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Expanded to include the behind-the-scenes story of the 34th Americas Cup and Team USAs incredible comeback Down eight-to-one in the 34th Americas Cup in September 2013, Oracle Team USA pulled off a comeback for the ages, with eight straight wins against Emirates Team New Zealand. Julian Guthries The Billionaire and the Mechanic tells the incredible story of how a car mechanic and one of the worlds richest men teamed up to win the worlds greatest race. With a lengthy new section on the 34th Americas Cup, Guthrie also shows how they did it again. The Americas Cup, first awarded in 1851, is the oldest trophy in international sports. In 2000, Larry Ellison, co-founder and billionaire CEO of Oracle Corporation, decided to run for the prize and found an unlikely partner in Norbert Bajurin, a car mechanic and Commodore of the blue-collar Golden Gate Yacht Club.
