motorcycle racing: Quick Facts

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motorcycle racing: speedway racing

Motorcyclist rounding a turn at the Tourist Trophy races, Isle of Man, England.

Motorcycle racer taking a curve.

French motorcycle rider Randy de Puniet participating in a road race at the Sepang International Circuit in Sepang, Malay.

Speedway motorcycle racing in Germany.

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John Surtees

British motorsport racer

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Tazio Nuvolari

Italian race-car driver

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Jimmie Guthrie

Scottish motorcycle racer

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