Ten Days in the Dirt - The Spectacle of Off-Road Motorcycling
Code No: 14535
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Author: Rohrer, Russ
Published: 2004
Binding: Hardcover
No. Pages: 160
Dimensions: 24 x 24
Description: The world of off-road racing comes to life in this photo-oriented look at the sport. The author visited ten of the hottest off-road racing events in the U.S., and came back with a high-quality look at the state of off-road racing today. The book is divided into 10 sections, each dealing with a particular type of off-road riding or competition. Described is what happens during a typical day of competition, with quotes from the racers and their families. Detailed photos show the action on the track, and the majority of the shots are the competitors in the pits working on their bikes, sharing racing stories, camping, and living the lives of a racer.
Events Covered:
1. AMA National 125/250 MX Championship (Glen Helen, California). This outdoor motocross race takes place in the center of the MX universe.
2. AMA Supercross (Anaheim). This round was where Jeremy McGrath retired, and Chad Reed won to challenge Ricky Carmichael.
3. Grand National Cross-Country Round. Brutal 3-hour race run on 10- to 20-mile course snaking through the woods and over obstacles.
4. International Six Days Enduro. This brutal off-road race brings teams from around the world together for six long hard days of racing through the nastiest terrain in the world. The 2003 event was held in Fortaleza, Brazil, and won by MX champion Stefan Everts.
5. Adelanto Grand Prix. 8-mile course in California, one of the classic off-road races. Speeds of 90 mph+, 2,000 entrants each year.
6. NMA World Mini Grand Prix (Las Vegas, Nevada). The most prestigious amateur event in the world. The place where the young kids show their stuff and compete for national titles and the attention of factory talent scouts.
7. 24 Hours of Glen Helen. Four- to six-rider teams compete on 8-mile course through day and night.
8. El Trial De Espana. Trials round hosted by American Trials Association near Temecula, CA. Trials is sport in which riders take specialized bikes through short, incredibly challenging courses. They scale sheer rock walls, jump off of 15-foot cliffs, and climb boulders.
9. Great American Hillclimb, Billings, Montana. Purpose-built 200-hp bikes race to the top of a 500-foot near-vertical hill. The fastest time wins. The final 15 feet of the climb is vertical, and spotters at the top use 18-inch hooks to grab onto crashed bikes and prevent them from cart-wheeling back down the hill.
10. Recreational riding. A look at a day of trail riding.
Events Covered:
1. AMA National 125/250 MX Championship (Glen Helen, California). This outdoor motocross race takes place in the center of the MX universe.
2. AMA Supercross (Anaheim). This round was where Jeremy McGrath retired, and Chad Reed won to challenge Ricky Carmichael.
3. Grand National Cross-Country Round. Brutal 3-hour race run on 10- to 20-mile course snaking through the woods and over obstacles.
4. International Six Days Enduro. This brutal off-road race brings teams from around the world together for six long hard days of racing through the nastiest terrain in the world. The 2003 event was held in Fortaleza, Brazil, and won by MX champion Stefan Everts.
5. Adelanto Grand Prix. 8-mile course in California, one of the classic off-road races. Speeds of 90 mph+, 2,000 entrants each year.
6. NMA World Mini Grand Prix (Las Vegas, Nevada). The most prestigious amateur event in the world. The place where the young kids show their stuff and compete for national titles and the attention of factory talent scouts.
7. 24 Hours of Glen Helen. Four- to six-rider teams compete on 8-mile course through day and night.
8. El Trial De Espana. Trials round hosted by American Trials Association near Temecula, CA. Trials is sport in which riders take specialized bikes through short, incredibly challenging courses. They scale sheer rock walls, jump off of 15-foot cliffs, and climb boulders.
9. Great American Hillclimb, Billings, Montana. Purpose-built 200-hp bikes race to the top of a 500-foot near-vertical hill. The fastest time wins. The final 15 feet of the climb is vertical, and spotters at the top use 18-inch hooks to grab onto crashed bikes and prevent them from cart-wheeling back down the hill.
10. Recreational riding. A look at a day of trail riding.
