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Formula 750
Formula 750 was a FIM motorcycle road racing series based on a 750 cubic centimeter engine capacity. History The series began in 1971 as a collaboration between the American Motorcyclist Association and the Auto Cycle Union. The FIM adopted the Formula 750 class for events in 1972. In 1973 it became a British-based series. In 1975 the series was upgraded to European championship status and in 1977, it attained world championship status. The Formula 750 class was seen as possibly overtaking the 500cc Grand Prix class as the premier racing division. However, the ultimate domination by one model (the Yamaha TZ750) as well as the increasingly popular superbike production class meant that the FIM discontinued the class after the 1979 season. File:Yamaha TZ750 1976.jpg, Yamaha TZ750 File:BSA Rocket 3 1971.jpg, alt=Red-and-white racing motorcycle in museum, John Cooper 1971 BSA Rocket 3 F750 class Formula 750 champions Source: References External links FIM page about t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Motorcycle Racing
Motorcycle racing (also called moto racing and motorbike racing) is the motorcycle sport of racing motorcycles. Major varieties include motorcycle road racing and off-road racing, both either on circuits or open courses, and track racing. Other categories include hill climbs, drag racing and land speed record trials. Categories The FIM classifies motorcycle racing in the following four main categories. Each category has several sub categories. Road racing Road racing is a form of motorcycle racing held on paved road surfaces. The races can be held either on a purpose-built closed circuit or on a street circuit utilizing temporarily closed public roads. Traditional road racing Historically, "road racing" meant a course on closed public roads. This was once commonplace but currently only a few such circuits have survived, mostly in Europe. Races take place on public roads which have been temporarily closed to the public by legal orders from the local legislature. Two champ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Dodds (motorcycle Racer)
John Dodds (born 13 November 1943) is an Australian former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. He competed on the Grand Prix circuit from 1966 to 1978. His best finish was a third place behind Dieter Braun and Teuvo Länsivuori in the 1973 250cc world championship. Motorcycle racing career Dodds won his first world championship Grand Prix at the 1970 125cc West German Grand Prix held in rainy conditions at the challenging, long Nürburgring racetrack, riding a single-cylinder Aermacchi motorcycle. During the 1971 season, Dodds helped fellow racer Kim Newcombe develop a motorcycle using a two-stroke outboard motor designed by Dieter König. Newcombe and the König were the first to challenge the dominance of the MV Agustas after the departure of Honda from Grand Prix competition at the end of the 1967 season. In 1974, Dodds won the preseason invitational 500cc Mettet Grand Prix and then, claimed the Formula 750 world championship on a Yamaha TZ750 The Yamaha TZ750 is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Formula 750
Formula 750 was a FIM motorcycle road racing series based on a 750 cubic centimeter engine capacity. History The series began in 1971 as a collaboration between the American Motorcyclist Association and the Auto Cycle Union. The FIM adopted the Formula 750 class for events in 1972. In 1973 it became a British-based series. In 1975 the series was upgraded to European championship status and in 1977, it attained world championship status. The Formula 750 class was seen as possibly overtaking the 500cc Grand Prix class as the premier racing division. However, the ultimate domination by one model (the Yamaha TZ750) as well as the increasingly popular superbike production class meant that the FIM discontinued the class after the 1979 season. File:Yamaha TZ750 1976.jpg, Yamaha TZ750 File:BSA Rocket 3 1971.jpg, alt=Red-and-white racing motorcycle in museum, John Cooper 1971 BSA Rocket 3 F750 class Formula 750 champions Source: References External links FIM page about t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1979 Formula 750 Season ...
The 1979 Formula 750 season was the seventh and last season of the FIM Formula 750 World Championship and the third season to have full world championship status. Patrick Pons was crowned champion and became the first Frenchman to win an F.I.M. world championship. Championship standings References See also * 1979 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season {{Formula 750 Formula 750 Formula 750 Formula 750 was a FIM motorcycle road racing series based on a 750 cubic centimeter engine capacity. History The series began in 1971 as a collaboration between the American Motorcyclist Association and the Auto Cycle Union. The FIM adopte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johnny Cecotto
Johnny Alberto Cecotto Persello (born 25 January 1956), better known as Johnny Cecotto, is a Venezuelan former professional Grand Prix motorcycle racer and auto racer. He rose to prominence as a teenage prodigy in 1975 when he became the youngest motorcycle road racing world champion at the age of 19. Despite the auspicious beginning to his motorcycle racing career, he suffered numerous injuries and mechanical problems which curtailed his success in motorcycle Grand Prix racing. At the age of 24, Cecotto turned his attention to auto racing where he reached the pinnacle of the sport as a Formula One driver. He later became a successful Touring Car racer. He is the last of a select group of competitors who competed at the highest level in motorcycle and auto racing, which includes John Surtees and Mike Hailwood among others. Motorcycle racing history Early career Cecotto was born in Caracas, Venezuela to Italian immigrant parents. His father was a motorcycle shop owner and for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1978 Formula 750 Season
The 1978 Formula 750 season was the sixth season of the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme, FIM Formula 750, Formula 750 World Championship and the second season to have full world championship status. Despite Kenny Roberts being the racer with most wins on aggregate, Johnny Cecotto was crowned champion after finishing seven races among the top three. Championship standings References See also * 1978 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season {{Formula 750 Formula 750 1978 in motorcycle sport, Formula 750 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve Baker (motorcyclist)
Steve Baker (born September 5, 1952) is an American former professional Grand Prix motorcycle roadracer. He is notable for being the first American to win a road racing world championship when he won the 1977 Formula 750 title. Baker was inducted into the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame in 1999. Motorcycle racing career Born in Bellingham, Washington, Baker began his career racing on the dirt track ovals of the Pacific Northwest. He then switched to road racing and began competing in Canada, becoming a three-time Canadian champion. Baker began competing in the AMA National Championship in 1973 and experienced his first success when he finished second to former world champion Kel Carruthers at the Talladega Superspeedway. In the 1974 season, he suffered a broken leg at Talladega and was forced to miss the rest of the season. In 1975 he scored a second place behind Gene Romero at the Daytona 200, then considered to be one of the most prestigious motorcycle races in the world. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1977 Formula 750 Season
The 1977 Formula 750 season was the fifth season of the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme, FIM Formula 750, Formula 750 World Championship and the first season to have full world championship status. Steve Baker (motorcyclist), Steve Baker was crowned champion, winning five races on aggregate. Calendar Notes: :1. - Heat two of the Daytona 200 was not run due to rain. :2. – Heat two of the Preis von Salzburg was abandoned due to rain.Carter, p. 150 Championship standings References See also * 1977 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season Books * {{Formula 750 Formula 750 1977 in motorcycle sport, Formula 750 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Víctor Palomo
Víctor Palomo (26 May 1948 – 11 February 1985) was a Spanish world champion water skier, Grand Prix motorcycle road racer and Olympic bobsleigh pilot. Sporting career Born in Barcelona, Spain, Palomo began water skiing in 1959 and in 1964, he won the Spanish water skiing national championship for juveniles. He was also crowned the European Junior Championship, a title he won two more times. In 1968, Palomo represented Spain as a member of the Spanish bobsleigh team in the 1968 Winter Olympics held in Grenoble, France. Palomo won the 1969 water skiing slalom world championship at the age of 21. The following year, he broke both knees during a training incident. After recovering from his injuries, he went to Belgium where he bought a ČZ motorcycle and began to race in motocross competitions. In 1971, Palomo gave up water skiing to concentrate on motorcycle racing. He raced off-road on an Ossa enduro motorcycle until an injury made him decide to switch to road racing. I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1976 Formula 750 Season
The 1976 Formula 750 season was the fourth season of the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme, FIM Formula 750, Formula 750 Prize. The confused results of the Venezuelan round caused the championship's final standings to be shrouded in controversy. Kawasaki's Gary Nixon appeared to have won the second leg of the Venezuelan race however, the race organizers credited Yamaha's Steve Baker (motorcyclist), Steve Baker with the victory. Víctor Palomo was crowned champion, winning three races on aggregate despite not winning a single heat. If Nixon had been awarded the victory in the Venezuelan round, he would have won the world championship by one point. Nixon protested the Venezuelan results to the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme, FIM, who threw out the results of the event, thus denying his appeal. Calendar Notes: :1. - The Daytona 200 was run as a single race rather than the aggregate of two heats that the other races used. :2. – The Venezuela 200 Miles was given ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Findlay
Cyril John Findlay (5 February 1935 – 19 May 2007) was an Australian professional Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. He is noted for having one of the longest racing careers in Grand Prix history spanning 20 years, as well as one of four riders (along with Ángel Nieto, Loris Capirossi and Valentino Rossi) to race in Grand Prix motorcycle racing for 20 years or more. He competed at the highest level despite racing as a privateer - that is, not as a contracted member of a factory team - throughout most of his racing career. Motorcycle racing career Findlay was born in Mooroopna, Victoria, roughly 120 miles north of Melbourne. He began racing aged 15, two years under age, taking the name "Jack" so he could use the identification documents of his father, John 'Jock' Findlay, a Scottish immigrant to Australia. After leaving school, he worked as a trainee accountant at Commonwealth Bank of Australia until 1957. He moved to England in 1958 to race, got a job at the BSA factory ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yamaha Motor Company
is a Japanese multinational manufacturer of motorcycles, marine products such as boats and outboard motors, and other motorized products. The company was established in 1955 upon separation from Yamaha Corporation (however, Yamaha Corporation is still the largest private company shareholder with 9.92%, as of 2019), and is headquartered in Iwata, Shizuoka, Japan. The company conducts development, production and marketing operations through 109 consolidated subsidiaries as of 2012. Led by Genichi Kawakami, the company's founder and first president, Yamaha Motor spun off from musical instrument manufacturer Yamaha Corporation in 1955 and began production of its first product, the YA-1 125cc motorcycle. It was quickly successful and won the 3rd Mount Fuji Ascent Race in its class. The company's products include motorcycles, scooters, motorized bicycles, boats, sail boats, personal water craft, swimming pools, utility boats, fishing boats, outboard motors, 4-wheel ATVs, recreat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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