morallyblack 's review for:

Guy Martin: My Autobiography by Guy Martin

3.75

informative medium-paced

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At least once a year, I descend into one of my favourite rabbit holes of all time: the Isle of Man TT. It’s probably considered the deadliest race in the history of motorcycle racing, and also the race attracting thousands of aficionados every year to watch the mad men and women race on a public road at MotoGP speeds. Guy Martin has been one of those racers for years, and to me is one of the most fascinating people. His no-nonsense style of communicating might come off brash and rude at times, but honestly, to me, it’s been refreshing. He’s not the honeypot kind of guy, and you shouldn’t expect him to be in this book. At parts, it was a bit heavy on the “other people’s fault”, but as I said, if that’s how he felt, there’s no need to cloak it. 

I enjoy people being themselves, and this one is just not a crowd pleaser in terms of paddock life, but I genuinely enjoyed a peek behind the scenes of the life of a road racer.