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Best Seat in the House

By: Neil Crompton, Aaron Noonan - contributor
Narrated by: James Saunders
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Racer and broadcaster Neil Crompton has had the best seat in the house for the last 40 years of Australian motorsport, an amazing lifetime upgrade to a firsthand, front-row seat to see the biggest names, machines, and events of this high-speed, high-octane sport.

A kid from Ballarat in country Victoria obsessed by speed with an undying passion to pursue a career in the sport, Neil ended up finding his way to lining up on the grid at the biggest race in Australia, the Bathurst 1000, driving for a team run by his childhood hero, Peter Brock. Since then, he's raced wheel-to-wheel with some of the biggest stars the sport has ever seen in this country and experienced firsthand the thrilling success, heartbreaking disappointment, and emotional trauma that is a life spent in motorsport and the relentless pursuit of the ultimate success.

Uniquely, Neil has spent his entire career either driving a race car, a microphone, or sometimes both. As the trusted and respected modern-day voice and face of Supercars racing on television in Australia, he's added the audio soundtrack from the commentary box to some of the biggest spine-tingling moments in the sport and is well qualified to offer his account of the who, what, and where of Aussie motorsport. From navigating for Dame Edna Everage at the Adelaide Grand Prix to driving some of the fastest race cars in the world and everything in between, he has been there and seen it all.

Best Seat in the House is Neil's account of an amazing period of the sport from a viewing position like no other.

©2021 Neil Crompton and Aaron Noonan (P)2021 HarperCollins Publishers

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Incredible story, very well written. Touches on some great characters and gives insight into an amazing life. Well done.

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Must have for any motorsport fan

Not really a die hard fan if motorsport, but watch v8s as much as possible. Crompton has been in our lounge room for as long as I can remember. I dont think there is a more iconic commentator for a sport as there is with him and supercars. His knowledge from being a driver in the main game to his skills bringing it to our tvs, is second to none. Thoroughly enjoyed every moment.

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Fantastic

Great narration, wonderful anecdotes, well thought out non chronological timeline, and as expected it was a joy to listen to.

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A must

It you're a motorsport fan.
If you're a V8 Supercars fan.
If your a "Crompo/Cromley" fan this is for you. A great insight into the voice of Supercars and the motor racing scene in Australasia and around the world from the 80s till now.

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Australian Legend

My favorite audiobook.
Neil is an Aussie Legend who i grew up with
Thoroughly enjoyable
Ultimate professional
Thank you Neil for sharing with the public

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It missed the mark

I’m a big time fan of Neil’s but this Audio book misses the mark….. The narrator is simply unable to translate Neil’s persona and wit to the listeners. It sounds wrong!
I think this is a book that needs to be read in the traditional way.. Buy a hard copy

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