Product Description

The MotoGP Season Review 2006 provides a blow-by-blow account of one of the most exciting and closest campaigns ever witnessed in the premier-class of Grand Prix racing. A dramatic season of twists and turns began in the very first corner of the opening round at Jerez, when defending World Champion Valentino Rossi was knocked from his bike, and the excitement continued with further bouts of bad luck and breakdowns for Rossi coupled with some incredible performances that brought the Italian back to within striking distance of series leader Nicky Hayden for a title shootout over two gripping final rounds. Every nail-biting episode of the season is covered with a ten-minute account of each Grand Prix, including news from the build-up to the race and qualifying practice as well as comprehensive highlights of the race itself. Extra DVD features include a visit to HRC headquarters in Japan, a trip to the Michelin tyre plantations in Brazil, a behind-the-scenes look at life in on the road for a MotoGP rider with Britain’s James Ellison and other exclusive footage.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #53238 in DVD
• Released on: 2006-12-19
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
• Formats: Color, DVD, NTSC
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 180 minutes

Customer Reviews

A gripping battle with the Doctor and the Kentucky Kid
3 hours of excellent footage (a lot of which you don't see on TV) featuring defending champ Valentino Rossi's uphill battle (particularly after getting knocked off the bike in the first race!) against series leader Nicky Hayden that came down to the final two races of the season. Lots of interviews and behind-the-scenes extras put the season into a pretty concise package. Recommended for anyone who likes the best in Grand Prix bike racing.

Best of Class
Hi MotoGP fans. I am the Director of Sales for Standing Room Only, which released this DVD.

First. thank you for your interest in the 2006 Review. It was one of the most exciting years in some time.

Please allow me to address a misapprehension on the part of one Amazon reviewer; that this title might have been better if developed and produced by Dorna, the rights holder. In fact, it was produced in its entirety by Dorna; Standing Room Only distributes the finished product without any modification, straight from the source.

Customer comments are always important to us, and we communicate them promptly to the actual producer. Needless to say, we want to put out the best product possible. In this case we have no authority to alter the program in any way, should it be appropriate.

That said, I think you will all find this to be highly exciting and enthralling viewing, with a close contest between Rossi and Hayden, and a large number of extra scenes and interviews. Thanks again!

Same old stuff
Sorry to say it but this video does a huge disservice to the great sport of MotoGP. Dorna (MotoGP right holder)as a generally savvy media company should take the production from SRO and take it inhouse. The DVD is 180 minutes long but the pre-race and race reports account for only about 120 minutes. While the picture quality is excellent, the coverage of each race is maddeningly inconsistent with in several cases the pivotal action being left out. The other 60 minutes is taken up by video tours of the participating countries (in most cases they used the exact same footage from previous year's DVDs) and the obligatory camera onboard lap which again differs little from previous years. Overall very disappointing, if I wasn't such a big bike fan I wouldn't buy it. If you want to see a really good racing bike DVD check out the World Superbike year review, its a far superior product (the DVD, not the actual racing).