Croz has written a book

[denill]

Interview <a href=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/motoring/news/video.cfm?c_id=9&gal_cid=9&gallery_id=115731>HERE:</a> :yes:

[James Deuce]

Yeah I know. Went to the launch 3 weeks ago.

[scott411]

have read the book, very good read it was to,

[BIG DOUG]

Who cares,I don't

[nsrpaul]

seriously good read, i finished it last night

[denill]

Who cares,I don't

That's a shame. Never mind, just stick to your comics. :facepalm:

[boman]

Seriously good read. Hard to put the book down.

[Virago]

Who cares,I don't

Shit. Should have told us sooner.

Have you let the bookshops know...? You should phone the publishers too - they may want to do a full recall...

[North Harbour Yamaha]

It is a very good read :yes:

[MOTOXXX]

very funny, im about 50 pages in. Great book!

[fuknKIWI]

I went to see Croz get presented with his cup at the Isle of Man.
I was the only Kiwi race fan there & was given the royal treatment as the crew were chuffed to have a Kiwi fan there, never bought a drink all night :woohoo:
Bumped into them at a meeting on the mainland & theyset me up with a lift in another crew's truck.
Croz you bloody legend.

[HenryDorsetCase]

I am reading it at present.

I am enjoying it, but do have a couple of issues. It needed a better editor or subeditor: sometimes you are reading and he is talking about person X by their nickname and you have no idea who that is, or why they are in the story. They were obviously going for a vernacular, "as if you were sitting having a beer with the guy" type approach, which I think works for the material, and certainly works on the way Crosby's personality comes out, but perhaps someone with a bit more of an eye for technical detail could have been involved (I'm thinking of the Tim Hanna, rigorous fact checking approach here). But overall, I like the book, the photos are gold, and some of the stories are fantastic. And back then, Production racing meant exactly that: pull it out the box, spanner it together and go racing.... with stock shocks, and tyres in some cases.

I also managed to get it at a Whitcoulls pre-Xrimble sale where they had 50% off all biographies. So a book that would be good value at $50 is a complete stunner for $25.

[Dutchee]

I am reading it at present.

I am enjoying it, but do have a couple of issues. It needed a better editor or subeditor: sometimes you are reading and he is talking about person X by their nickname and you have no idea who that is, or why they are in the story. They were obviously going for a vernacular, "as if you were sitting having a beer with the guy" type approach, which I think works for the material, and certainly works on the way Crosby's personality comes out, but perhaps someone with a bit more of an eye for technical detail could have been involved (I'm thinking of the Tim Hanna, rigorous fact checking approach here). But overall, I like the book, the photos are gold, and some of the stories are fantastic. And back then, Production racing meant exactly that: pull it out the box, spanner it together and go racing.... with stock shocks, and tyres in some cases.

I also managed to get it at a Whitcoulls pre-Xrimble sale where they had 50% off all biographies. So a book that would be good value at $50 is a complete stunner for $25.
Just finished the book.
I enjoyed it. Not sure I ever saw him race, but he would've still been mentioned when I did go to the odd race at Puke (I know Freeth, Holden, Farrow were racing at that time). I've only read one or two of Hanna's books, and not really a fan. I enjoyed Crosby being him, and if I had to go back sometimes to work out who the hell he was talking about, I just put it down to me being shit with names anyway.

The end of the book seemed rushed, but I still thought it a good read. I've now read a book for the year, so that's all good. I'm female, and if it'd been technical my eyes would've glazed over, and I wouldn't have bothered buying it.

[k14]

My wife bought the book for me for christmas, good one she is :) Great reading so far, very interesting having known virtually squat about the man before now. Will certainly be finished quite quickly, hard to put down!

[wharfy]

A ripping yarn !

[Motu]

''....in the old Humber Snipe with it's alloy V8 Valiant engine....''

I used to have one of those.

[vifferman]

I am reading it at present.

I am enjoying it, but do have a couple of issues. It needed a better editor or subeditor.
I was given Tim Hanna's book about Kin NewCombe for my birthday, and was at first disappointed that it wasn't Croz's book instead. However, the background detail makes for a very interesting and meaty read. Just wish Hanna had had a better proof-reader, as there are a reasonable number of grammatical errors. (Sorry - being a technickeral writer, I'm rather picky about obvious mistakes).

Still, on the plus side, having NOT been given "Croz", I can now go and buy it as well.

[denill]

Wanganui 1976

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o31ZG9Pc4eE&feature=email

[BAD DAD]

Got the book for Christmas. Once I started reading, I couldn't put it down. I found it easy to read , humourous and at times, exciting. Recommended .