Niall Mackenzie: The Autobiography

Niall Mackenzie: The Autobiography
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The 40-year-old Scot has been Britain's most successful Grand Prix racer since the legendary Barry Sheene. At his final race in Knockhill in August 2001, more than 20,000 fans turned up to watch Mackenzie and to bid farewell to their local hero.Niall has come a long way from Denny where he would regularly get into trouble for racing round the streets, as well as in and out of the local chip shops, to impress the girls.As an amateur it was recognized he had an abundance of talent, especially after winning his first race at Knockhill, but he also had a wild side and looks back on a time when chasing girls and getting drunk were as important as winning races.After moving up through the amateur ranks and securing his first factory 500cc rides on a Suzuki, Niall notched up a host of 500cc GP podium finishes before moving to Superbikes. He proved unbeatable between 1996 and 1998 when he claimed a hat-trick of British Superbike titles. On each occasion he beat big-name team-mates such as Jamie Whitham, Chris Walker and Steve Hislop.This fascinating look into the British GP and Superbike scene through the eyes of one of its legends, has now been fully updated with Mackenzie’s latest adventures in his career off the track in 2003.

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Stuart Barker. Niall Mackenzie: The Autobiography

Niall Mackenzie. The autobiography. Niall Mackenzie. with Stuart Barker

Table of Contents

Foreword. by MICK DOOHAN

CHAPTER ONE Chip Shops and Railway Tracks

CHAPTER TWO Tractor Racing

CHAPTER THREE No Van, Man

CHAPTER FOUR Stealing Tomatoes

CHAPTER FIVE Watching the Washing Machine

CHAPTER SIX I’m Not Really a Welder

CHAPTER SEVEN Thanks for the Watch

CHAPTER EIGHT Stoney’s Return

CHAPTER NINE A Lucky Strike

CHAPTER TEN A Baboon on the Lawn

CHAPTER ELEVEN A Horse at the Traffic Lights

CHAPTER TWELVE Steak Instead of Spam

CHAPTER THIRTEEN It’s a Boat – It’ll Float

CHAPTER FOURTEEN The Dead Rat

CHAPTER FIFTEEN 10 Downing Street

CHAPTER SIXTEEN The Mackenzie Shuffle

CHAPTER SEVENTEEN Like a Virgin

CHAPTER EIGHTEEN Evil Twins

CHAPTER NINETEEN Pipe and Slippers

CHAPTER TWENTY World Domination

Career Results. 1981

1982

1983

1984

1985

1986

1987

1988

1989

1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

KEY TO ABBREVIATIONS

Index

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

J

K

L

M

N

O

P

R

S

T

V

W

X

Y

Acknowledgements

Copyright

About the Publisher

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With love for my mum, Amelia.1929-2002

Title Page

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If there is one downside to motorcycles it’s that they can be dangerous. Whichever way you dress up the facts and figures, the truth remains that a lot of people both on the road and on racetracks, get hurt or killed riding bikes. But anyone who rides a bike has weighed up the risks and decided they’re worth taking. After all, you can’t live your life wrapped in cotton wool trying to avoid every possible danger. Taking risks and getting the adrenaline pumping is what makes people feel alive and, when all’s said and done, bikes are great fun and that’s why we ride them.

Even so, I had a grim early lesson in the dangers of motorcycling. I had bought the Fizzy from a friend called Craig Feeney who had just bought a bigger 250cc Ham Yam (a customised Yamaha with bolt-on racing parts) which was considered the bees’ knees at the time. A few months later, Craig was paralysed from the chest down after a road accident. I was gutted for my friend but never thought about selling up and quitting bikes. It was a big shock because he was in a wheelchair but it didn’t put me off and I actually bought a Ham Yam similar to Craig’s not long after his accident. Craig eventually received a big compensation pay out and he helped me out financially when I started racing.

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