This is the unbelievable story of Rosco McGlashan's life, cars & motor racing career. It is a fearless story of guts, grit, & determination. Quitting is not in this man's motorsports DNA.
Rosco is an Australian drag racing champion, land speed record holder, and motor racing legend. His early years were extreme, as he left home and school at twelve to start his motor racing journey. He fought everyone & everything &, at seventeen, ended up in prison & even solitary confinement. Once released, Rosco finds salvation through his love of speed & raw horsepower. He focuses his fighting spirit on racing & going very fast. His V8 drag bike & jet dragsters take him to race tracks all over Australia, the USA & NZ. He meets some incredible people, leading to heart-stopping adventures & tales of danger that will leave you speechless.
At thirty, Rosco's passion for thrill-seeking turns from drag racing motorcycles & jet dragsters to capturing the World land speed record, a goal he set himself at just twelve. His risk-taking puts him in extreme danger when he gets kidnapped by the Russian Mafia when trying to buy two MIG jet fighter engines in Moscow, & he fights his way out. He crashed a car at close to 600 mph when breaking the Australian land speed record. He clinically dies on an operating table when another car he was street racing went off a mountain road. Rosco was revived & broke many motor racing & land speed records. He meets mass murderers & world leaders, then casually chats with the Dalai Lama.
Rosco & his team are putting the finishing touches on their latest automotive engineering masterpiece, the World's fastest & most powerful car. Aussie Invader 5R has the power of 200 Grand Prix Formula One cars! It can accelerate from zero to supersonic in just twenty seconds. Strap yourself in for a fast ride & one of the most action-packed, high-octane life adventures you will ever read or hear!
