{"product_id":"for-flux-sake-beer-fags-and-opposite-lock-9781910505694","title":"For Flux Sake: Beer, Fags and Opposite-Lock","description":"\u003cb\u003eContrary to popular belief, 'Fluxie' did not enter the world on full opposite-lock, nor did he have a cigarette in one hand and a pint in the other. Destined to race, he never got the biggest breaks but he did become one of motorsport's most colourful and best-loved characters, someone who has always lived life to the full.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Ian Flux's autobiography tells it how it was, covering not only the highs -- including five championship titles -- but also the many setbacks. Along the way we laugh with him about much of it, particularly the pranks, but also learn about some dark times that he has never previously divulged. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Early days: growing up on a farm, first kart aged 6, muddling through in the classroom, lots of laughs -- but also sexual abuse from a schoolmaster and an early racing mentor. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The spark ignites: starting to race in 1970 with a Formula 6 kart, then onwards to Formula Vee; brushing shoulders with Formula 1 working for the Token and Graham Hill teams. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Grabbing the chances: a Formula Vee title in 1975 leads to Formula 3 and Formula Atlantic, but still with various jobs to make ends meet, including as mechanic to motorcycle racing legend Giacomo Agostini for his four-wheel efforts. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Diversifying into sports cars: successful adventures in Sports 2000 and Thundersports, winning championships in both, plus Thundersaloons. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e A true all-rounder: going into the British Touring Car Championship from 1988 in a wide range of tin-tops; racing a Jaguar XJR-15 in the big-money 1991 series held at Grand Prix races, including Monaco. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Championship double in 1996: the 'golden year' in the TVR Tuscan Challenge and the British GT Championship, the latter with a McLaren F1 GTR. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e So much else: racing on into recent times, notching up nearly 50 years on track; testing competition cars for Motorsport News; driver tuition and track-day demonstrations. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cbr\u003e This is a very different kind of racing driver's memoir, with lots of laughs along the way together with searing personal honesty.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIan Flux\u003c\/b\u003e is a much-loved racing driver whose career spanned almost 40 years, starting in 1972. He won five national championships in Britain, including Formula Vee and British GT, and drove an enormous variety of cars, from open-wheelers to sports cars, sedans and GTs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMatt James\u003c\/b\u003e, a former local newspaper journalist from Tunbridge Wells, Kent, UK, has been with \u003ci\u003eMotorsport News\u003c\/i\u003e since joining the British weekly newspaper in 1995. He has reported on all levels of motorsport from club racing through to Formula 1 and, since 2004, he has been on the British Touring Car Championship trail. That means he has covered more than 400 BTCC races in that time, and his reports and news stories are carried across \u003ci\u003eMotorsport News\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAutosport\u003c\/i\u003e and autosport.com.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Evro Publishing Limited","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50398881612050,"sku":"9781910505694","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_9320c4be-6926-4eee-8915-0bf13775cd75.jpg?v=1729083852","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/for-flux-sake-beer-fags-and-opposite-lock-9781910505694","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}