Thursday, March 18 2010
For those who have a passion for motorcycle racing, in particular the World Superbike series, from Haynes Publishing comes a book that according to James Toseland, World Superbike superstar, will give those outside the sport a look at what World Superbike racing is really all about.
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World Superbikes, The First Twenty Years, gives readers a glimpse into the exciting sport of World Superbike racing, a racing sport that involves professional skilled riders and fast machines flying around a track at speeds in excess of 200 mph.
World Superbikes is an intense racing sport that is unrivalled. In what other sport do you see competitors battling each other on two wheels at 200 mph, with nothing between them and the track except a helmet, suit, some boots, and a few pads. Racers in Superbike race around the track on motorcycles based on bikes that can be purchased by non-racers, but due to strict regulations are evenly matched between bikers so that the Superbike races are based on racing skill and raw determination, not on the bike’s capabilities.
Back in 1988, when the World Championship races began, is was considered just another motorcycle racing series. Now, twenty years down the road, it has evolved into nothing less that a worldwide phenomenon, one of motorcycle racing’s biggest attendance draws, bringing big motorcycle manufacturing names from Japan, and also Ducati into the competition as they bring their factory teams to the series.
World Superbikes, The First Twenty Years, chronicles the history of World Superbikes from the beginning up until Toseland’s bid for the title in 2007. Loaded with facts and anecdotes, this book tell sof the riders, the bikes, the races, and the politics of this exciting sport, as well as statistics and race results.
