MotoGP in Camera: The Official Portrait of the 990cc Era | 
 enlarge | Author: Julian Ryder
Publisher: Haynes Publishing
Category: Book
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Media: Hardcover
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Pages: 256
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Dimensions (in): 10.9 x 9.2 x 0.9
ISBN: 1844254364
Dewey Decimal Number: 796.750222
EAN: 9781844254361
ASIN: 1844254364
Publication Date: February 15, 2008
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Product Description
MotoGP is the top class of motorcycle racing, the two-wheeled equivalent of Formula 1. It arrived in 2002 to replace the old 500cc GP class, and the big Japanese and Italian factories all fielded 990cc four-strokes. The bikes developed so rapidly that engine capacity was reduced to 800cc after just five years.
This book records those five seasons through the lenses of the sport's finest photographers. It is a year-by-year record of the racing as well as a collection of truly amazing photos arranged to illustrate all aspects of the sport. Julian Ryder, British Eurosport's MotoGP commentator and the author of the annual "MotoGP Season Review," has selected the images and written the accompanying commentary.
Book Description
This officially licensed photographic book celebrates the super-exciting, high-revving world of MotoGP – the pinnacle of motorcycle racing that has been dominated in recent years by Valentino Rossi. The recipe is simple: compiler Julian Ryder invited the sport’s top photographers to provide over 300 of their best images in order to present a vibrant record of the first five years of MotoGP, from its inception in 2002 to the end of the 990cc period in 2006. The result is a beautifully presented book that will be irresistible to all fans of motorcycle racing.
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Simply brilliant July 23, 2008
Many enthusiasts, and many highly respected MotoGP riders, consider the 240-HP, four-stroke 990s that raced from 2002 to 2006 to have been the pinnacle of performance and spectacle in racing--the most powerful and demanding race machines ever created, even beyond the 180-HP 500-cc two-strokes that made such extraordinary demands on their pilots.
This book sets out to make the point, and the result is a compendium of terrific photos of the era, year by year, captured by 16 great race photographers from Australia, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, Sweden and the UK, professionals whose unique access to the men, machines, pits and tracks gives them the chance to create stunning imagery of the sport. Every reader will find favorites, and there are no bad shots. Nicky Hayden puts his own 2006 world championship into perspective in a thoughtful and insightful introduction.
No aspect of MotoGP is ignored, from the great tracks to the fans, the key men (no women, except for fans and umbrella girls--one of them naked under her wet tee shirt) who drive the sport, the portraits of many of the interesting characters, the agony of crashing and the conflicting emotions of riders who win or lose. Spectators may only see spectacle, but insiders know that top racers put their lives on the line every time they ride, even in practice, and you can see it on the page.
What is particularly striking is that Julian Ryder chose unique points of view and images unlikely to see print in any magazine or newspaper. These unusual views of the sport make the book essential for the enthusiast, a remarkable and memorable record of courage and commitment, daring and danger, the essence of great spectacle unmatched in sport.
Behind the 250-odd images reproduced with stunningly clarity on the page, one aspect of the work deserves consideration by readers: photographers shoot thousands of photos at every MotoGP event, and the ratio between great and `okay, interesting' and `no good' is one in hundreds, often demanding capture in a right-time/right-place thousandth of a second. Ryder has captured the spectacular, violent and fascinating aspects of the sport and its participants.
The book title is ironic. `In camera' is defined by the Oxford English Dictionary as `in secret or private session, not in public,' but what could be more aggressively public that MotoGP? Yes, and we are the beneficiaries, at the track and in this magnificent book. Get it!
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