Overview
"In the world of motor sports, the one record most difficult to break is the land-speed motorcycle record. Set at 318 mph by Don Vesco in 1974, it took sixteen years for Dave Campos to break this record at 322 mph. Another sixteen years passed before Rocky Robinson - dared evil rider and aspiring author - shattered that record by doing an amazing 344 mph! How Robinson got to this point - and how he faced his greatest challenge at his moment of triumph - is the story of ""Flat Out"". A ten-year quest to be the fastest motorcycle rider on earth, told in gritty detail - a compulsive, readable account that captures the hard work, sacrifice and dedication that go into being the world's best and fastest, as well as the sheer terror of riding his Suzuki streamliner at almost six miles a minute! Sure to be welcomed by motorcycle riders the world over, this is destined to become a classic of motorcycle writing."
Full Product Details
Author: Rocky Robinson
Publisher: Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc
Imprint: Motorbooks
Dimensions:
Width: 15.30cm
, Height: 2.50cm
, Length: 22.80cm
Weight: 0.544kg
ISBN: 9780760331637
ISBN 10: 0760331634
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 01 August 2007
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Out of Stock Indefinitely
Availability: Out of stock
Reviews
BonnevilleRacing.com, June 2007 This is Rocky Robinson's first nonfiction book, and is intended to put you in the driver's seat of one of, if not the fastest motorcycle ever built. Ever wonder what it's like to go faster than anyone else has ever gone? Try 350 mph on for size. This is not your everyday, routine mystery or cookie-cutter thriller. <br> This 256 page hardcover book is a firsthand account of the trials, tribulations, heroism and heartbreak that Robinson and his team face as they attempt to achieve the impossible. Follow Robinson through his two-wheeled exploits as he battles AMA flat-track champion Chris Carr during a year at Bonneville unlike any other, before or since. Flat Out is a story filled with challenges, triumphs, and most of all; acknowledgment of the desire and dedication needed to pursue one's dreams once and for all no matter what they may be. - Dustin Woods, Motorcycle.com
SpeedTV.com , Chapter Excerpt, Aug. 18, 2007 OK. I'm hooked. I've gotta read this book ... Robinson's keen sense of humor makes his book fun to read ... Rest assured you are in for a high-speed read.
Author Information
"In the late seventies Rocky Robinson participated in the Camel Pro Series as a class ""C"" expert, competing against future champions like Ricky Graham and Doug Chandler. In the eighties he graduated to Speedway racing and alcohol-burning, brakeless machines; he won the Napa Wine Cup Championship in 1989 as well as the overall Northern California Speedway Championship that same year. Rocky then became involved in Land Speed Racing where he rode Tenacious II, a world class streamlined motorcycle built by Denis Manning. At the famed Bonneville Salt Flats after several attempts, Rocky was able to reach a top speed of 291 mph under perfect conditions. It was all the machine had. After that, the team tried their luck down under. At Lake Gairdner in Australia, coasting to a finish on an injured bike, Rocky timed out at 289 mph, which still stands as the fastest pass on two wheels ever recorded in Australia. For 2006, Rocky teamed up with Mike Akatiff and the crew behind the Ack Attack Special, a twin engine turbocharged Suzuki Hyabusa."
