The Richard Hammond book "On the Edge" - this is about his horrific crash in a jet-powered car when the front tyre burst at around 300 mph, and about his recovery from the serious brain damage he suffered as a result of the crash. The book is fascinating and beautifully read by both Richard and his wife Mindy. Richard is the dare-devil joker, always seeing the funny side of things, but you also see the whole incident from Mindy's perspective, when she had to pick up the pieces after the accident. Alternately funny and desperately sad, this is ultimately a sobering book about how your life can change in an instant, as well as being an uplifting story of how adversity can make people stronger. Highly recommended, though have a large box of tissues to paw for the weepie parts!
We were keen to read this book to get an insight into what happened to Frankie during and after his spectacular crash at Hednesford last year. He was racing again three weeks after the accident, which must have taken an incredible amount of courage to do. And he would have been forgiven for not wanting to race at Hednesford again, but not only did he win the final there late last year, but to do so he had to overtake the same car at exactly the same place on the track where he had his accident! He's our hero!
Oh, and the book also explains what Bev went through when she fell down the stairs many years ago and hit her head. Yup, like her hero she was concussed. That probably explains why she is so loopy now.
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