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Jack Findlay: The Remarkable Story of Motorcycle Racing’s Continental Circus Hero
From an aspiring Australian racer to a 500cc world championship runner-up, Jack Findlay became one of motorcycle racing’s enduring characters. This archive feature revisits his extraordinary career, the story behind his Jakeman Matchless and the years he spent competing across Europe. Hero of the continental circus The headline used here is also the title of…
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The day I didn’t say hello to Mike Hailwood: a Daytona opportunity missed
You know those moments when you later think “Why didn’t I do that?” Philip Ridley recounts one of those incidents in his life. I lived in Toronto, Canada, for ten years throughout the 1970s. I was then and still am interested in motorcycle road racing, as is my brother, Ralph. Ralph went to live in…
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