Off-Road Giants! Heroes of 1060s Motorcycle Sport (Vol 3)
«really interesting reading ... filled with often little known anecdotes and ... plentiful photographs Motor Cycling Club (MCC) a must read for all who lined the circuits and trails on muddy Sundays and were glued to their TV sets on Saturday winter afternoons when the event was televised on BBC Grandstand. The interviews are well crafted and Westlake's own enthusiasm for the subject comes through as he recounts the riders past glories, as well as bringing their stories up to date ... well worth the asking price. Ian Kerr The format is the same as the previous two - why change what works eh? A number of stars from the world of trials and scrambles are interviewed, pictures sourced and the result is a well thought through book with loads of information on the guys that used to fill the pages of our newspapers years ago. Classic Dirt Bike an excellent book. Jonathan Hill - freelance Against the backdrop of [...] world and national events of the time, it would have been easy for achievements and remarkable individual stories of some of the UK's greatest motocross and trials riders to have been all but forgotten. Thanks to the work of veteran moto-journalist Andy Westlake ... those days are not only remembered, they are brought to life in vivid narrative and more than 100 great period racing black and white images ... Are most of [the rider's] names unfamiliar? All the more reason to give the Off-Road Giants series a look-the stories and images will make you glad you made their acquaintance. Ultimate MotorCycling contains over one hundred previously unpublished, all period taken photographs that are great black and white, full of action shots. If you were ever into the motorcycle off-road, competition scene you will thoroughly enjoy this action-packed volume. Norm Mort - Freelance gives an excellent flavour of competing back in the day, told by those who really were there. Bike Rider Magazine Full of wonderfully evocative photos, the book is a real strip back in time to a golden era. Old Bike Australasia»
If you can recall the golden era of motorcycle sport then this is undoubtedly the book for you. Featuring sixteen scramblers and one and six days trials stars, this is a must read for all who lined the circuits on muddy Sundays and were glued to their TV sets on Winter afternoons. Les mer
Detaljer
- Forlag
- Veloce
- Innbinding
- Innbundet
- Språk
- Engelsk
- ISBN
- 9781845847456
- Utgivelsesår
- 2014
- Format
- 25 x 21 cm
Anmeldelser
«really interesting reading ... filled with often little known anecdotes and ... plentiful photographs Motor Cycling Club (MCC) a must read for all who lined the circuits and trails on muddy Sundays and were glued to their TV sets on Saturday winter afternoons when the event was televised on BBC Grandstand. The interviews are well crafted and Westlake's own enthusiasm for the subject comes through as he recounts the riders past glories, as well as bringing their stories up to date ... well worth the asking price. Ian Kerr The format is the same as the previous two - why change what works eh? A number of stars from the world of trials and scrambles are interviewed, pictures sourced and the result is a well thought through book with loads of information on the guys that used to fill the pages of our newspapers years ago. Classic Dirt Bike an excellent book. Jonathan Hill - freelance Against the backdrop of [...] world and national events of the time, it would have been easy for achievements and remarkable individual stories of some of the UK's greatest motocross and trials riders to have been all but forgotten. Thanks to the work of veteran moto-journalist Andy Westlake ... those days are not only remembered, they are brought to life in vivid narrative and more than 100 great period racing black and white images ... Are most of [the rider's] names unfamiliar? All the more reason to give the Off-Road Giants series a look-the stories and images will make you glad you made their acquaintance. Ultimate MotorCycling contains over one hundred previously unpublished, all period taken photographs that are great black and white, full of action shots. If you were ever into the motorcycle off-road, competition scene you will thoroughly enjoy this action-packed volume. Norm Mort - Freelance gives an excellent flavour of competing back in the day, told by those who really were there. Bike Rider Magazine Full of wonderfully evocative photos, the book is a real strip back in time to a golden era. Old Bike Australasia»