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German motorcycle manufacturers have always used competition as a certain method of improving their machines and market penetration. The author describes the famous as well as the more obscure characters, motorcycles and marques which battled to project Germany to the forefront of the field.

Researcher John Ozoga provides hunters his insights into the continent's most popular, secretive, and adaptive big-game animal. Drawing from his work in Deer & Deer Hunting magazine, Ozoga takes hunters into the deer's world, discussing the herd's social structure, communication, survival, and future. Illustrated with full-color photography.

The McLaren MP4/4 is the iconic Honda V6 turbo-powered F1 car built by McLaren for the 1988 grand prix season, driven by Ayrton Senna and Alain Prost. Remarkably, the car won all but one race during the year, and took McLaren's new recruit Senna to his first World Championship after a season-long battle with team-mate Prost. McLaren achieved an astonishing ten 1-2 finishes with the car, and suffered only two car-related retirements during the season. The MP4/4 is still statistically the most dom...

'Today and every day for me, up until May 2016, is all about the first episode of the brand new Top Gear. The show I've been hired to save from becoming mere ashes blowing across the hinterland of the golden age of television. A show as infamous as it's revered the world over. A show that somehow exploded from a monthly regional BBC Midlands half-hour magazine programme in the late Seventies into the global anarchic phenomenon it is today. 'What follows is the story of the television equivalent...

For Maranello enthusiasts, this chunky, inexpensive paperback is a must-have purchase as it profiles every car, model-by-model, from the Ferrari 'preview' of 1940 to the present day. A unique catalogue, it features a specially commissioned colour drawing for each road and racing car, together with archive photography, informative text and specification. Where a single-seater, sports racing model or prototype competed for more than one season or, in the case of a GT, remained in production for se...

The official Superbike World Championship book has always tried to transmit this important fact through its pictures. From the 2010 edition, that message is further developed and goes even deeper into the technical aspects of the sport, so extremely interesting to the most competent fans. But as well as the bikes, the men of the category are able to maintain close contact with their public. That is why champions and their colleagues recount their human side as well as their sports career, aspect...

WELCOME TO THE WORLD OF EDMUND IRVINE. IT IS NOT A DREARY WORKADAY EXISTENCE. EDDIE, FI DRIVER AND COMMITTED PLAYBOY, LIVES IN A SORT OF DISNEYLAND FOR ADULTS OF A HEDONISTIC BENT. The Glasgow Herlad. The first Grand Prix of 2000 ushers in a new era for the cavalier talent, international star and multi millionaire playboy that is Eddie Irvine. Having narrowly missed winning the 1999 Championship in a gripping finale. Eddie has joined Jaguar, where with a developing team and a premier position, h...

Formula E - the world's leading electric-racing series - is leading the way for the future of motorsport, promoting electric power for a sustainable future, while providing thrilling racing and an immersive experience for the fans. This officially licensed book, produced with the full cooperation of Formula E and the teams, provides a fascinating insight into the series featuring input from the teams and drivers to take the reader behind the scenes. The book looks at the origins and history of F...

Buckle up for the next installment in our 'Epic' series and the follow-up to Epic Bike Rides of the World. Epic Drives of the World, a beautiful hardback, showcases 50 of the greatest road trips on Earth, from classic routes in America, Australia and Europe, to incredible adventures in Asia and Africa. Organised by continent, each route features a first-hand account, awe-inspiring photographs, illustrated maps and practical advice on when to go, how to get there, where to stay and what to eat....

This title takes a privileged insider's look within the Ferrari Formula One team - the highs and lows, victories and controversies experienced by the team on its way to seeming domination of the sport. Each component is examined. From the office of the Sporting Director to the research and manufacturing processes, the organization that goes into each test session and race weekend to the daily lives of the people who devote their lives to Ferrari - all is laid bare. Key team members, their rivals...

Following Evro Publishing's acclaimed photo memoirs of John Surtees and Stirling Moss, the appealing format of these books - wonderful photos with insightful narrative - is applied to the greatest figure in 20th century motor racing. In the aftermath of the Second World War, Enzo Ferrari went into motor racing with magnificent V12-engined cars and very quickly achieved unparalleled success in Formula 1 and sports cars, and built magnificent road cars too. In this book, published on the 70th anni...