THE WHITE HELMET And all the boys in the yellow, green, red and blue helmets "Grand Prix racing is primarily a mental contest... it's a battle of strength of wills by the combatants and a magnificent contest, the arena to display and share unique gifts and talents. Perhaps in this 'theatre of speed', F1 is a metaphor for life itself." - craig A book on my great passion, motor racing. Or maybe a story or stories essentially of family, loyalty, redemption, hope, faith and love (some central themes) ....but we'll see where it all leads. Also perhaps even a true story...or a number of stories! "The driver is expected to explore the inner places of his desire by taking everything to this limit...to translate it into a sublime peak only he can reach; but the trouble is they're all doing it.... on a narrow ribbon of track, together." - fine writing by Christopher Hilton in his fascinating book 'Inside the Mind of a Grand Prix Driver Hilton (Haynes Publishing 2003) http: //www.amazon.com/Inside-Mind-Grand-Prix-Driver/dp/1844250172 WARNING! This book is going to be very different and will NOT be all about motor racing It's a story of finding and following our dreams We'll just see what else flows and where the journey leads (as I write) Am Just starting writing and will post extracts and upload to Amazon AS I write. Craig 27th Nov 2011. Here's a start... "I want to write the way Gilles Villeneuve drove and power-slid his blood-red Formula One Ferrari... with wild enthusiasm and a sense of abandonment, combined with the artists craft of a Stirling Moss, a Jim Clark, and especially that of the great Ayrton Senna, living on the razor-blade edge of life." for dearest mom and dad, your spirits lives on (forever) thanks for all the support, encouragement and especially love craig "Man is a great wall builder The Berlin Wall The Wailing Wall of Jerusalem But the wall most impregnable Has a moat flowing with fright around his heart A wall without windows for the spirit to breeze through without a door for love to walk in." - OSWALD MTSHALI, Soweto (South African) poet from 'My Traitor's Heart' by Rian Malan (published by Vintage 1990) "It is a celebration of a man's unique vision - a vision that reaches out and shines, touching with magic the drama of life across all its limitless horizons." "The characters seem to represent the virtues and the resilience of the little people, a story (or stories) to which we can all relate. In essence it's about hope faith and love: a tale (and tales) of the unquenchable spirit of tenacity in battling on, no matter what are our circumstances. And then eventually finding a way, a pathway to overcome personal adversity and to ultimately succeed in glorious triumph." - anon Now that's some very inspiring words (and hopeful "reviews") to aim at in my "little work"... to test the very limits of my creative imagination. Eureka. I just had another idea. I'll write two or three books at once...and see where they may lead. 'The Yellow Helmet (the Boy in the Yellow Helmet)' is "opening soon"... and the curtain will fall down That's a metaphor, btw! 27th Nov 2011 "Schumachers 2010 return shows the dream still burns - but the rest of us 'losers' should take heart. The key here is the dream, rather than its realisation. It may not be explicable to us mere mortals, but the more I heard about this 'Heaven on Earth' called the Zone, the more I was convinced it is the true Holy Grail - not just for racing drivers, but for all human beings in whatever we do. Finding it often enough inevitably leads to 'winning' in earthly terms, but it only comes into reach, when you rid yourself of the obsession with the end result. The shortcut to the Zone is to join the wimps, forget about winning and revel in the beauty of playing the game." The untapped potential in every human being is limitless: we are perfectly capable of producing all by ourselve
About the Author: Craig Lock is a motor racing "fanatic" ( a "passionate petrol-head"), who believes in (and loves) helping others to find their passions and gifts... through encouraging people to reach out for, then accomplish their "wildest" dreams. He truly believes people can overcome obstacles, rise to any occasion, and accomplish their dreams, even 'Endless Possibilities, Far and Great Horizons' in life with enough FAITH and PERSISTENCE. Craig is an author of numerous books and the creator of the ORIGINAL online creative writing course. He has been writing full-time for the past "lucky" seven years. He has had five books published on various subjects with another 12 manuscripts being published and marketed on the Internet. The year 2000 * Updated in August 2011 "I write because I simply HAVE to" "Writers help readers to see the world differently." "I write because something inside myself, inner and unconscious forces me to." That is the first compulsion. The second is one of ethical and moral duty." "I write about and believe in the resilience of humanity- I truly believe in the triumph of the human spirit." "I really value words and the power of them to communicate effectively; so in my various stories try to illustrate and then let readers draw their own conclusions about a certain scenario, as well as the characters searching for their own values in an increasingly complex social and political landscape. However, I do feel an obligation to give a complete picture of the situation, which is often not a clear-cut 'black or white' issue (as in South Africa). I never want to proscribe how people should think and feel my only duty as a writer is to be totally honest." - c "I love to write about, share stories of the resilience and courage of ordinary (what's that?) people." PPS "I'll write till I drop."