Guy Martin My Autobiography, Guy Martin
Guy Martin My Autobiography, Guy Martin
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Guy Martin: My Autobiography

Author: Guy Martin

Narrator: Dean Williamson

Unabridged: 9 hr 34 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Virgin Digital

Published: 05/21/2015


Synopsis

The Phenomenal Sunday Times No1 Bestseller

‘It was the start of the third lap of the 2010 Senior TT, the last race of the fortnight. The last chance to get a TT win for another year, and I was pushing hard.

Ballagarey. The kind of corner that makes me continue road racing. A proper man’s corner. You go through the right-hander at something like 170mph, leant right over, eyes fixed as far down the road as I can see.

But this time something happened. This time the front end tucked …’

Guy Martin, international road-racing legend, maverick star of the Isle of Man TT, truck mechanic and TV presenter, lives on the edge, addicted to speed, thoroughly exhilarated by danger.

In this book we’ll get inside his head as he stares death in the face, and risks his life in search of the next high.

We’ll discover what it feels like to survive a 170mph fireball at the TT in 2010, and come back to do it all again. He’ll sweep us up in a gritty sort of glory as he slogs it out for a place on the podium, but we’ll also see him struggle with the flipside of fame.

We’ll meet his friends and foes, his family, his teammates and bosses and we’ll discover what motivates him, and where his strengths and weaknesses lie.

For the first time, here is the full story in Guy’s own words. From the boy who learned to prep bikes with his dad, to the spirited team mechanic, paying his way by collecting beer glasses in pubs, to the young racer at the start of his first race and the buzz he’s been chasing ever since.

This thrilling autobiography is an intense and dramatic ride.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Amanda on June 25, 2014

I have watched Guy Martin road race and I have watched him in Speed, and I always thought he was, in his words, a rum bloke. A geeza. Having read his novel, I think he's a bit of an idiot, in all honesty. Too much 'it was all their fault, I'm misunderstood' and 'take me the way I am, or not at all'......more

Goodreads review by Liis on January 30, 2016

Guy Martin is a household name in UK and Ireland, possibly even further afield but I could’t really honestly say. He is a motorbike racer and being the main man in some pretty interesting TV shows earned him an even wider audience. Add to that his totally refreshingly different character (he has Asp......more

Goodreads review by Karen on September 23, 2014

Hmmm......Guy comes across on tv as a nice bloke. Having read this, I'm no longer convinced of that - sorry Guy!......more

Goodreads review by Martin on February 17, 2017

A good read and a great insight into the way the brain ticks of this 200mph road racer.......more

Goodreads review by Matt on April 06, 2018

Guy Martin is one of the most recognisable personalities on British television and many regard him as a national treasure. A lorry mechanic with a penchant for speed, Guy has been described as a cross between Fred Dibnah and Evel Knievel, owing to his diverse engineering interests, road racing caree......more


Quotes

Entertaining ... Very much like talking to Guy – fast, scattergun-style, slightly confusing and contradictory on occasion! Guy Martin fans will love it. Motorcycle Racer