Table of Contents

Dreams of flight crash to the ground; Off to the great road races of Europe, and to Europes great off-road races; The rise of the Kompressor, the fall of records; War clouds loom; Rebuilding after the war; A little (actually, quite a lot) on the side; The passion endures; Butler & Smith go racing; Lost and found, in the desert; Special series and spec racing; Onward and upward.

About the Author

Laurel Allen and Mark Gardiner combined their knowledge and talent to produce this engaging account of BMW's racing accomplishments. Both are well known motojournalists who have written extensively about motorcycle racing. Allen grew up in the road race paddocks and became acquainted with both road race legends and many of the fastest competitors racing today. She is now Senior Editor of Road Racer X magazine. Gardiner's work has appeared in Bike, Classic Bike, Performance Bikes, Cycle Canada, Road Racer X, and Cycle World. This is his second book about motorcycle racing.