Motorcycle Racing with the Continental Circus 1920 to 1970

Motorcycle Racing with the Continental Circus 1920 to 1970
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Artikelcode10255
Motorcycle Racing with the Continental Circus 1920 to 1970
96 pages
B&W photos
Hard cover
26 x 21 cm
0,591 kg
English

The book begins with the pre-war period, when many young British riders travelled to the Continent to take part in the Grand Prix races, held from around 1920 and across Europe. British riders such as Alec Bennett, Stanley Woods, Jimmy Guthrie and many more, gained notable success and established their reputations on the European circuits. Moving on to the post-war era, the book details the riders from around the world who joined the Circus - self-financed 'privateers' from Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. The 1950s and '60s were the days of the true Continental Circus, when private riders earned their living riding all over the continent. The book also covers the development of the machines that became the essential tools of the private riders, and the eventual demise of the Continental Circus in the 1970s, due to new safety regulations and the escalating cost of racing.