Isle of Man TT : the photographic history ; 100 years of images from the world's greatest race / Bill Snelling with Michael Scott ; foreword by John McGuiness.

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Snelling, Bill [author.]

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Material type: Text

TextPublication details: London Carlton Books 2016Edition: Second editionDescription: 176 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour) ; 28 cmISBN:

9781780978727
1780978723

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796.75 23

Summary: An authoritative illustrated record of the rich history of the world's most famous motorcycle road race series. Written by acclaimed motorcycle racing authors Bill Snelling and Michael Scott, with a foreword by Isle of Man TT legend John McGuinness, this beautiful book celebrates the Isle of Man TT, the ultimate motorcycle road racing. The 37 miles of the 200-bend Snaefell Mountain Course witnesses riders hurtling around a circuit which is terrifying to ride, but where the action is always spectacular and hair-raising for racers and specators alike. The exploits of the great TT champions, such as Joey Dunlop, Mike Hailwood, John Surtees, Giacomo Agostini and John McGuinness, are legendary and Isle of Man TT: Photographic History through 150 magnificent photographs brilliantly captures the spirit, excitement and danger of one of the oldest and most revered events in world motorsport.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Notes	Date due	Barcode
Non-Fiction	Waimate Event Centre - Long term storage	Non Fiction	796.75 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Not For Loan	Not for loan		a00729785

First published: 2015.

An authoritative illustrated record of the rich history of the world's most famous motorcycle road race series. Written by acclaimed motorcycle racing authors Bill Snelling and Michael Scott, with a foreword by Isle of Man TT legend John McGuinness, this beautiful book celebrates the Isle of Man TT, the ultimate motorcycle road racing. The 37 miles of the 200-bend Snaefell Mountain Course witnesses riders hurtling around a circuit which is terrifying to ride, but where the action is always spectacular and hair-raising for racers and specators alike. The exploits of the great TT champions, such as Joey Dunlop, Mike Hailwood, John Surtees, Giacomo Agostini and John McGuinness, are legendary and Isle of Man TT: Photographic History through 150 magnificent photographs brilliantly captures the spirit, excitement and danger of one of the oldest and most revered events in world motorsport.

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