Where Legends Live On
by
Sam Hewitt
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The Daventry Court Hotel was sold out for the CRMC’s annual awards and dinner/dance, with Guest of Honour Jim Redman
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With record crowds, for what is now the established start to the classic year, James kept the large audience around
Hislop got the Norton over the line in 1st position. Arguably the Norton Rotary racer’s finest hour – Steve Hislop winning
Ray Palmer has had a go at various riding disciplines. Since retirement, he has acquired a collection of 50cc race
After Chas Mortimer gave Yamaha its first 500cc class win at the last Grand Prix of 1972, riding a 350
All American Champion Bubba Shobert was following the established American path to the World Championship. A three time AMA flat
In the early 1970s, 500cc Grand Prix racing was boring in the extreme, usually consisting of a cruise to the chequered flag by Giacomo Agostini and the MV Agusta ahead of a field of outdated British singles.
In 1971 he scored three GP wins on the ex-Stuart Graham 125 Suzuki at Spa, Belgium; Anderstorp, Sweden and Imatra,
‘The fastest teenager on earth.’ That was how the press described Michael Hailwood in 1959.
This is John Surtees in 1960, en route to winning the Senior TT. His MV Agusta was easily the fastest
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