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Ring of Fire is an insider's account of the acclaim, heroism and pressures of being a MotoGP racer. This is a world where manufacturers invest millions, and where a rider will emerge from a coma with shattered bones to get back on his bike to save his job and race again for the checkered flag.
This covers the whole of the modern MotoGP era, at the center of which is the phenomenal Valentino Rossi. Ring of Fire charts his rise, fall and rebirth, detailing the dark side of his infamous rivalries with Max Biaggi and Sete Gibernau as well as his battles with the tax man and the media. This warts-and-all tale offers an insightful, behind-the-scenes look at what makes these riders tick, from double World Superbike champion James Toseland to warring Spanish heroes Jorge Lorenzo and Dani Pedrosa.
Rick Broadbent introduces us, not just to the stars, but also to the officials, parents, doctors, team owners and fans who make up this white-knuckle sport.
By turns funny, sad, shocking and uplifting, Ring of Fire brings us face to face with all those who are bonded by a shared love of risking it all at 200 mph.
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Ring of Fire: The Inside Story of Valentino Rossi and MotoGP intertwines the stories of two of the sport’s greatest riders—current megastar Valentino Rossi and 1960s legend Mike Hailwood—painting a revealing portrait of the racers, personalities, and behind-the-scenes intrigue from both eras. Packed with engaging character studies and unforgettable anecdotes, this book takes the reader into the world of MotoGP like never before.
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Inches, millimeters.
Winning, glory, life; injury, pain, death.
That's how racers exist, in tiny increments of time/space, pleasure or pain, paid (often hugely) to do things they love, at the limit of control, at up to 200 MPH. These activities are accessible only to few: life on the edge, embraced whenever a champion rides--in practicing, in races and especially in qualifying. No letup. No excuses.
As we learn (again) in this intriguing book, motorcycle racers are abnormal: top 1% in vision and reflexes; supremely fit; mentally tough, able to focus for sustained periods in superhuman ways; devastatingly, destructively competitive, driven to win at any cost; able to recover magically from adversity. For some, life is the price.
Broadbent, an experienced sportswriter (The Times, London) alternates between current contenders, focusing on Rossi but including all the principal racers in MotoGP, and the classic struggle between Mike Hailwood and Giacomo Agostini thirty years earlier, and Hailwood's extraordinary spirit. Broadbent had that journalistic essential: access to key people, willing to talk. He writes with lyrical ease (no photos).
The books describes MotoGP racers, scenes and records familiar to most motorcycle roadrace enthusiasts, with the welcome addition of rich `insider' anecdotal insights that turn these men into flesh-and-blood humans.
Most books written for racing fans tend to be badly written and poorly researched, little more than publicity fluff for riders and bikes. Not this. Broadbent is a very capable writer and obviously has had years of intimate contact with racers and GP officials. Lot's of "insider" stuff here. Especially interesting is the information on the Biaggi/Rossi feud and the insight the author brings to the personality cult that is Rossi fandom. A nice touch is the toggling of the story between the MotoGP years of Rossi and the earlier 500cc years of Hailwood and Ago. I learned a lot and enjoyed it tremendously.
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