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John Surtees: My Incredible Life on Two and Four Wheels Book Announced

Motorsport book publisher EVRO Publishing announces a new photo memoir dedicated to John Surtees, undoubtedly one of the greatest racers the human race has ever produced.
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"John Surtees: My Incredible Life on Two and Four Wheels" is scheduled to hit the stores in June 2014, and will contain over 250 photos from both Surtees' own collection and world-famous motorsport libraries.

The photos in this books will introduce fans and racing enthusiasts to every great moment in John Surtees' career as a motorcycle and car racer. Each photo comes with John's own commentary written in collaboration with motorsport journalist Mike Nicks.

Proceedings from selling this book will be directed to the Henry Surtees Foundatiion, a body created to honor the memory of John's son Henry, killed in an accident at Brands Hatch, in 2009. The foundation provides accident care, with particular focus on head injuries.

John Surtees, born 1934, is the only racer who won both 500 GP and Formula 1 World Championships. Adding to the 4 MotoGP and 1 Formula 1 world titles, Surtees has also won 32 races in the Isle of Man TT, being the the first man to win the Senior TT three times in a row.
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