This is the second volume of the definitive history of one of the world's most exciting sports. In 'Birth of the Grand Prix', we trace the 40-year history of World Championship motorcycle racing. The works teams of Norton, Gilera, Moto Guzzi, MV Agusta, BMW, AJS and others are featured during the glorious 1950s when up to twenty multi-cylindered four-stroke machines would be on the grid at a GP. Then the two-strokes arrived on the scene and soon had to be taken seriously as the sights and sounds at the Grand Prix circuits of the world changed. 'The Japanese Arrival' includes footage of early Japanese appearances in Europe and features for example, to 20,000rpm 50cc racers that screamed around the TT course in the early 1960s, the fabulous 250cc Honda Six ridden by Mike Hailwood, the 125 and 250 V4 Yamahas ridden by Ivy and Read and many more racing marvels. The post-war growth of the Japanese motorcycle industry and their eventual domination of the road racing scene is outlined.
D**H
If you like old bikes, get the whole series. You'll love them
If you like old bikes, get the whole series. You'll love them. Get the whole set
P**T
Great DVD and great service
i reccomend this DVD to anyone who likes Motorcycles or just racing in general, interesting and informative.First item purchased on Amazon.com and couldn't be happier with the service recieved, thanks for the great service and the great DVD.:D
C**D
getting a chance to actually see and hear racers that ...
getting a chance to actually see and hear racers that I had only read about in magazine articles was great
F**Y
Loved this era of racing
Loved this era of racing. What a time of superior engineering. A 250cc six cylinder. This DVD does it justice.
J**M
good
Good History lesson. done well worth watching. I enjoyed it and seeing the old motorcycles in action. I bought all the versions
D**T
history of motorcycle racing
This is part 2 of the history of motorcycle racing, with emphasis on English and European racing, thru the "golden age of motorcycle racing".
L**H
Five Stars
Enjoyed this documentary great vintage clips
R**L
Five Stars
love this video
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