Flat Out: The Race for the Motorcycle World Land Speed Record
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| Rating | : | 4.88 (707 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0760331634 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 256 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-10-07 |
| Language | : | English |
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And sometimes the achievement of a lifetime is surpassed in days. And that record had stood for another sixteen years when, on Labor Day Weekend, 2006, a motorcycle daredevil and aspiring writer named Rocky Robinson rode a Suzuki-powered streamliner at an incredible 344 mph. It was sixteen years before Dave Campos flew past that record at a speed of 322 miles per hour. Some records are made to be broken. Others stand for a lifetime. In the world of motorsports, the one record that has proven the toughest to break is the motorcycle land speed record. Here is Robinson's epic decade-long quest to be the fastest motorcycle rider on earth, recounted in all its gritty detail--a compulsively readable account that captures the hard work, sacrifice, and dedication that go into being the world's best, as well as the sheer terror of riding these two-wheeled rockets near
Two days later someone broke his record, but what matters is that, after nearly a lifetime of training, Robinson became, however briefly, the fastest man on two wheels. It didn't, but Robinson and his team never gave up, testing new design after new design, edging ever closer to their goal. His first-person account of racing across Utah's Bonneville Salt Flats speedway on two wheels is exhilarating, leaving the reader out of breath. Robinson captures some of the adventurous, groundbreaking spirit of the Wright Brothers and also a bit of The Right Stuff. From Booklist On September 3, 2006, Robinson, driving the motorcycle streamliner Ack Attack, set the new world land speed record of 342.797 miles per hour. Pitt, David . Gearheads will love the book's abundance of technical details; everyone else will love the story of sheer, wide-eyed excitement and de
K. Lyle said Great read from a non-racing fan. I am not a motorcycle enthusiast nor am I a race fan but I thoroughly enjoyed this book and learned a lot about land speed racing. Rocky is a very good writer and made me feel like I was right there in the seat experiencing the thrill of traveling Great read from a non-racing fan I am not a motorcycle enthusiast nor am I a race fan but I thoroughly enjoyed this book and learned a lot about land speed racing. Rocky is a very good writer and made me feel like I was right there in the seat experiencing the thrill of traveling 300 plus mph on two wheels. After reading Flat Out I have a great desire to make the trek to the Bonneville Salt Flats and witness first hand Rocky's next attempt to regain the title "fastest man on two wheels.". 00 plus mph on two wheels. After reading Flat Out I have a great desire to make the trek to the Bonneville Salt Flats and witness first hand Rocky's next attempt to regain the title "fastest man on two wheels.". Nurse Claudia said He writes his book as history was in the making while it was all fresh in his memory and all his emotions on his sleeve. Say you are born into a family in which your father had to have been the coolest dad ever being a fearless motorcycle racer. Your older brother is fearless just like dad and follows his footsteps in racing motorcycles. You have a cool mom too that rivals the Kool-Aid mom in the TV commercials. With tough acts like that to follow, there's only one thing left to doBreak the world land speed record.Meet Rocky Robinson. One of the fastest men on two wheels. How did he do it you ask? In his book, titled Flat Out, Rocky takes you along with him on his long jou. Great Read Although I must say that I know the writer from a close and mutual friend, I am an avid reader and although I do not have much knowledge in the field of racing, even I get it! The detail of events that he gives in the book of his very personal experience puts the reader in the driver seat as if you are really sitting beside him on his journey, if not behind the wheel yourself!Enjoy this great read!Diane
It was all the machine had. 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. Rocky then became involved in Land Speed Racing where he rode Tenacious II, a world class streamlined motorcycle built by Denis M