The History of Superbike World Championship at Rhythm of Fast Lap

DO YOU WANT TO TRAVEL BACK IN TIME AT THE SPEED OF A SUPERBIKE AND ENJOY THE HISTORY OF THE ULTIMATE MOTORCYCLE RACING SERIES? For many motorcycling fans, there is only one category that maintains the purity of the sport: superbikes. In this discipline, riders compete on mass-produced motorcycles, which have not been strictly unadulterated for competition. It is a real privilege to be able to see models that we can see on the streets, or that we ourselves can buy and ride, fighting on the track. And that feeling, that closeness, is what has led a championship like WorldSBK to success. The FIA made its bet with a World Superbike Championship mainly on European soil in 1988, and despite its difficulties, it developed an exciting tournament that is now more than 30 years old, where brands such as Ducati, Kawasaki, Honda, Aprilia or Yamaha sought glory, creating the legends of riders like Fred Merkel, Doug Polen, Carl Fogarty, James Toseland, Max Biaggi or Jonathan Rea... In these pages you will discover or remember the history of this competition in the form of simple keys so you can walk through its past and thus increase the passion for this wonderful sport and enjoy more of its present. In this book you will find: - The origin of the FIA world competition based on mass produced motorcycles and its early years. - The rivalry between prototype and commercial motorcycle racing. - Davide Tardozzi, the first race winner and the failure of the initial scoring system - The various champion motorcycles and their technological innovations - The initial success of Fred Merkel and Honda - The dominance of Doug Polen and the rise of Ducati - The glory era of Carl Fogarty - The thrilling duel between Carl Fogarty and Scott Russell - Colin Edwards and the return of Honda - The Edwards-Bayliss rivalry and the most exciting season in history - James Toseland and the battle between Ducati and the Japanese marques - The glory of Max Biaggi and Aprilia - Jonathan Rea and the glory of Kawasaki - All the riders who managed to win at least one WorldSBK race And much more in a book that will take you through the evolution of the championship so that you can enjoy every race even more!