- Published: 2 August 2010
- ISBN: 9780553819618
- Imprint: Bantam
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 352
- RRP: $35.00
Ring of Fire
- Published: 2 August 2010
- ISBN: 9780553819618
- Imprint: Bantam
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 352
- RRP: $35.00
It was an odd decision to alternate a celebration of the brilliance of Valentino Rossi, today's Italian motorcycling superstar, with a reconstruction of episodes from the life and times of Mike Hailwood, the biking ace of the 1960s and 1970s, but it succeeds brilliantly. The technology is quite different, and so are the rewards, but the requirements of a true racer - courage and skill - are unchanging. In this hymn of praise to those who live closest to the edge, you can smell the grease and burning rubber
Nick Pitt, The Sunday Times
Fascinating... This is not your average motorcycle book, it almost reads like a novel, but it is history, it is fact written by someone who has been close to and part of it. Because of the style it is one of those books you cannot put down and a must for every racing fan
inter-bike.co.uk
Extraordinary... Rick Broadbent's ability to sweep you along at speeds of 200 mph leaves you quite breathless... a very satisfying and enthralling read
BFKbooks
Impressive
Leicester Mercury
This is a stunning book. It is history but reads like a "can't put it down" novel - hardly surprising considering it grippingly features the two greatest motor cyclists of all time, Mike Hailwood and Valentino Rossi. Rick Broadbent tells the enthralling story of a thrilling and dangerous sport like never before and it had me by the throat
Murray Walker
A fantastic new book... well worth getting
MotoGP World
Peppered with anecdotes and insight... a fantastic, page turning read which presents a window into the personalities which are normally only seen on the track or in a press conference
MotoGPBlog