Ring of Fire is an insider's account of the pressures of being a MotoGP racer. We are given an insight into the stars as well as the officials, parents, doctors, team owners and fans who make up this exhilarating sport. This is a gripping book.
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This is the first book to cover the whole of the MotoGP era, at the centre of which is Valentino Rossi. Ring of Fire charts his rise, fall and rebirth, detailing the darker side to his rivalries with Max Biaggi and Sete Gibernau and his battles with the tax man and the media. This is a warts-and-all portrait with tales of vandalised cars and the racer who wants to torch 'the whole goddamn valley'. It is a breathless behind-the-scenes look at what makes these riders tick, from double World Superbike champion James Toseland to warring Spanish starlets Jorge Lorenzo and Dani Pedrosa.
Rick Broadbent looks back at the sport's tradition of reprobates and debauchery. He 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 200mph.
Ring of Fire features in the following genres: Sports, eBooks of the Month, Recommendations
Ring of Fire is available in Paperback
Ring of Fire was written by Rick Broadbent and published by Bantam Books (Transworld Publishers a division of the Random House Group) an imprint of Transworld Publishers Ltd
Ring of Fire has 339 pages
£10.79
