
Factors Encouraging Long Term Participation in Motorcycle Road Racing
The extreme sport of motorcycle road racing
Jan Lewis(Author)
LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
Published on 26. September 2011
Book
Paperback/Softback
248 pages
978-3-8465-0477-2 (ISBN)
Description
In the sport of motorcycle racing, where participants reach speeds in excess of 300km/hour, it can be expected that they exhibit different personality characteristics and behaviour to participants in other less extreme types of sports. This study examined the relationship between the theoretical constructs of serious leisure, flow state, sensation seeking personality and the sport motivations of motorcycle riders in Australia using a mixed method approach. The study findings include a comprehensive review of the motivations why individuals engage in the sport of motorcycle racing in Australia reflecting a critique of literature from a diverse range of sources. Secondly, a range of motivational theories have been applied to the extreme sport of motorcycle racing offering a new insight into the sport. Thirdly, the main personality traits that are critical to explaining why individuals sustain their involvement as a motorcycle road racer in Australia have been identified. Study results revealed that it is the level of intrinsic motivation experienced that keeps the riders returning to such an extreme sport, even if injured, as racing is what each individual freely seeks to do.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Germany
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 220 mm
Width: 150 mm
Thickness: 16 mm
Weight
387 gr
ISBN-13
978-3-8465-0477-2 (9783846504772)
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Jan is currently a lecturer at CQUniversity Australia on the Gladstone campus in Queensland, Australia. She completed her doctorate at The University of Queensland.