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MotoGP: The Illustrated History 2023
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The daring exploits of motorcycle race legends Valentino Rossi, Barry Sheene, Casey Stoner, and John Surtees are all gloriously celebrated in MotoGP: The Illustrated History. Updated for 2023 and packed with more than 150 stunning photographs, this authoritative and long-overdue illustrated history celebrates high-performance motorbike racing...
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The daring exploits of motorcycle race legends Valentino Rossi, Barry Sheene, Casey Stoner, and John Surtees are all gloriously celebrated in MotoGP: The Illustrated History.
Updated for 2023 and packed with more than 150 stunning photographs, this authoritative and long-overdue illustrated history celebrates high-performance motorbike racing since the start of the world championship in 1949.
Each racing decade is dissected and discussed, as are the big incidents, top personalities, and technological innovations. To complete the book, motorcycle racing's greatest names, including John Surtees, Giacomo Agostini, Kenny Roberts, Valentino Rossi, Casey Stoner, and Marc Marquez, provide exclusive personal insights and accounts of what it is like to race at speeds of 200 mph.
MotoGP: The Illustrated History is a unique book which brilliantly conveys the exhilarating spirit of this stunning sport.
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ISBN: 9781802795578
Publisher: Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand
Format: Hardback
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Weight: 1640g
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