Return to minimalism With a calendar that only had six rounds, they finally responded to the unpleasantness that had been observed over several years, with numerous manufacturers not taking part in all of the events. In addition, this also eliminated the long overdue unpleasantness that, until before, many of the events had only advertised a […]
Nothing learned
Horrible WorldSBK ticket prices are a deterrent We still remember the situation in Imola when, after a price increase compared to 2018, there was a drastic decline in visitors the following year. Obviously not everyone learned from this. In any case, the organizer is now completely over the top with the WSBK event near Cremona, […]
GP year 1955 – part 4
Bad news before the last quarter of the season Shortly before the Ulster Grand Prix, which took place in the second week of August, came the sad news of the fatal accident of the Spaniard Juan Bertrand Elizalde (sometimes just called Juan Bertrán). The Catalan, who was born in Barcelona in 1927, was the best […]
GP year 1955 – part 3
World Championship round 5 in the Ardennes For the seventh time in a row since the motorcycle world championship was introduced, the Belgian GP took place in Spa-Francorchamps. All classes have never competed here before and, for good reason, this should only change for the first time next year. In contrast to the eight rounds […]
GP year 1955 – part 2
The second quarter of the season with the Tourist Trophy After the French Grand Prix on one of the most boring tracks on the calendar in terms of its layout, along with the A1-Ring in Austria (later the Red Bull Ring), this time things really got down to business on the Isle of Man. The […]
GP year 1955 – part 1
The fourth season with German participation After the first three years of the World Championship from 1949 onwards seemed more like an international match between Italy and England, things became much more interesting from 1952 onwards. The most successful nation and its pilots in the last years before the Second World War brought in factories […]
GP year 1954 – part 4
Tragedy at the penultimate GP of the season The Royal Park of Monza was one of the rare permanent race tracks in the 1950s. To be precise in the motorcycle world championship, it was currently the only one on the calendar. All other races took place on public roads, but that didn’t make Monza any […]
GP year 1954 – part 3
Before returning to Solitude in the second half of the season After the debacle at the Schottenring last year, the freshly paved route west of Stuttgart was back in action. Over 400,000 spectators were present at Solitude in 1952, when local teams were able to cheer on local teams in a motorcycle world championship race […]
GP-year 1954 – part 2
Season continues in Northern Ireland After the Tourist Trophy, the Italians in particular were challenged as they had suffered serious defeats in all categories. Thanks to superstar Geoff Duke, it didn’t look like a disaster for Gilera at this point in time, only in the premier class up to 500cc. MV Agusta and Moto-Guzzi, on […]
GP year 1954 – part 1
Before the third World Cup season with German participation Since it is difficult for some people today to talk about a motorcycle world championship for the first three years from 1949 that really deserves this name, things really started for the first time in 1952. Due to the political situation after the Second World War, […]