Mann of His Time
$19.95
Order Code: MAND
Author: Ed Youngblood
Dick Mann has been a trendsetter, a groundbreaker, and a mentor for countless motorcycle racers. This is his story, told expertly by Ed Youngblood, acclaimed motorcycle historian.
Driven by self-determination and his own high standards, Dick Mann has worked to improve everything in motorcycling, from frames to racing rules to the political structure of organizations.
Even though Mann has survived terrible race track injuries, the collapse of famous motorcycle brands, and life-threatening illness he remains active today as one of the most influential and respected men in motorcycling throughout the world.
You’ll love reading about Dick Mann’s impressive racing accomplishments: How he garnered Top Ten wins in Grand National Championship for 16 years, was the first man ever to win every category of AMA Grand National competition, and twice made AMA Grand National Champion. The accounts of how he won the Daytona 200 twice are especially good reads as well.
His racing accomplishments are just the beginning. He really begins to shine as a representative elected by his peers, pioneering race track safety and influencing major political changes within the AMA. Youngblood has done an exhaustive research to tell the remarkable and inspiring story of Dick Mann.
Table of Contents
- Foreword
- Introduction
- Little Bugs Discovers Motorcycles
- Learning the Trade
- Life on the Road
- Finding the Combination
- The Matchless Fiasco
- The Innovative Mann
- Losing the Combination
- The Hard Road Back
- Daytona and the Honda
- The Determined Mann
- Back on Top
- The Politics of Racing
- The Golden Age of Flat Track
- TT - A Footnote
- The Emergence of Motocross
- Road Racing Comes of Age
- World Class Cow Trailing
- America Goes Vintage
- Dick Mann, Through His Friends
- 20: Dick Mann Today
- A Dick Mann Chronology
- Dick Mann’s Championship Victories
- Dick Mann’s Championship Standings
- About Dick Mann, A Bibliography
- Acknowledgments
- Index
- About the Author
Customer & Editorial Reviews:
Reviewer: Motorcycle Consumer News, November 2009
Date Added: Monday 12 October, 2009
I count the moments that I’ve been able to spend in the presence of Dick Mann among the greatest experiences in my lifetime as a motorcycle enthusiast. Heck, my high school football number was even 64! So I never hesitate to unashamedly pimp Mann’s autobiography, Mann of His Time by Ed Youngblood, which is my all-time favorite motorcycle read. If you haven’t read this indepth look at a man who is truly one of the cornerstones of our sport, then you are missing out. This guy has done it all, ranking him in the company of other immortals such as Kenny Roberts and Malcolm Smith, and Youngblood’s book captures it all in brilliant narrative and period-era photos. If you’re like me, you’ll find yourself returning to read this one about once or twice a year, making Mann of His Time a timeless gift.
Reviewer: Motorcycle Consumer News, June 2009
Date Added: Tuesday 12 May, 2009
Through it all, the reader comes to know Mann, not only from his own achievements but also from the perspective of his peers, thanks to Youngblood, whose exhaustive research and interviews of Mann’s numerous contemporaries is worthy of some sort of award in itself. Even Mann was impressed with the depth of Youngblood’s fact-checking.
The reward for fans of motorcycle history is Mann of His Time, a true story, larger-than-life saga that ought to be required reading for any self-respecting hard-core motorcyclist.
Reviewer: City Bike
Date Added: Thursday 02 September, 2004
A must read for every serious motorcycle enthusiast, racers, wanna be racers, ex-racers and race fans. Youngblood manages to weave together the history of motorcycling, Dick’s extraordinary career with lots of great racing stories. It’s a unique blend. I was impressed with Ed’s ability to use quotes from racers to their best advantage. The book is full of amusing anecdotes by Dick and his contemporaries. This wonderful book really is a must for every motorcycle racing enthusiast.
Reviewer: Cycle News
Date Added: Thursday 02 September, 2004
In his fantastic Dick Mann biography . . . author Ed Youngblood chronicles, perhaps better than anyone else, the events of Daytona ‘70.
Reviewer: Minnesota Motorcycle Monthly
Date Added: Thursday 02 September, 2004
Youngblood gives a juicy account of the explosion of motocross with riders, and the AMA’s reluctance to accommodate it. . . . The author has unsurpassed access to AMA archives and this level of thoroughness and detail fills every chapter. . . . an exciting account of the best motorcycle racer in any form that we have seen in America.
Reviewer: IronWorks
Date Added: Thursday 02 September, 2004
If you care even the tiniest bit about motorcycle racing, then you’ll enjoy Mann of His Time, an inspiring biography about two-time Grand National Champion, Dick Mann.
Reviewer: American Motorcyclist
Date Added: Thursday 02 September, 2004
Reading this book, you’ll not only gain valuable insight into Mann the man, but also a racing era when men were men, and Mann was The Man.
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