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Hutchy: Miracle Man Hardcover – 17 Oct. 2016

by Ian Hutchinson (Author), Ted Macauley (Author)
4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars 698 ratings
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Ian Hutchinson - 'Hutchy' to his many thousands of fans - is a motorcycle racer like few others. A road racer to the core, he has enjoyed spectacular success at the Isle of Man TT, the North West 200 and the Ulster Grand Prix, but his own story goes far beyond even those triumphs. In the summer of 2010, Hutchy set the record for most wins in a single Isle of Man TT festival - five in all - having already won the Supersport class at the North West 200 in Northern Ireland. Then disaster struck. At a British Supersport round in September that year, he crashed heavily after being struck by another rider's machine, breaking his left leg so badly that at one stage it was feared it might have to be amputated. After many surgical operations and a long period of recovery, he fractured the same leg in 2012 while practising exhibition-riding for a motorycle show in London. Yet not even these disasters could keep the Yorkshireman from racing. After modifications to the gear levers and rear brakes on his race machines, he went out and won the 2013 Macau Grand Prix.Two years later saw an even more staggering return to form, when he secured three wins, a second and a third place at the 2015 Isle of Man TT, also winning the Joey Dunlop TT Championship Trophy for that year. Hutchy: Miracle Man is a book not only for fans of motorcycle road racing, but for anyone interested in the life and career of a brilliant rider and an extraordinarily brave and enduring man, a hugely popular figure not just for his achievements, but for his unassuming modesty, kindness and humour.
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  1. Print length
    288 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    John Blake Publishing Ltd
  4. Publication date
    17 Oct. 2016
  5. Dimensions
    15.24 x 2.29 x 22.86 cm
  6. ISBN-10
    1786061236
  7. ISBN-13
    978-1786061232
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About the Author

IAN HUTCHINSON'S co-author, Ted Macauley, is a journalist, columnist and broadcaster, and the author of twelve books, most of them on his favourite sport motorcycle racing. He was the legendary Mike Hailwood's manager and organiser of the great man s historic and unforgettable winning comeback at the Isle of Man TT in 1978 and again on his successful return in 1979.

Macauley was awarded the much-prized Seagrave Medal by the Royal Automobile Club, the first journalist to have been so honoured, for his part in Mike the Bike s sensational return to the TT, aged thirty-nine and after an eleven-year absence from the dangerous Mountain Circuit. He was also voted Journalist of the Year.

He is currently F1 writer for the Daily Star Sunday and columnist for Gulf News Dubai after a long term as, first, Motor Cycle Grand Prix specialist, then Formula One reporter and, finally, Chief Sports Feature Writer for the Daily Mirror.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ John Blake Publishing Ltd (17 Oct. 2016)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 288 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1786061236
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1786061232
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 15.24 x 2.29 x 22.86 cm
  • Customer reviews:
    4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars 698 ratings

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4.3 out of 5 stars
698 global ratings

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Customers find the rider excellent and brave. They also say the book is not well-written, too short, and lacks detail. Readers also mention that the book has spelling mistakes and weird autobiography. Opinions are mixed on the content, with some finding it informative and good insight into being a road racer, while others say it's boring.

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3 customers mention ‘Rider’3 positive0 negative

Customers find the rider excellent, brave, and fearless. They also describe him as a model of determination to ride and win.

"...A good read about a brave & excellent rider, I remember his five TT wins in one week!" Read more

"A prodigious talent and model of determination to ride and win..." Read more

"A true and fearless racer..." Read more

3 customers mention ‘Storyline’3 positive0 negative

Customers find the storyline great and fantastic. They also say the book is a true legend of a man and rider.

"Inspiring story of a man who has beaten the odds to race again...." Read more

"Great story but the book is just thrown together.... excerpts from various places and generally badly written...." Read more

"Fantastic book, true legend of a man & rider" Read more

11 customers mention ‘Content’7 positive4 negative

Customers are mixed about the content. Some find it informative, giving a good insight into being a road racer, while others say it's boring and disappointing.

"...This book gives us insight into the incredible desire and iron like will of Ian to remain a racer and what it means to him, the passion for racing..." Read more

"...and impressive but by the 30th time we are reminded about it it gets a bit tiring!..." Read more

"Followed Hutchy's career for many years now and this book provides a brilliant insight into the struggles he has overcome with horrific injuries and..." Read more

"Absolutely unbelievable determination from Hutchy brilliant insight into what it takes to win at the TT but also an unbelievably nice guy you feel..." Read more

17 customers mention ‘Writing quality’3 positive14 negative

Customers find the writing quality of the book poor, with lots of spelling mistakes and poor content. They also say the book lacks detail and is not as long and in-depth as they would have liked.

"...Sadly, the content was not up to scratch. Ian Hutchinson is a hero of mine but I don't recall being as disillusioned with a book as this...." Read more

"...Agree with some of the previous reviews that the book isn't that well written however I doubt there is room for a literary award in the theophy..." Read more

"Not a lot of detail and doesn’t cover a lot, seems to go over his life with minimal effort...." Read more

"Not as long and in-depth as I would have liked into the world of this young talented motor cycle racer." Read more

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Hansen
5.0 out of 5 stars Good
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 4 August 2024
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Really good book about Hutchy
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john dabbot-doyle
5.0 out of 5 stars Superb supplier.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 22 August 2018
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The book arrived in perfect condition, thank you. Sadly, the content was not up to scratch. Ian Hutchinson is a hero of mine but I don't recall being as disillusioned with a book as this. Ghost writing was absolutely dreadful. There are dozens of road racing books available, some are fantastic reads, "That Near Death Thing" and "Road Racer", the Michael Dunlop biography, being two of the most outstanding. Please Ian, next time give Ted Macauley a miss.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Tough lad
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 10 January 2017
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I'd been looking forward to reading this book after seeing Ian race at the Ulster/NW. I admire him for his grit and complete determination in the face of a very long road of challenge. I enjoyed the book but would have enjoyed it more had it been narrated by Ian throughout. A better sense of Ian's personality/opinions would have been welcome.
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Patrick U.
5.0 out of 5 stars A prodigious talent and model of determination to ride and win
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 29 September 2017
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As a fan of bike racing and the TT I knew of Hutchy from his race wins and the horrific accident that nearly cost him his leg and career. As a biker I also wanted to know what drove him to get back on the bike again and was
how again he was able to top the podium after 5years of recovery. This book gives us insight into the incredible desire and iron like will of Ian to remain a racer and what it means to him, the passion for racing and the satisfaction of winning after so much sacrifice. Read, enjoy, and prepare to be inspired.
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Johnny Ricco
3.0 out of 5 stars Great Rider, not so as a writer ....
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 29 July 2018
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The format of the book, brings in "testimonials" of other people of "how Good he is" . Which becomes annoying as its almost trying to validate the book itself .
He is obviously, very taleneted and a great rider, who has had some really bad events in his career, but he comes across as arrogant (and to be fair he does make ref to this when talking about fellow riders both now and historically) so I didnt feel I came away from knowing anything you didn't already expect . Nothing personal really comes out from it ... If you want a good motorcycling book, read John McGuinness's Built for Speed which I read just before this one, maybe If id read this one first, but then agian, maybe McPint sets high standards not only in racing .,
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''Who's a good Dogue!''
5.0 out of 5 stars A surprise read...
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 13 September 2018
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This was a bit of a surprise read for me. I'm not heavily in to motorbike racing, although I have been riding motorbikes for over 40 years. But this was a pleasant read, and I expected young Hutchy to be ''up his own back end'' with conceit and ''when I did this, that or the other''. But nope. He appears to be a well adjusted guy who's feet are firmly on the floor (unless he's falling off and crashing again, in that case, his feet are up in the air)
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5.0 out of 5 stars A true and fearless racer
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 27 June 2018
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Followed Hutchy's career for many years now and this book provides a brilliant insight into the struggles he has overcome with horrific injuries and finding last minute dot .com rides to maintain his hunger for success. He doesn't dwell too much on his Silverstone crash injury which would normally have put an end to the career of any other racer, but more on his fight to get back on two wheels and keep stacking the wins and trophies up again. Overall, a good interesting read.
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philip jarvis (swoop)
4.0 out of 5 stars Hutch was my apprentice at appleyards.proud of his amazing career.to have his passion and desire to succeed should be an inspiration to young riders.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 12 October 2018
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Ian was my apprentice at appleyards.I have followed his career.I am proud of his commitment and bravery.he should be an inspiration to any up and coming roadracer.if you want it.you will get it.
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j walk
5.0 out of 5 stars Fun read!
Reviewed in the United States on 30 January 2020
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Really entertaining account by someone who will certainly be remembered as one of the greats.
An engaging read for any motorcycle fan.
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Vicente
3.0 out of 5 stars El hombre milagro
Reviewed in Spain on 19 June 2017
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Es impresionante lo que le pasó a Hutchy y lo que gracias a su fuerza de voluntad consiguió al volver de nuevo a la competeción, me extraña que no se hayan interesado con él para hacer una película documental, como si ha ocurrido con el mediático de Guy Martin (TT closer to the edge) y con la familia Dunlop la película de Road). La novela es la típica novela autobiagrafica de cualquier deportista pero que narra bien su historia.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Four Stars
Reviewed in India on 13 January 2017
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Motivating read .
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Peter Madsen
5.0 out of 5 stars one tough hombre'
Reviewed in Australia on 9 May 2017
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iI never knew much about about Hutchy, I read about his broken leg, although I never realized how bad it was.The book is a really good insight to what these guys tick, I can highly recommend it
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Gavin Steimhobel
5.0 out of 5 stars Legend Already
Reviewed in the United States on 21 June 2017
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What an inspirational story of talent, determination and the triumph of the human spirit over seemingly insurmountable adversity. A modern day hero.
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