Description
Author: Stephen Davison, Softbound, 144 Pages, ISBN: 9780856409615, This Edition published in 2015 (Original Hardbound Edition published in 2003)
A lifelong fan of road racing, Stephen Davison was one of the first people to write books that take the sport and its fans seriously. His stunning photographs and passionate and incisive commentary — published in eight bestselling books — provide an unrivalled chronicle of road racing.
His early books, Beautiful Danger, Ragged Edge and Hard Roads, now available for the first time in paperback, are highly sought-after classics.
Much has changed since the books were first published — the greater professionalism of the sport, the increased focus on safety, and the renaissance of the TT. Races have come and gone, and so too have some of the much-loved riders whose talent and skill are captured in the pages of these books.
Davison, meanwhile, has remained involved, both professionally and personally, in the ebb and flow of the sport's fortunes. He has worked alongside those who have sought to influence change while continuing to document every aspect of road racing as a journalist and photographer.
The enduring appeal of Beautiful Danger, Ragged Edge and Hard Roads lies not just in the stories and incredible photographs that the books contain, but in the fact they make us reflect on the road travelled and on why the sport matters so much.
EXPERIENCE THE RAGGED EDGE
OF ROAD RACING ...
In over 120 stunning full-colour photographs, Stephen Davison gives a thrilling insight into the road racing scene and the lives of the riders.
Join him for some incredible action from star riders such as John McGuinness, Robert Dunlop and Ryan Farquhar. And find out what goes on away from the adrenaline-charged race scene — the long hours at the day job that pays for the racing; the longer nights in small, draughty sheds building the bikes; the banter of the paddock; the struggle to overcome the pain of crash injuries; the abject misery of defeat and the sheer joy of the podium.
Available for the first time in paperback, this is a vivid and uncompromising portrait of road racing by the sport's number one photographer.
