{"product_id":"variable-valve-timings-memoirs-of-a-car-tragic-paperback","title":"Variable Valve Timings: Memoirs of a Car Tragic - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eChris Harris\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'What defines the car-saddo condition is not being able to recall a time when the toy-car-era of your life actually ended. Because for us sufferers, it never does.' \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNobody knows cars like Chris Harris does. He calls it 'unhinged geekery', but the rest of the world call it infectious enthusiasm, adrenaline fuelled escapism and rigorous journalistic integrity. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnd then there are his famous skills at the wheel, from city cars to rally cars, not forgetting the Guinness World Record 3.4km sideways in an electric car. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnd now for the first time, Harris takes us down the road of his lifelong obsession 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\u003eFrom the six-year-old who could recite the stats from \u003ci\u003eWhat Car?\u003c\/i\u003e magazine 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 \u003ci\u003eTop Gear \u003c\/i\u003estudio. \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\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 7.7 x 4.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 09, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49379738943640,"sku":"9781529913606","price":30.74,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0759\/8830\/4024\/files\/xsTbArfzMN9781529913606.webp?v=1783083388","url":"https:\/\/thepinkflamingobooks.myshopify.com\/products\/variable-valve-timings-memoirs-of-a-car-tragic-paperback","provider":"The Pink Flamingo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}