TouringGodet
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I just read Go Like Hell, a book about Ford and Ferrari at Le Mans back in the sixties. It has a chapter on John Surtees, with this quote:
The highlight of my career was the moment that sparked it all, at 17, winning a relatively unimportant road race in Wales riding a Vincent which I largely built myself. It was the first time I felt man and machine came together. I’ll never forget the vibe I felt knowing I was part of the bike. It flowed . . . I was flying . . . That was the day the future was born.
The quote is from Speed King Who Ruled Golden Age, Daily Telegraph (London), March 5, 2003.
The highlight of my career was the moment that sparked it all, at 17, winning a relatively unimportant road race in Wales riding a Vincent which I largely built myself. It was the first time I felt man and machine came together. I’ll never forget the vibe I felt knowing I was part of the bike. It flowed . . . I was flying . . . That was the day the future was born.
The quote is from Speed King Who Ruled Golden Age, Daily Telegraph (London), March 5, 2003.