Motocourse 50 Years of MOTO Grand Prix: The Official History of The FIM Road Racing World Championship Grand prix (Hazleton History) [Hardcover]

Hazelton Publishing Ltd (Author), Dennis Noyes (Editor), Francesco Zerbi (Foreword)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 208 pages
• Publisher: Hazelton Publishing (UK) (August 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1874557837
• ISBN-13: 978-1874557838
• Product Dimensions: 12.1 x 9.7 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,927,438 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Faboulous and indispensable, April 20, 2000

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Niels Horskjaer (Knabstrup, Denmark) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Motocourse 50 Years of MOTO Grand Prix: The Official History of The FIM Road Racing World Championship Grand prix (Hazleton History) (Hardcover)

Even if you're not one of the die-hards who regularly buys the Motocourse annual this is the book you cannot live without. Five chapters deal with the different epoques in Motorcycle GP Racing - especially the chapter covering the years 78-87, written by Dennis Noyes is captivating, but even the chapter covering 88-98 by Michael Scott brings tears to your eyes.

The book is deliberately sprinkled with excellent photos, and for the anoraks among us, there is a complete statistic appendix covering results and records.

If this book is not enough for you, another book is available on the same topic. It's french, written by Didier Ganneau and is called - surprise - 50 ans de Grands Prix Moto. (1999 Editions SOLAR, ISBN 2-363-02877-3)

5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding, May 27, 2008

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GFASTR (42-44-56.8000N/073-48-07.1000W) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Motocourse 50 Years of MOTO Grand Prix: The Official History of The FIM Road Racing World Championship Grand prix (Hazleton History) (Hardcover)

Execellent and comprehensive study of the Grand Prix motorcycle scene, with lots on insider stuff besides just the statistics. I especially enjoyed the vignette on the role and influence that "King Kenny" Roberts had on the Euro-centric organizational power structure.

The one short-coming which perhaps Dennis Noyes will address for his NEXT book would be maps for all the circuits where GP motorcycle races have been run.

This one belongs in every two-wheel enthusiast's library

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent review of grand prix racing!, November 5, 2006

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Herod Lowery (California, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Motocourse 50 Years of MOTO Grand Prix: The Official History of The FIM Road Racing World Championship Grand prix (Hazleton History) (Hardcover)

For anyone who needs to know anything about grand prix racing, this book tells it all. The great English and Italian bikes, the coming of the Japanese and so on, it's all here. Fantastic photos and priceless words. Worth every penny.