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Is That Thing Diesel?
One man, one bike and the first lap around Australia on used cooking oil
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See moreThe next eagerly awaited, high octane, seat-of-your-pants adventure from the author of the bestselling Don't Tell Mum I Work on the Rigs (she thinks I'm a piano player in a whorehouse) sees (the surely a bit bonkers) Paul Carter circumnavigating Australia on a bio-diesel motorcycle.
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At forty years old, a successful writer, husband, and father, no longer toiling on offshore drilling rigs, was Paul Carter happily nestled in the cotton wool of suburban life enjoying the fruits of his labour? Was he fk!
With his manic life left far behind and the perfect opportunity to take it easy stretched before him, what else would a middle-aged, bike-obsessed man want? Yes, that's right, he'd want to be the first guy to ride around Australia on an underpowered experimental motorcycle that runs on used cooking oil, wouldn't he? Preferably without getting hit by a semi-trailer full of bridge parts. Is he out of his mind? Quite possibly.
Embark on a rollickingly, downright dangerous and often unhinged quest that starts on an environmentally friendly motorcycle built on a shoestring budget by students, and ends with a plan to break the motorcycle land speed record for biofuel. Carter is back to his old balls-to-the-wall style of writing, prepare to laugh out loud.
Is That Thing Diesel? offers an exhilarating ride alongside Paul Carter, as he takes readers on this incredible journey filled with humour, adventure, and the thrill of pushing limits.
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ISBN: 9781741757026
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 01 November 2010
Country: Australia
Imprint: Allen & Unwin
Audience: General / adult
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Width: 128.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 260g
Pages: 276
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Paul Carter is the author of Don't Tell Mum I Work on the Rigs, She Thinks I'm a Piano Player in a Whorehouse and This Is Not a Drill.
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