Superbike 2017 2018

The 2017 championship is analyzed by the authors of this classic official annual. First published to informing the public on one of the most compelling and fascinating world championships. Among the new elements for this season is the starting grid of race two, which has been revolutionized, with the winner of the Saturday race starting from ninth place. But the variation of the technical regulation is marginal, apart from the confirmation once more of the various other championships, which were tested over many seasons and reserved for the 1000 and 600 cc, the new entry of the small SuperSport 300 stands out. The work of Fabrizio Porrozzi, one of the best photographers of the SBK World Championship, is displayed, along with stories from the authors.

For the 42nd year, this is the two-wheeled sport's longest-running and most respected yearbook, featuring independent and authoritative editorial combined with the finest action photography. The World's Leading Grand Prix and Superbike Annual is the indisputable leader in its field, covering the world of motorcycle racing like no other publication. Motocourse wraps up the year with the most complete results record supplied anywhere in a single volume. This lavish yearbook continues to be essential reading for all fans of two-wheeled motorcycle racing worldwide.

The Complete Book of Ducati Motorcycles, 2nd Edition updates the story, racing successes, and models offered by Italy’s greatest motorcycle manufacturer.

Beginning in 1881, isolated prototypes of electric tricycles and bicycles were patented and sometimes tested. Limited editions followed in the 1940s, but it was not until the lithium-ion battery became available in the first decade of this century that urban pedelecs and more powerful open-road motorcycles--sometimes with speeds of over 200 mph--became possible and increasingly popular. Today's ever-growing fleets of one-wheel, two-wheel and three-wheel light electric vehicles can now be counted in the hundreds of millions. In this third installment of his electric transport history series, the author covers the lives of the innovative engineers who have developed these e-wheelers.

Motocourse 2018-19covers both the MotoGP season and its 19 Grand Prix races in all three classes (MotoGP, Moto2 and Moto3) in great detail with every race report backed by qualifying times, full race results and MotoGP lap charts. There are compelling features reflecting the key stories of the season, a team-by-team review which analyses the fortunes of the competing MotoGP squads highlighted by the superb bike illustrations by Adrian Dean. Often contentious, the editor chooses his top ten riders of the season and ranks them on the basis of their performances throughout the year. Not content with providing 240 pages of MotoGP coverage, Motocourse 2018-19 also gives extensive space to the World Superbike Championship which includes reports and photos of all 13 rounds, and a review of the riders and teams and bikes. Other categories featured in Motocourse 2018-19 include: Red Bull Rookies Teenage riders aiming for the stars The World Supersport Championship The highly competitive British Superbike Series. At 328 large format pages, Motocourse 2018-19 provides the most comprehensive record of the year’s sporting action published anywhere in a single volume. It truly is the bible of motorcycle racing.

Formula One has long maintained a glitzy aura that masks dark and strange goings-on in the background. But with the 2019 season came a force louder than Formula One could dream of muffling: William Storey, the founder of British energy drink startup Rich Energy. Storey became a multimillion-dollar sponsor of the Haas Formula One team a year after records showed Rich Energy having a mere $770 in the bank. He equated his doubters to moon-landing truthers and publicly mocked both the Haas team and the entities winning legal disputes against him. But where were actual cans of Rich Energy, and did the supposed sponsorship funds exist? In the six months between Storey's first race as a Formula One sponsor and his very public exit, he stole the spotlight with a loud mouth and an active Twitter account. Haas team boss Guenther Steiner once described the Rich Energy news cycle as: "I'm getting sick of answering these stupid fucking questions on a race weekend. I've never seen any fucking thing like this." No one else had, either. This book uncovers the complete, bizarre story.