Gear

Jason Plato is one of the most gifted racing drivers of his generation! Damon Hill

Jason is a total fruitcake! Jody Scheckter, Former F1 World Champion

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Plato is adept at telling a story. Totally authentic. There's plenty of laughs to be had and insight on offer Autosport

It makes for one of the great sporting life stories . . . Forget everything you thought about sports stars and any expectations of sports autobiographies. Plato is truly an unconventional sportsman, and this is truly an unconventional autobiography, but it is all the better for being so NB Magazine