Valentino Rossi, Revised and Updated

A leading MotoGP commentator for more than 30 years, Michael Scott’s reports highlight not only the technical and sporting but also the extraordinary people – including highly commended biographies of World Champions Barry Sheene and Wayne Rainey. As well as a major history of the sport, the magazine highlights include regular reports and columns for Cycle News in the USA and Australian Motorcycle News, as well as major UK publications including Motorcycle News. Since 1990 Scott has edited the prestigious Motocourse annual, the bible of motorcycle racing. He also played a leading role as expert commentator in several motorcycle racing films, including the popular series “Hitting the Apex”, “Faster” and “Fastest”, as well as “The Unrideables” and the official 75th anniversary Dorna film and book Racing Together 1949-2016.

• CONTENTSFOREWORDINTRODUCTION : MY GREATES TRACEGRAZIANO AND THE NEW BOY WONDERTALENT SPOTTEDGRAND PRIX LEARNER -WINNER250 TYR ANTBIG -TIME BEGINNERTHE LEGEND BEGINSVR46 : THE STYLE OF A SUPER STARROSSI PROVES HIS POINTRIVALSPRIDE COME BEFORE A FALLTHE WILDERNESS YEARSTHE RETURN OF THE NATIVETAVULLIA : ROSSI PAINTS THE TOWN YELLOWPASSING ON THE BATONAPPENDIXINDEXABOUT THE AUTHOR

"Michael Scott’s fabulous large-format book does Rossi’s impressive career justice with insightful narrative and more than 300 color and black-and-white images."