Motorcycle GP Racing in the 1960s - Hardcover

Chris Pereira

9781845844165: Motorcycle GP Racing in the 1960s

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1845844165 ISBN 13: 9781845844165

Publisher: Veloce Publishing Ltd, 2014

Good condition book with like DJ. Boards are clean with minor wear. Content clean with bright pages and a solid binding. Good DJ with moderate edge wear namely small closed tears and chipping to spine ends.

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Review:

Packed into its 176 pages are 157 period racing action shots, rider portraits and bike images, layouts of 26 of the historic racing venues of the day, a detailed table comparing the major competing machines of each year, complete with engine type and displacement, transmission ratio numbers and horsepower/rpm statistics ... But don't think of it as an academic work; it is just too good a read! --Ultimate MotorCycling

gives a fascinating account of a remarkable era in the World Championship road race. --Het MotorRijwiel

Full of interest, without glossing over the downsides of lethal circuits and poor safety gear, this is a good book on what for many of us was a Golden Age --Bike Rider Magazine

About the Author:

Chris Pereira became interested in motorcycle racing while still a schoolboy. He emigrated to England in 1955, and went to work for racing dealer Arthur Taylor of Shipston-on-Stour. Chris attended many race meetings and TT Races during the 50s and 60s, often helping out riders. He raced in club events during the 1960s, on vintage bikes during the 1970s, and on classic bikes from 1981 to 2000. He also rode in the Classic Manx Grand Prix in 1984. Chris has written articles on racing history in classic magazines, and has published a book on historic racing motorcycles. He still rides in race parades and historic events.

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