McGuinness visit puts motorsport students in pole position

24-time Isle of Man TT winner John was invited to be a guest speaker at Myerscough College & University Centre’s Motorsport Industry Day, held at the College’s FFIT Centre.

John bought along the Mugen Shinzen 4, his 2014 TT Zero winning electric bike, with students having a first-hand opportunity to inspect the unique prototype bike and chat with John about his career.

John McGuinness is one of the UK’s most successful motorcycle racers, making his Isle of Man debut in 1996 and winning the first of his 24 titles in 1999. Since the turn of the century he has become famous for his exploits on the roads, most notably the Isle of Man TT, where he is now recognised as one of the greatest racers ever. ‘The Morecambe Missile’ released his much anticipated autobiography, ‘Built for Speed’ in May 2017, and in July 2017, was awarded an Honorary Fellowship of Myerscough College in recognition of his outstanding courage and his achievements in the field of racing motorbikes.

Myerscough’s Motorsport Industry Day was well attended by students on both further and higher education study programmes, and also included sessions from Howard Barlow from Snap-On, Varley Red Top’s Mike Turner and Sebastian Wollam, and former Peugeot works driver, Kevin Furber.

Simon Moss, HE Motorsport lecturer, said: ‘’What a fantastic first Motorsport Industry Day we had, capped off by College Fellow John McGuinness.

‘’Massive thanks to John, as well as Creative Talent Management's Kev Furber, Mike Turner and Sebastian Wollam, who gave a fascinating talk about their range of products, and Howard from Snap-On too.’’

Joe White, who is studying a BSc (Hons) in Motorsport Management and Logistics, said: ‘’It was awesome getting the chance to meet John McGuinness, a demon on two wheels!

‘’As a race mechanic it is hard to put into words the things he can do when the helmet goes on, he even showed me how to position myself on his bike. What a legend!’’

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