Foggy

The Explosive Autobiography of the World Superbike Champion

Carl Fogarty is one of the world's greatest motorbike riders and arguably the best ever from Britain. He is also something of a sporting rarity. Not only is he a consistent British world champion, but superstar status has failed to affect his honest and down-to-earth approach to life.

'Foggy' is a typically frank account of the transformation from a shy and awkward teenager to the self-assured celebrity. It details the dangers of his sport, personal tragedies, the hell-raising years and the sport's unique sex appeal. But Fogarty is essentially a family man and he has retained his roots in the Lancashire town of Blackburn, where he lives with wife Michaela and his two daughters.

The book provides a unique insight into the big money deals that have made him a multi-millionaire and the problems that go hand-in-hand with such wealth. Track rivals are not spared the forthright Fogarty treatment in some startling revelations about the cut-and-thrust world of his profession. Most of all, though, he displays an ability to laugh at himself, one of the endearing charms that makes Carl Fogarty's life story a rollercoaster ride of humour and emotion.