John McGuinness: A Life Behind Bars (video)
Rennie Scaysbrook | March 2, 2017
John McGuinness appears in this honest and revealing film
An Isle of Man TT rider is unlike most motorcycle racers. And John McGuinness is unlike most TT racers.
The bricklayer from Morcambe in in England’s northwest has won an astonishing 23 races around the Isle of Man Mountain Course, putting him second only to his childhood hero, Joey Dunlop, on 24 victories.
McGuinness has always famously shot straight from hip. His no BS approach to racing the world’s oldest and most dangerous motorcycle race is as refreshing as it can be confronting, and these views are plainly expressed in this video where he talks about the dangers of the TT and of losing some of his best friends to the race.
In 2017, McGuinness will team with long-time rival Guy Martin in what will be Martin’s return to the TT after a year’s absence in the Honda Racing factory team. Can the Morcambe Missile finally equal (or even surpass) Dunlop’s win record in 2017? This film gives you a revealing insight into just who this man is, what makes him so damn good around the TT and why he simply hates going to the gym.
