Description
Product ID: | 9780553819366 |
Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
Country of Manufacture: | GB |
Title: | Rocket Men |
Authors: | Author: Leon Haslam, Ron Haslam |
Page Count: | 384 |
Subjects: | Autobiography: sport, Autobiography: sport, Motorcycle racing, Motorcycle racing |
Description: | Select Guide Rating 'Rocket' Ron Haslam started racing on the professional circuit in 1972 at the age of 15 and developed into one of the finest, and fastest, racers the UK has ever seen. His son, Leon, the 'Pocket Rocket', followed in his father's extremely speedy footsteps. This title presents the story of a father and a son who are addicted to motorbikes. ''Rocket'' Ron Haslam started racing on the professional circuit in 1972 at the age of 15 and developed into one of the finest, and fastest, racers the UK has ever seen. Winner of three World titles and four British championships, as well as a record six Macau GPs, he rode in more than 100 Grands Prix. Despite tragically losing two of his brothers in motorbike accidents, Haslam kept on riding, setting speed records wherever he went. |
Imprint Name: | Bantam Books (Transworld Publishers a division of |
Publisher Name: | Transworld Publishers Ltd |
Country of Publication: | GB |
Publishing Date: | 2009-07-30 |