SBK Superbike World Championship Review 2001
If you've got a passion for two-wheeled, adrenalin-pumping thrills, thenSuperbike World Championship 2001should set your heartbeat racing. This three-hour DVD offers complete 13-round, 26-race coverage of superbike racing's 2001 season, from Valencia, Spain, to Imola, Italy, and camera coverage for each race is breathtakingly thorough. A pedestal regular on his blazing Castrol Honda, defending 2000 champ Colin Edwards (U.S.) would eventually lose his title to Australia's Ducati-riding Troy Bayliss, but the season offered intense competition from other strong contenders like the U.S.'s Ben Bostrom (third overall). Highlights include the treacherous, rain-soaked first race at Phillip Island, Australia, and Brit favorite Neil Hodgson's crowd-pleasing first-race win on his native track at Donington, U.K. Bike-mounted cameras add on-track excitement, and well-designed DVD menus offer comprehensive seasonal summaries and all-time statistics. The expert commentator and camera crew remain inexplicably uncredited, but this is a must-have DVD for superbike fans, and a sharp introduction for newcomers.--Jeff Shannon