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Variable Valve Timings
- Memoirs of a Car Tragic
- Narrated by: Chris Harris
- Length: 5 hrs and 43 mins
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Tyre destruction, power slides and continuous drooling
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 rigour and integrity.
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.
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 - from the Scalextric track to the Nürburgring 24 Hour, via his own formative low-powered Somerset version of The Dukes of Hazard.
A highly individual, petrol-soaked life story that's all down to variable valve timings.
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- robert canning
- 11-11-23
Top book
Great listen good to get to know a little about Chris. Would recommend buying this book
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- Ryan Arnold
- 14-11-23
Fantastic listen
Chris is an amazing storyteller. insightful and funny, Highly recommended. Particularly enjoyed the tales of ripping across europe.
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- Mr. Thomas O. Barry
- 27-11-23
Excellent
Fantastic - I am thoroughly looking forward to the next one. Only audiobook I have cared to finish.
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- JT
- 24-11-23
LJS in a prelude…..
…..That brought back my years of fellow geekery trawling the stats of Car magazine - for cars I simply couldn’t afford - but I dreamed of. 40 years later and a life of bloody hard work - and I’m fortunate enough to be able to buy (and I have) those poster cars. Chris Harris has enthralled me as much as LJK did (probably more as LJK was ‘of another world’). This is the best motoring book I’ve ‘read’ - but above that. It’s a life book. One I will pass to my 26 year old son, wondering what he does next - because Chris has encompassed where some of us were in the 80’s - not sure of WTF to do - but passionate about a metallic object that just makes us happy. The rest - we just made up and worked bloody hard at. Take a bow Mr Harris. You have become LJK. You sir. Are a legend.
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- struan urquhart
- 11-02-24
Best book I have listened too in a long time
Really interesting story and upbringing which is captured wonderfully in this book. If you are a petrol head and have heard of Chris, it’s worth a listen.
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- MR TJ ROOTS
- 21-02-24
Honest and direct
I’ve followed Chris’ writing and venture into filming for years but was fascinated to hear all the details that we don’t get to hear enough. Open and honest as always. Loved it!
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- Rich Fletcher
- 13-11-23
Fantastic read.
I love Chris Harris almost as much as he hates himself.
Great book. I blubbed through chapter 5, and guffawed through the rest. Nice to have my suspicions about Chris Evans being a total sausage confirmed.
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- E
- 15-11-23
What’s not to like
What an excellent listen , Superbly written and read , nice one Chris , Lovin ya work sir 👌
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- Simon Thomas
- 02-01-24
A great book, brilliant story, and Chris’ narration makes it very engaging
I’ve listened to this multiple times now. Always been a fan of Chris’ and share his life long love of cars, he has lived a life I’d love to have travelled myself and hearing his short review of the highs and lows has been incredibly interesting, probably one of my favourite books along side the Adrian Newey book, ‘How to build a car’
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- Garry Clement-Boggis
- 25-01-24
Can’t help liking Chris more and more!
Written and performed excellently. Not just a Christmas stocking filler like many automotive autobiographical jobs but a genuinely funny, interesting and mature book from someone I have long wished I could bump into so we could talk 80s rally cars over a cider. This book solidifies his status as a car nut and not just a presenter with enough disposable income to like cars. I can’t wait to see what’s next for him, hopefully a couple more books.
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