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LIFE IN THE FAST LANE

“Pershing isn’t a familiar marque on our shores but the brand is from one of Italy's premium builders and will be familiar to many boating enthusiasts”

These days, Mick Doohan is a high-flying businessman in more ways than one. The five-time world motorcycle champion runs service and brokering businesses catering to the corporate aviation world in Australia and Europe. He can just as easily run his empire from his homes in Monaco or on the Gold Coast but has spent much of the last couple of years locally.

Doohan bought his first plane while competing in GP racing and on retirement, he realised there was an opening for a new career. He started Global Jets International in 2006, which led to establishing the air service Platinum Business Management Group in 2010, operating out of Essendon and Coolangatta Airports.

As well as the attraction of life on the Mediterannean, Doohan spends time

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