Product Information
This text details the first ten years of the World Superbike Championships, from Steve Motormouth McLaughlin and the birth of Superbike racing in the USA, to the 1997 title chase. It gives year-by-year coverage, from Flyin' Fred Merkel in 1988 to Foggy, returning to Ducati in 1997. The political manoeuvres involving the Japanese, McLaughlin and the New Zealand company that went bankrupt just before the 1990 season started are described, as is the advent of the Flammini Group and the spread into the Pacific Rim. The book also gives details of: the champions of Superbike racing including Fred Merkel, Raymond Roche, Doug Polen, Scott Russell, Carl Fogarty and Troy Corser; the bikes - Honda, Ducati, Yamaha, Suzuki, Kawasaki and Bimota; and the results, records, championship standings, circuits and lap records.Product Identifiers
PublisherHaynes Publishing Group
ISBN-139781859604045
eBay Product ID (ePID)89973863
Product Key Features
Book TitleWorld Superbikes: the First Ten Years
IllustratorKel Edge
AuthorJulian Ryder
FormatPaperback
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year1997
GenreSports
Number of Pages160 Pages
Additional Product Features
Title_AuthorJulian Ryder
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom