Paton PG500R Many times during that period it would have been easy to walk away from the challenge of competing at the very highest level, especially in the late 80s when the might of the
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Archive pic: Nigel Rollason and Donny Williams
The pair at work… The duo, captured here in the fast sweeping Glen Helen section, took victory on an all British outfit, the Barton Phoenix which was powered by Barry Hart’s 750cc engine, originally housed
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Drama at the 1948 Dutch TT There was a cosmopolitan entry of 40 riders, from England, Switzerland, Holland, Spain, Denmark, Norway, Finland, Belgium and France and no non-starters. Conditions were dull and overcast but dry
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Packed circuit reflected bike racing in the fifties was a massive spectator draw In the solo classes the battle between established star Geoff Duke and rising talent John Surtees was grabbing all the headlines. Duke
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Alan Oversby was on a new three-cylinder 500cc replica built specially by its owners, Dave and Mark Kay, for this year’s Manx Grand Prix. “The Pre-TT is a great meeting and a good opportunity to
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Hailwood v Read 1967 250cc championship (pdf) There have been some close finishes in the 50-year history of the World Championships, but none have been tighter or more chaotic than the 1967 250cc title chase.
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Restored Moto Cinelli Ducati TT2 What was a fairly normal Wednesday morning in Classic Racer Towers suddenly took on a different complexion. I'd rolled in expecting to be working on copy to keep designer Holly
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Joey Dunlop profile (pdf) This June the cheers for racing legend Joey Dunlop were echoing around the Isle of Man, and the rest of the world, when the quiet Ballymoney Freeman added another chapter his
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Spa-Francorchamps 1977 It’s almost a Suzuki benefit, as on pole there’s Phillipe Coulon, Barry Sheene next to him, then there’s Michel Rougerie (31), South African Alan North and on the very end John Newbold. Riders
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Eric Oliver – four times world sidecar champion It can be positively stated that no other racing rider has ever put more effort into his grand prix career than four-times sidecar world champion Eric Oliver.
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