Speed: How to make things go really fast

Synopsis of Speed: How to make things go really fast

In this fascinating book, lorry mechanic and motorcycle racing legend Guy Martin explores the limits of speed through four extreme challenges. Accompanied by experts in engineering, design, and science, Martin takes on incredible feats, such as pedaling a bicycle over 100 mph using the slipstream of an articulated lorry, building the world's fastest human-powered aircraft, and becoming the fastest man on a toboggan.

Tying in with the Channel 4 television series, "Speed" offers an inside track on the engineering feats, the science behind the speed, and the history of the challenges. It is an essential read for motor and technology enthusiasts who want to understand how and why machines go really fast, all narrated with the passionate and straightforward style characteristic of Guy Martin.