This is an authoritative illustrated history of MotoGP, featuring exclusive contributions from the legends of the sport. The daring exploits of race legends Valentino Rossi, Barry Sheene, Nicky Hayden and John Surtees are gloriously celebrated in MotoGP: The Illustrated History. Written by respected MotoGP journalist Michael Scott and packed with stunning photography, this is the definitive illustrated history of high performance motorbike racing. Each racing decade is dissected and discussed, as are the big incidents, top personalities and technological innovations. To complete the book, MotoGP's greatest names - including Valentino Rossi, John Surtees and Kenny Roberts - provide exclusive personal insights and accounts of what it is like to race at speeds of 180mph. Complementing the text are over 200 glorious photographs, many never before published, which convey the exhilarating spirit of this popular sport. MotoGP has a great past and pulsating present and it is all celebrated here in this stunning book.