Stuart Barker

Joey Dunlop's story is one of towering triumphs and desperate tragedies in almost equal measure. Born poor, he was the definition of the everyman hero, earning the title 'King of the Roads' in what must be considered one of the world's most extreme sports....

'AN EXCEPTIONAL READ' - Motor Cycle News 'STUART BARKER IS TO WRITING WHAT VALENTINO ROSSI IS TO RIDING [...] A MUST-READ FOR ALL BIKE NUTS' - DAILY MIRROR 'At high speed everything becomes more difficult and more beautiful. When you're racing at 180mph, the semi-bends become bends, the little...

*From the acclaimed author of Ragged Edge* Road racers don't race for money; they race for the sheer rush of it. Skimming stone walls at speeds of over 200mph on bumpy, treacherous public roads with no room for errors offers a buzz like nothing else on earth. This is sport at its rawest, fastest...