{"product_id":"9781473550452","title":"Built for Speed","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e‘Then I was there myself, just another \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eface in the crowd, watching the \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003ebikes fly by. The smells, the noise \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eand the speed were all there for me \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eto experience. It was like a massive \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003einjection in my head and it just blew my \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003emind. I knew within seconds that I was \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003egoing to be a TT racer. I didn’t know \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003ehow or what I was going to have to \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003edo to achieve this, and my dad wasn’t \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003egoing to be keen. Everyone around me \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003ewas aware of the dangers, but from that \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003emoment I knew I had to do it.’\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohn 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?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis autobiography tells the whole story, from his humble beginnings in Morecambe and getting his first bike at the age of 3, 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ebury Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47180314247408,"sku":"9781473550452","price":28.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781473550452_p0.jpg?v=1763602255","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781473550452","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}