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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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- adam
- 10-03-18
Great book
A unique insight into the life of an ordinary everyday bloke that has a very extraordinary talent and job.
Written in layman’s terms like he’s telling his story in a pub money and fame has not changed him one bit.
If you’ve read/listened to any of Guy Martin’s books this is very similar but from a guy who’s dominated the TT for years.
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- ghost
- 05-03-18
great book
loved the book, one of the best TT rider's of all time can't wait to see him on the Norton
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- Liz
- 09-05-17
Absolutely brilliant
Great lift story of an ordinary man doing unbelievable things. Inspiring and beautifully northern . Even if the reader can't pronounce some words correctly. Forgive for the great story .
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- joseph
- 23-05-17
Superb
listened to it in two days, couldnt stop... a good insight info what it takes to be one of the fastest men on the island and what it took to get there.
Will worth a listened. 👍
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