Rosco: The Fastest Aussie on Earth

The Amazing True Life Story of Rosco McGlashan

De: Mark J Read

Narrado por: Greg Newman

Duración: 7 h y 40 m

Resumen del Editor

Rosco McGlashan is an Australian drag racing champion, land speed record holder and motor racing legend. This book tells the unbelievable story of Rosco's life, cars and racing career. It is an inspiring, moving and motivational story of guts, grit, and determination. Quitting is not in this man's vocabulary.

His early years were tough. He spent time in state-run homes and remand centres, eventually leaving home and school at 12. He increased his age from 12 to 16 and works to fund his racing career. He fought everyone and everything and, at 17, ended up in prison and even solitary confinement. Once released, his salvation comes through his love of speed and raw horsepower. He focuses his fighting spirit and energy on racing and going very fast.

His V8 drag bike and jet dragsters take him all over Australia, the USA and the World. He meets some incredible people, leading to some amazing adventures and tales that will leave you speechless. He gets kidnapped by the Russian Mafia when trying to buy two MIG jet fighter engines and fights his way out. He crashes a car at nearly 600 mph. He also clinically dies on an operating table when another car he was racing went off a mountain road in driving rain. He was revived and went on to break many motor racing and land speed records. He meets mass murderers and world leaders, then casually chats with the Dalai Lama.

Eventually, Rosco dreamed of capturing the world land speed record, a goal he set himself at age 12. Rosco and the Aussie Invader team are putting the finishing touches to their latest record-breaker, the world's fastest and most powerful car, Aussie Invader 5R. This car has 200,000 horsepower, the equivalent of 200 Formula One cars! It can accelerate from 0-1000 mph in just 22 seconds. Strap yourself in for a fast ride and, I believe, one of the most incredible life stories you will ever hear!

©2023 Mark J Read (P)2023 Mark J Read

EXCELLENT

You will not be disappointed. The story, the history, and even the narration is all excellent!

A ripping yarn about the life and times of Rosco

I highly recommend this book. It gave me new insight into Rosco and the build of Aussie Invader 5R. I was glad to hear of the help he's had designing the car. As a STEM ambassador for the Bloodhound LSR project I've always mentioned Rosco as our main, and now only, competition. Knowing something of the difficulties had when designing Bloodhound, I was concerned with AI5R. But now I understand he's all to aware of these difficulties. I wish him every success in breaking the record. He deserves to hold it, at least for a little while. It would be great to take it back from him! Good on ya mate. Stay safe!

Rosco: The Fastest Aussie on Earth

This book is well worth reading or listening to if one is interested in the land speed record, or someone who has had an amazing adventurous life.

I am a life-long fan of the World Land Speed Record. While in the 5th or maybe 6th grade a friend had a record with the title I seem to remember as something like The Sounds of Speed. One track had Mickey Thompson starting up his four engine Challenger 1. For his neighbor's entertainment, my friend would put his record players speakers in the window, turn the volume all the way up, and play the track of Challenger 1 starting and warming up the engines. As I never heard of them complaining, I guess the neighbors didn't mind.

A very sad event took place when Rosco was told by the Australian Taxation Office that a near half-million-dollar grant he’d been offered and partly paid was being withdrawn and that he would have to pay back $180,000 of the grant that he’d already spent. Liquidators were hired to sell Aussie Invader 5R, but fortunately, no buyer was found. Rosco managed to make a deal with the tax office and got Aussie Invader 5R back.

It was fun to hear that the Dalai Lama visited Rosco and sat in the drivers seat of Aussie Invader 3. The Dalai Lama made engine noises while pretending to drive the car!

Hopefully, soon, Rosco and his team will have Aussie Invader 5R out on a track to run for the World Land Speed Record he so deserves.

And lastly, for pulling Rosco’s feet out of the fire from both the police and the local building inspector, my thanks goes to Sue, wherever you are!