Top Dead Center The Best of Kevin Cameron from Cycle World Magazine
by Cameron, Kevin; Neilson, CookFormat: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2007-07-15
Publisher(s): Motorbooks
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Summary
Kevin Cameron is one of the most widely read motorcycle journalists in the world--for reasons that this collection makes immediately and undeniably clear. Here are the feature articles and columns that have made Cameron a must-read for motorcycle aficionados: stories of the racing life; interviews with top-notch racers; profiles of builders and engineers (like John Britten); accounts of changes in the racing world; analyses of riding techniques and winning technology; reports of races; and popular pieces about engine and suspension theory. With short introductions to each piece, Cameron puts his on-the-spot writing on motorcycle racing into context, and offers a quick, clear history of the best on bikes.
Author Biography
Kevin Cameron is one of the premier motorcycle writers, and his features and monthly column have been appearing in the industry's largest-circulation magazine, Cycle World, for more than 20 years.
Table of Contents
| Foreword | p. 7 |
| The Racing Life | |
| Kevin Cameron's Racing Diary, February 1973 | p. 12 |
| Sneaking Through the Pits, June 1974 | p. 21 |
| There Is Only One First Place, August 1976 | p. 30 |
| Daytona '78: Pitside Fear and Loathing, June 1978 | p. 43 |
| TDC: Pile With Style, October 1983 | p. 52 |
| TDC: Come, Daytona, April 1987 | p. 55 |
| TDC: Diseases of Enthusiasm, October 1987 | p. 58 |
| TDC: RACER Rx, November 1987 | p. 61 |
| TDC: Grub, April 1989 | p. 65 |
| TDC: Fall From Grace, August 1989 | p. 68 |
| TDC: Sleeping in Vans, April 1990 | p. 71 |
| Once Warriors, February 1997 | p. 74 |
| TDC: The Trouble with Teamwork, February 1998 | p. 77 |
| TDC: Backmen, August 1999 | p. 80 |
| Racers | |
| An American Champion, March 1977 | p. 84 |
| Tiger, Tiger, Burning Bright, April 1979 | p. 101 |
| In the Eye of the Storm, March 1981 | p. 118 |
| Flat-Track Crucible, April 1984 | p. 133 |
| Sole Proprietor, November 1995 | p. 136 |
| Johnny Be Good, October 1997 | p. 141 |
| Max to the Front, January 1998 | p. 146 |
| Uncommon Grace, April 2000 | p. 151 |
| Being Ben Bostrom, October 2000 | p. 157 |
| Will to Win, December 2002 | p. 163 |
| The Best, February 2005 | p. 170 |
| Moguls, Mavens, and Mechanics | |
| Leoni: The Italian Connection, January 1983 | p. 180 |
| Louder Than Money, May 1983 | p. 192 |
| Soichiro's Ladder, September 1985 | p. 203 |
| Championship Moto Guzzi, March 1988 | p. 212 |
| Fast By Ferracci, October 1988 | p. 221 |
| American Dreamer, April 1989 | p. 228 |
| Renaissance Man, July 1991 | p. 232 |
| TDC: John Britten, 1950-1995, December 1995 | p. 239 |
| The Outsider, May 1997 | p. 242 |
| TDC: Gordon Jennings, February 2001 | p. 248 |
| Rocket Science, March 2001 | p. 251 |
| Inner Workings | |
| Rally 'Round Over There, February 1981 | p. 258 |
| TDC: Hot-Air Engine, February 1982 | p. 271 |
| TDC: Phobias, January 1984 | p. 275 |
| TDC: Old-World Craftsmanship, October 1984 | p. 278 |
| TDC: Crooked Style, August 1986 | p. 282 |
| TDC: Progress, October 1986 | p. 286 |
| TDC: Fall, Winter, and Spring, January 1987 | p. 290 |
| TDC: Waterskiing, September 1987 | p. 293 |
| TDC: The Basement, March 1994 | p. 296 |
| TDC: Illusion, Disillusion, September 1995 | p. 299 |
| TDC: Reasons to Romp, February 1997 | p. 303 |
| TDC: The Home Workshop, November 1997 | p. 306 |
| TDC: Monastery, January 2000 | p. 310 |
| TDC: Bound to Burnout?, March 2000 | p. 313 |
| TDC: Fixing Things, October 2004 | p. 316 |
| Index | p. 319 |
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