Against the Clock: The incredible story of the 7/49
". . .the book is so filled with anecdotes and revealing reflections on what draws Ayres and motorcyclists like him to endurance riding that readers may have a hard time putting it down.  There is a passage near the end of the book where Ayres reaches the top of a mountain pass in the middle of the night and pulls over to wonder at the starry panorama before him.  I think any kind of motorcyclist doing any kind of riding can relate to those kind of singular moments which make all the heat, the cold, and the special risks of motorcycling worth it." -Ron Davis, BMW Owners News