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Sep 26, 2024 · Geoff Duke (pictured in 1951) successfully defended his 500cc World Championship title in 1954. Fergus Anderson (right) successfully defended his 350cc World Championship title in 1954. Werner Haas successfully defended his 250cc World Championship title in 1954.
Sep 30, 2024 · Riders with the most constructor world championships in MotoGP 500cc history. Sources include MotoGP.com and Motorsport Stats. Find out which MotoGP riders and constructors have the most wins, pole positions and championships, including Valentino Rossi and Marc Marquez.
6 days ago · Geoff Duke came tantalisingly close when he recorded a speed of 99.97 mph a year earlier.
Sep 20, 2024 · By the end of the 1952 season, Geoff Duke, riding for Norton, was the world champion in both the 350cc and 500cc classes and was awarded the OBE. The Earls Court Motor show of 1961 heralded the introduction of the Commando, over 50,000 of which were to be produced and sold over the next decade or so.
Sep 28, 2024 · Geoff Duke (pictured in 1951) won his second 500cc World Championship title in 1953. Werner Haas, the 1953 125cc and 250cc World Champion. The 1953 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season was the fifth F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship Grand Prix season.
Sep 29, 2024 · britain’s fastest 250To prove the new model’s capabilities, Royal Enfield got famous racers including Geoff Duke and John Cooper to ride a 24-hour sprint with five riders from John O’Groats to Land’s End.
2 days ago · The 1959 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season was the 11th F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship Grand Prix season. The season consisted of seven Grand Prix races in five classes: 500cc, 350cc, 250cc, 125cc and Sidecars 500cc. It began on 17 May, with French Grand Prix and ended with Nations Grand Prix in Italy on 6 September.
