Haynes 2007 MotoGP Review by Julian Ryder
Added on Wednesday, December 12th, 2007 by Carole Nash Editor
Haynes 2007 MotoGP Review by Julian Ryder
This is one impressive, encyclopedic record of the 2007 MotoGP season, which as we all know, ended with an historic victory for Stoner and Ducati – the first Italian factory to win the blue riband title since MV Agusta.
The book is lavishly illustrated with hundreds of top class pics, there are some brilliant quotes from the racers themselves and Ryder’s almost obsessive technical and background knowledge puts plenty of detail and perspective on the ruthless business of winning GP races.
For me, the quote of the book is from Valentino Rossi; “I didn’t lose second place, Yamaha did.” In that pithy phrase Rossi sums up his entire season of bitter failure and whether you believe that it was Rossi’s own psychological weakness, or the combination of inferior tyres and a slower bike which cost `The Doctor’ the 2007 title, there’s no doubt that Rossi’s ire will make the opening of the 2008 season a fiery affair.
Good news, as frankly the 2007 MotoGP championship became a bit dull once Stoner made it clear he was in a different class.
You can buy the superb 2007 Haynes MotoGP review from their website; www.haynes.co.uk, which will save you traipsing around mainstream bookshops full of celebrity endorsed crap. Merry Christmas readers.
