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Built for Speed
- Narrated by: Joe McGann
- Length: 6 hrs and 8 mins
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Summary
Random House presents the unabridged downloadable audiobook edition of Built for Speed by John McGuinness, read by Joe McGann.
'Then I was there myself, just another face in the crowd, watching the bikes fly by. The smells, the noise and the speed were all there for me to experience. It was like a massive injection in my head and it just blew my mind. I knew within seconds that I was going to be a TT racer. I didn't know how or what I was going to have to do to achieve this, and my dad wasn't going to be keen. Everyone around me was aware of the dangers, but from that moment I knew I had to do it.'
John McGuinness is one of the all-time giants of road racing, with a huge host of victories to his name. But his easy humour and down-to-earth attitude off the bike have always kept people guessing: what's the truth about the man inside the helmet that has kept him at the top of such a sport for over 20 years?
His autobiography tells the whole story, from his humble beginnings in Morecambe and getting his first bike at the age of three, to working as a bricklayer and cockle fisherman before deciding to follow his dream, and finally to his many victories in the most dangerous sporting event on the planet. He tells of what it takes to be a champion in such an exacting sport and to keep winning even though all logic tells you to stop - and when so many of your fellow racers are paying the ultimate price for doing it. This thrilling autobiography gets into the head of the man who stares death in the face and doesn't even flinch.
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- Jack
- 21-03-24
Not all Glitz and Glamour
It was a rare insight into what goes into a rider behind the scene. Something that us spectators rarely know or hear about.
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- Mr B Cannon
- 29-08-17
Absolutely cracking
Even if you're not a fan of McGuiness. If you're into road racing you need this.
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- steeledarren1973
- 21-05-17
Loved it !
Really good , enjoyable.
I was a fan of John , now I'm an even bigger one !!
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- mr
- 05-05-17
quality. true living legend. and all round top man
loved hearing how he became the living legend he is today. going to listen to it again today
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- Anonymous User
- 21-04-22
a++
really interesting insight into what makes this man tick and we're he's came from.
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- Anonymous User
- 15-04-24
Amazing story
One of the most honest and funniest books I have listened too, John you are a Legend 👌👌
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- andrew
- 30-09-17
Considerably better than Guys book
Enjoyed this book from start to finish , a genuine down to earth legend.
Being a TT fan I can’t recommend this book enough.
Great stories and a unique perspective into a real legend of the roads.
Honest , frank , amusing and well worth buying...
Great book .
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- Anonymous User
- 16-07-17
Best book I have purchased so far!!!!
Amazing story and life so far and really well put together. Recommended for anyone even if you're not into racing.
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- Sassman
- 15-08-18
enlightening
loved the book and it's content. well read and great book. very entertaining and you learn a lot about John mcguinness.
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- Milena
- 23-09-18
You don’t need to be a biker to enjoy this book
What I like most about this book is honesty, the fact that John (no offence ) came from having very little as a kid but worked his ass off with the help and massive support of Becky and got to where he is today and Still he’s a down to earth guy, I like the fact that it’s not gone to his head, John is a guy at the top of his game for many years now and that game is in fact a game that many people on this earth are not doing because and the truth is their not able and it’s not because they think it’s dangerous or what ever else excuses they have, the truth is that John and a small few others have an amazing talent, and they get my big respect,
I really don’t think you need to be a motorcycle fanatic to read this, this it a really good book and I would recommend it to anyone to be honest.
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