The Phenomenal Sunday Times No 1 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 & 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 & 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 & 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 & 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 & foes his family his teammates & bosses & we'll discover what motivates him & where his strengths & 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 & the buzz he's been chasing ever since This thrilling autobiography is an intense & dramatic ride