Tt star john mcguinness and renowned roadracing photographer stephen davison will launch their new book john mcguinness tt legend tomorrow in ballymoney. After taking number three last year to honour joey dunlops first tt win for honda, he will revert back to number one on the grid for this years races. Tt legend is a unique opportunity to share in the highs and lows of mcguinnesss recordbreaking career, to discover the behindthescenes story of the muchloved morecambe missile and to experience the magic and excitement of the sport in. Davison has been the recipient of a number of photographic awards, including northern ireland sports photographic of the year and northern ireland press photographer of the year. Featuring over 150 of stephen davisons stunning photographs, the book charts every part of m. The latest addition to peter hearseys collectable tt legends series is the current undisputed king of the mountain, john mcguinness. The name john mcguinness might leave some people puzzled but in morecambe and the world of tt, his name is legend. He was appointed chair of the committee on finance, public expenditure and reform in april 2016. Go on the ride of your life with the racing legend himself with a thrilling new.
He was british 250 cc champion in 1999, competed in world supersport in 2002 and finished third in. Mcguinness, started his winning ways at the isle of man tt in 1999 and 20 saw him add his 20th victory to the record books. John mcguinness is the current isle of man tt lap record holder and the second. It was like a massive injection in my head and it just blew my mind. Built for speed by john mcguinness penguin books australia. Isle of man tt legend is a unique opportunity to share in the highs and lows of mcguinnesss recordbreaking career, to discover the behindthescenes story of the muchloved morecambe missile and to experience the magic of real road racing in the company of one of the worlds most exciting motorbike riders. The 23time isle of man tt winner came off his honda during the. The new autobiography by the tt legend explores mcpints journey from. This book looks at the colourful history of the isle of man tt and the achievements of some of its greatest riders including the collier brothers, geoff duke, mike hailwood, giacomo agostini, steve hislop, joey dunlop, john mcguinness and many others. Tt legend is a unique opportunity to share in the highs and lows of mcguinnesss recordbreaking career, to discover the behindthescenes story of the muchloved morecambe missile and to experience the magic and excitement of the sport in the company of the worlds most famous road racer. Debuting at the tt in 1996, he won the best newcomer award. John mcguinness tt legend, created with photographer and author stephen davison, tells the mcguinness story in his own words in.
In this new edition of the bestselling book, legendary tt rider john mcguinness tells his story in his own words, right up to and including the 2014 season. John mcguinness is one of the alltime giants of road racing. Tt legend road racing legends 2nd edition by stephen davison author visit amazons stephen davison page. Built for speed by john mcguinness penguin books new zealand. John mcguinness has just pulled the wraps of his isle of man tt contender at the london motorcycle show. He is one of the most successful tt riders of all time, second only to the legendary joey dunlop. The 10 best isle of man tt books 2019 update biker rated.
Isle of man tt legend john mcguinness secures supersport. I couldnt help feeling that id heard much of it before, perhaps because he has been. The whole world slowed down and i was just thinking i should. The product of a close collaboration between john and acclaimed photographer stephen davison, this book is a portrait of the icon in his own words, illustrated by stunning images that span his career, and packed with stats and facts an unmissable book for all road racing fans. Mcguinness will ride ninja zx10rr machinery in the rst superbike, rl360 superstock and senior tt races. Are we going to see a brit rider on a brit machine win the ultimate brit race. He won the selgrave trophy in 2015, and a lefthand bend on the snaefell mountain course has been named after him. John mcguinness autobiography built for speed is finally available to buy. John mcguinness 2020 isle of man tt kawasaki unveiled. A very good book about the life and career of tt and road racing legend john mc. Tt legend new and updated edition 2nd by stephen davison isbn. Broadbent gets behind the scenes and into the helmets of guy martin, conor cummins, john mcguinness and michael dunlop during the notable 2010 and 2011. John told the story of when he was a boy and went to see joey dunlop at the isle of man tt. John mcguinness born john warren mcguinness, 16 april 1972 is an english specialist isle of man tt professional solo motorcycle rider with 23 wins until early 2017 he had a long association with honda machines having factory support in road races like the isle of man tt, the irish north west 200, the macau grand prix, and on the short tracks in the british superstock and supersport series.
John mcguinness is the author of built for speed 4. From the tt legend comes a story about living on the very edge. Tt mcguinness joins quattro plant bournemouth kawasaki. In this unmissable new book, legendary tt rider john mcguinness tells his own story in his own words for the first joey had won fourteen by the time he was my age, but age is just a number as he proved when he won three tts when he was fortyeight. Isle of man tt legend john mcguinness writes an exclusive diary for throughout tt 2019 well, after 23 years of racing at the tt, some things never change and were back to the standard bad weather its proper miserable today. Tt legend john mcguinness will contest the 2020 isle of man tt races fuelled by monster energy for pete extances british superbike championshipwinning quattro plant bournemouth kawasaki team. On that occasion he swore to himself that he would some day be on the podium with the 26time tt winner. The smells, the noise and the speed were all there for me to experience. Stephen davison isle of man tt rider john mcguinness tells his story for the first time. Mcguinness gives us a unique opportunity to share in the highs and lows of his recordbreaking career. Read book online now book 0856409022read john mcguinness.
John mcguinness is an english specialist isle of man tt professional solo motorcycle rider with. See more ideas about isle of man, road racing and morecambe. Random house presents the unabridged, downloadable audiobook edition of built for speed by john mcguinness, read by joe mcgann. The kawasaki zx10rr ninja is the first time mcguinness has competed at the event using kawasaki power. Joey had won fourteen by the time he was my age, but age is just a number as he proved when he won three tts when he was fortyeight. John mcguinness is a tt legend and this book is the story of his life so far. As the fastest ever man around the isle of man tt, 19times winner and honda tt legends rider john mcguinness is what you might call an expert on the 37. Mcguinness will ride ninja zx10rr machinery in the rst superbike, rl360 superstock and senior tt. A very good book about the life and career of tt and road racing legend john mc guinness. Making his debut in 1996 the morecambe, lancashire native achieved his first podium finish the following year on a 250cc aprillia the manufacturers only tt topthree result to date, garnered his first win in 1999 and since then has become the most successful. In fact, mcguinness rode a monstermob ducati 998 for the same paul bird motorsport team that dunlop joins at the tt 17 years later. It does not express the views or opinions of jm himself. He previously served as chair of the public accounts committee from 2011 to 2016 and minister of state for trade.
Isle of man tt legend john mcguinness has secured machinery for the supersport class on the eve of the 2019 event with the padgetts team. Tt legend is a unique opportunity to share in the highs and lows of mcguinness s recordbreaking career, to discover the behindthescenes story of the muchloved morecambe missile and to experience the magic and excitement of the sport in the company of the worlds most famous road racermore. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. His legendary status and place in the history books is already assured as one of the all time great tt racers. Isle of man tt legend john mcguinness has finally moved from honda to norton. John mcguinness is the second most successful tt rider of all time next to the late joey dunlop. Isle of man tt legend road racing legends 6 has 1 available editions to buy at half price books marketplace.
A new book about isle of man tt legend john mcguinness has been released. With 23 tt titles under his belt, he is a hero in the sport, but has also been billed as the most versatile rider in the world. He was also the first person to break through the mph barrier. Second only to the great joey dunlop in the alltime isle of man tt winners list, john mcguinness really needs no introduction.
The accident occurred shortly after the release of his book. Tt racing mcguinness memoir to ebury the bookseller. Mcguinness returns to the tt in 19 after a twoyear. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that. This exceptional artwork was unveiled during the 2009 tt, when the morecambe missile notched up his 15 th win top become the second most successful rider ever around the mountain circuit and set a new outright lap record with a staggering average. Road racing legend john mcguinness suffered a suspected broken leg in a crash while qualifying at the north west 200 yesterday. Optimized for ipad and kindle fire im forty now, stronger than ever, and im still winning races. Hard roads, flying finn, between the hedges, john mcguinness. Ebury press has acquired built for speed, a memoir from roadracing legend john mcguinness, to be published in the lead up to racing event the 2017 isle of man tt. The last tt podium for ducati came 8 years earlier courtesy of tt legend john mcguinness, who took second and third place finishes in the 2003 formula one and senior races respectively. Ive still got my health and the desire to win its n.
The legend john mcguinness to race in the isle of man tt. The book charts every part of his tt career, from his first trips to the island as a teenager when he stowed away on the. John mcguinness is the most famous road racer in the world. Although ostensibly a roads specialist, hes also had considerable success on circuits.