| Motorcycle Yearbook 2006 (Motorcycle Yearbook) | 
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Category: Book
Author: Jean-claude Schertenleib
Publisher: Chronosports Editeur
Studio: Chronosports Editeur
Manufacturer: Chronosports Editeur
Label: Chronosports Editeur
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 2006
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 192
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3.9
Dimensions (in): 13.2 x 9.9 x 0.9
ISBN: 2847071121
Dewey Decimal Number: 629
EAN: 9782847071122
ASIN: 2847071121
Publication Date: February 1, 2007
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Product Description
It is the tenth edition of this classic annual, which describes the 3 formulas of the Grand Prix week-ends: MotoGP, 250 cc, 125 cc. It is translated into French, German and Spanish to make it the best-seller of the motocycles annuals.
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Complete record of Motorcycle Road Racing in 2006 August 7, 2007
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The primary focus of this annual are the three MotoGP World Championship classes of road-racing: 125cc, 250cc and MotoGP (990cc).
The book begins with a small feature article on Michelin tires used in motorcycle road-racing and an editorial by the authors.
The first major section of the book details all the Teams in seperate subsections for each class. Each subsection starts with a "class photo" spread showing all riders at the opening race. The following pages detail each of the teams and each rider on those teams. This is done with a page of text on the left and photos of the riders on their bikes on the right. This section spans pages 12-57.
Pages 58-71 detail each of the three major series champions, with a double-page photo of the three on their bikes at the end of the season, followed by four pages devoted to each rider.
The meat of the book runs from pages 58-171. Six pages are devoted to each race, starting with a double-page photo spread, a page describing the race overall, and a page for each of the three classes. The class pages include the starting grid with qualifying times, the final race positions and times, fastest lap times, and a chart showing the championship points after the race. Additionally, a small paragraph or sentence described the pre-race outlook, the qualifying, the start and a short description of the action in each lap of the race. The US round is 2 pages shorter as there was no 125 or 250 racing in the US.
The next 6 pages show the final season standings for each of the three classes.
Finally, the book ends with the results of other major road-racing championships around the world in pages 180-192. The results are less comprehensive and consist of a paragraph list of the finish order and final race times for each rider at each race in each classification, followed by final points standings for the top ten riders and points standings for each manufacturer.
The other racing championships covered in this final section include:
World Superbike
World Supersport
World Endurance
FIM Superstock
World Side-Cars
125cc European Championship
250cc European Championship
Supersport 600cc European Championship
Superstock 600cc European Championship
AMA Supersport
AMA Superstock
AMA Superbike
AMA Formula Xtreme
125cc German
German Supersport
German Superbike
German Side-Cars
Spanish 125cc
Spanish Supersport
Spanish Formula Xtreme
French 125cc
French Supersport
French Superproduction/Supersport
French Side-Cars
British 125cc
British Supersport
British Superstock
British Superbike
Italian 125cc
Italian Supersport
Italian Superstock 1000 Under 30
Italian Superbike
Swiss Superstock 600
Swiss Superstock 1000
Swiss Supermotard (7 classes)
While it contains a lot of stats, it isn't anything like a baseball encyclopedia. The book is designed with a lot of white-space, which gives it a more "art" appeal than the standard encyclopedia or reference. The photo are all in brilliant color and contain close-up action shots as well as a few small "cheesecake" shots of paddock and umbrella girls.
The primary appeal of this book over other MotoGP annuals is that it covers the 125cc and 250cc classes. Secondarily, the descriptions of action on a lap-by-lap basis gives it data not found in the other major MotoGP review annual. Third, it is complete in that it includes the results of the other major road-racing championships, such as the Superbike and Superstock classes, which feature riders that may be in MotoGP in a few years. Finally, the price is awesome, especially the current Amazon price on this-year's edition ($14). While older editions of the other annual cost $35 each, this one can be had back to 2002 for $20 each (current pricing).
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