A superb
and rare photo of the great Geoff
Duke on the magnificent 500cc
Gilera four cylinder factory racer during the 1956 Grand Prix of
1955 World Championship winner Geoff Duke is
seen on his way to victory as he would win the race! It would be his last Grand Prix racing
victory.
The
name of Geoff Duke is synonymous with motor sports, for he dominated motorcycle
racing in the 1950s, winning six world championships and five Isle of Man TT
races. Duke came to prominence after winning the 1949 Senior Clubmans TT and
the Senior Manx Grand Prix and was to become the very first post-war
motorcycling 'superstar', popularly known amongst the racing fraternity simply
as 'the Duke'. He was signed up to the Norton works team for the 1950 TT,
finishing second in the Junior and breaking both lap and race records in the
Senior. After winning three World Championships for Norton he surprised
everybody by moving abroad to Italian motorcycle manufacturer, Gilera in 1953.
With Gilera, he had a string of three consecutive 500cc world championships. His
final race was the 1959 Junior when he finished fourth on a Norton. In 1963
formed Scuderia Duke with Gilera to race the 1957 Gileras against the might of
MV Augusta.
He
was named Sportsman of the Year in 1951, awarded the RAC Segrave Trophy and, in
recognition of his services to motorcycling, was awarded the Order of the
British Empire in 1953.
It is a
very nice photo that reflects a wonderful era of Gilera’s rich history in a
wonderful way. This is your rare chance to own this photo, therefore it is
printed in a nice format of ca. 4" x 6" (ca.10x
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