Motorcycle Drag Racing : A History
by John S. Stein
There is a line in a Lovin’ Spoonful song that says, “It’s like trying to tell a stranger about rock ‘n roll.” Motorcycle drag racing is a bit like that. To those who follow it, the sport makes perfect sense. To those who don’t, it makes none at all. This book is for both.
At 244 pages and nearly 3 pounds, this book is quite large. With so much to explore, it had to be. Organized motorcycle drag racing began nearly 60 years ago, and an incredible amount has happened since then.
While much of the change has involved the machinery—and the book discusses it in great detail – it is the people that make the sport so fascinating. And in the book, more than 500 of them are discussed.
In the words of former Cycle editor, Cook Neilson, “Stein gives dimension and warmth to the people who built and rode these bikes, some of whom are still banging their heads against the quarter-mile reality. Clem Johnson. Sonny Routt. Boris Murray. John Gregory. Leo Payne. Byron Hines. Joe Smith. Dozens more. Geniuses all, innovators all. John Stein has done them – bikes and men – proud.”
HAVE A PEEK The nice thing about buying from a bookstore is that you get to browse through the book before you buy it. We’re doing that here as well, and have chosen a representative chapter. If you like it, great. There are 18 more where it came from—covering everything from Pro Stock Motorcycle to Top Fuel, and from Sanctioning Bodies to Great Rivalries. Click here or on the book to read excerpt.
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Motorcycle Drag Racing: A History by John S. Stein (currently unavailable) |
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AMA/Prostar's Gainesville Finals as they should be. Three perfect days of sunny weather, large bike counts, good times and good performances all captured on this 55+ minute NTSC DVD. Expanded Grudge Chaos, Pro Street, Super Street and Real Street coverage, along with 1000 Supersport, Pro Stock, Pro Mod Funnybike and Top Fue.. Turn it up loud!
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World Finals 2002
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Star-Area 51 test 2003
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Rockingham 11/2004
It was cold as a witch's nitrous nozzle and our nuts turned Carolina blue, but the action was hot enough to melt your DVD player!
This is a 1 hour NTSC DVD covering the Lee’s Performance Fall Bike Nationals at Rockingham Dragway in Rockingham, North Carolina in of November, 2004 featuring Heavy Hitters, 60-inch, Outlaw Pro Street and Afterdark Underground.
ST LOUIS CHAOS
A 1 hour NTSC DVD covering the 2005 AMA/Prostar Streetbike Chaos event at Gateway International Raceway near St. Louis. Featuring awesome footage of MSP's Josh Davis bursting into flames as he speeds through the traps at nearly 170 mph! Also featuring grudge races with Keith Dennis and Lil' Fred, though not racing each other.
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