The Fast Stuff

Twenty years of top bike racing tales from the world's maddest motorsport

Irreverent, rapier-sharp and always readable, Isle of Man TT winner Mat Oxley has been writing about bike racing for more than two decades, always shooting from the hip, offering a unique perspective of the world’s maddest motorsport. Here is a collection of his best stories, published by motorcycle magazines worldwide over 20 years. Oxley’s fans will relish these insightful, extraordinary, often hilarious tales about the men, the machines and the mayhem. The book is filled with the words of Valentino Rossi, Wayne Rainey, Mick Doohan, Eddie Lawson, Kevin Schwantz, Casey Stoner, Ron Haslam, Steve Hislop, Gary Nixon, Graeme Crosby, King Kenny Roberts and many more. Author of several acclaimed books on bike racing, Oxley is a regular contributor to Bike, Classic Bike, Motor Sport and other magazines, writing stories that get to the root of the racing psyche. ‘The read of the year’ Performance Bikes ‘Packed full of interviews with legends’ Motorcycle News ‘A crackingly entertaining book, full of great stories’ Motor Sport ‘Brilliant’ Classic Bike