Bourne to Rally

The Autobiography of Possum Bourne

• Author(s): Paul Owen, Possum Bourne,
• Publisher: Phantom House Books
• Pages: 260
• ISBN_10: 0958238812
  ISBN_13: 9780958238816
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Biography & Autobiography / General , Biography & Autobiography / Cultural, Ethnic & Regional / General , Biography & Autobiography / Personal Memoirs , Sports & Recreation / General , Sports & Recreation / Motor Sports / General , Sports & Recreation / Motor Sports / Automobile Racing , Transportation / Automotive / General ,

Description:... Possum Bourne: rally driver, sporting icon, family man, team-builder and 'great bloke'. Three-time winner of the Asia- Pacific Rally Championship, winner seven times in a row of the Australian Rally Championship, and eight times the best placed New Zealand driver in the Rally of New Zealand. In 2003, he finally achieves his long cherished dream of competing in the World Rally Championship, but is fatally injured in a freak car crash. This is the story of how his positive attitude, his determination to succeed, and his ability to inspire others to help him brought him motorsport fame. '"Very few New Zealanders pass the first name test - instantly recognisable when just their first name is used. Ed Hillary, Zinzan Brooke, Jonah Lomu, Stacey Jones and Onny Parun are or have been examples of this rudimentary litmus test of fame. Possum Bourne was another." Joseph Romanos