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Tyler Alexander: A Life and Times with McLaren<\/h2>\n

By Tyler Alexander<\/h3>\n

Five decades is a long time in anyone\u2019s life, but in the high-stakes world of top-class motor racing it\u2019s a span of time filled with incessant change that packs more into each day than almost any other endeavor. It\u2019s also the length of Tyler Alexander\u2019s involvement, and this new offering from David Bull Publishing is his first-person account, meaning it\u2019s filled with details few ever knew, until now.<\/p>\n

Alexander had already acquired an airframe and engine license when he began helping a friend with a Cooper F3 car\u2014taking photographs on the side. Those skills were a natural fit for racing and led to his being recruited by Teddy Mayer to help with brother Tim\u2019s Formula Junior Cooper. That sparked an enduring relationship that took Tyler to victory circles all over the world as he and Teddy became integral elements of Team McLaren from the very beginning.<\/p>\n

Those McLarens would dominate the Can-Am, win several Indy 500s and a couple of F1 World Championships, all in no small part due to Tyler\u2019s expertise\u2014and that\u2019s just the highlights. The tales this ultimate insider tells are such that readers will find difficulty putting this book down until every page has been absorbed.<\/p>\n

Available for US$55\/\u00a337 from enthusiast bookstores, or direct from publisher David Bull at www.bullpublishing.com<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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  Tyler Alexander: A Life and Times with McLaren By Tyler Alexander Five decades is a long time in anyone\u2019s life, but in the high-stakes world of top-class motor racing it\u2019s a span of time filled with incessant change that packs more into each day than almost any other endeavor. It\u2019s also the length of Tyler Alexander\u2019s involvement, and this new offering from David Bull Publishing is his first-person account, meaning it\u2019s filled with details few ever knew, until now. 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