{"product_id":"variable-valve-timings-memoirs-of-a-car-tragic-paperback","title":"Variable Valve Timings: Memoirs of a Car Tragic - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eChris Harris\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRevered in the petrolhead community years before his star gig on \u003ci\u003eTop Gear\u003c\/i\u003e, automotive print and video journalist, racing driver, and the UK's favorite car geek reveals how all things motoring became his life's driving force \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Tire destruction, power slides and continuous drooling. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Chris Harris has driven more cars than most people could ever dream of. His vast knowledge is legendary. He calls it 'unhinged geekery'. But we call it infectious enthusiasm, adrenaline-fueled escapism and peerless journalistic rigor and integrity. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e And then there are his famous skills at the wheel, from city cars to rally cars, F1 to vintage, not forgetting the Guinness World Record 3.4km sideways in an electric car. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e And now for the first time, Harris is going all out with that unhinged geekery, and takes us down the road of his life-long adventure with the automobile - - along surprising diversions, around hazards and obstructions, down the fast lane collecting Gs and back to the lock-up to prep the stock. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e From the six-year-old who could recite the stats from \u003ci\u003eWhat Car? \u003c\/i\u003emagazine to the YouTube car guru whose honest reviews got him banned by Ferrari. From the Scalextric track of his childhood, to podiums as a racing driver out in the world. From behind his garage doors to the floodlit Top Gear studio. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eVariable Valve Timings\u003c\/i\u003e brings you an incredibly engaging story of adventure and petrolhead joy, told with wit, warmth and disarming honesty. This book is a true one-off, just like Chris.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eChris Harris is an automotive journalist, amateur racing driver and TV presenter. He has worked as a reviewer and columnist for many automotive magazines including \u003ci\u003eAutocar\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEvo\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eJalopnik\u003c\/i\u003e. Chris has been appearing on \u003ci\u003eTop\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eGear\u003c\/i\u003e since 2016, and became one of the three main presenters in 2017. He also has his own web series \u003ci\u003eChris Harris on Cars\u003c\/i\u003e, now hosted by Topgear.com. This is his first book.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 7.7 x 4.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 19, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42150316277895,"sku":"9781529913606","price":23.74,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/fd1010631c25a061f3525c3232e56b20.webp?v=1733198589","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/variable-valve-timings-memoirs-of-a-car-tragic-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}