Racing
driver, broadcaster and businessman
At
the age of 44, Perry McCarthy is one of Britain’s
top racing drivers and is already part of motor
racing folklore. His appeal however has been dramatically
widened to car lovers everywhere after being disclosed
as ‘The Stig’ (the secret racing driver
in black) as seen on BBC Top Gear.
McCarthy’s rise through the ranks along
with close ‘Rat Pack’ friends Damon
Hill, Johnny Herbert and Mark Blundell, has been
against all odds and in a sport dominated by finance
he recalls how he ‘started with nothing
and then lost it all!’
Perry’s 10-year fight to reach the sport’s
elite paid off in 1992 when he was chosen to drive
for the fledgling Andrea Moda Formula One organisation.
The dream however turned into a nightmare as the
team stumbled from one disaster to the next and
in recent years he has turned his attention away
from Grand Prix to Le Mans and the demands of
Sports Prototype racing.
As always, Perry’s exploits are well chronicled
but when he is on the track his talent and determination
shine through. His sense of humour is legendary
and is frequently aired in his articles for leading
publications and in his work as a TV commentator
and programme presenter.
McCarthy’s bubbly personality and absolute
refusal to concede defeat have made him popular
with the press; The Telegraph headlined him as
‘a new cult hero’ The Times called
him ‘the world’s unluckiest racing
driver’ and America’s Sunday Express
described him as a ‘comedian locked inside
a racing drivers body’.
In a career spanning over twenty years, McCarthy
is still smiling and still fighting. However,
away from the track, Perry has used his experiences
to become a superb ‘after dinner‘
and ‘motivational’ speaker who gives
a highly amusing insight to the world’s
most glamorous sport.
His hilarious autobiography Flat Out, Flat Broke,
launched in July 2002, has already become a motor
racing best seller and has received rave reviews.
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