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Book SynopsisFrom 1946 up to 1959, the 250cc class in Britain was supported almost entirely by privately built Specials and Hybrids. This book recalls the men and machines involved, and traces their history and development, in what was clearly the most technically innovative class of Road Racing in the 1950s.Trade Reviewauthor Chris Pereira is to be congratulated on his well researched choice of subject – now reprinted due to popular demand in the Veloce Classic Reprint Series - one of great historical importance that has, until now, been completely ignored, resulting in a permanent record of the fascinating – and amazingly competitive – machines they built against the odds. Highly recommended. - Jonathan Hill - freelanceTable of ContentsAcknowledgements & Author's foreword Introduction Chapter 1: The pre-war machines Pike Rudge CTS Horne Rudge Excelsior Manxman ART Velocette Les Diener Velocette Jannie Stander Velocette Triumph Tiger 70 Lomas Enfield Chapter 2: The REG Chapter 3: OHC Nortons & Velocettes Ron Mead Keys Norton Velocette Doug Beasley Petty Norton Benny Rood Velocette Beasley/Earles Velocette RDS (Reg Dearden Special) Norton Sid Willis Velocette The MELEM RDS (Reg Dearden Special) Velocette IFT (Ian F Telfer) Norton Cope Norton NSU Sportmax GMV (Geoff Monty Velocette) Potts Norton Norvel Chapter 4: BSA Gold Star Specials GMS (Geoff Monty Special) TTS (Tom Thorp Special)Pike BSA Hoff BSA Chapter 5: Other Specials LEF 7R AJS JEL (Jones, Earles, Lomas) Ronald Peck Special Phoenix JAP EMC EMK Chapter 6: Epilogue Index

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Book SynopsisA fascinating history of European motorcycle racing, going back to a period far removed from the world of Moto GP today: a time when many young men from all walks of life decided to give up their livelihoods in favour of earning their living by racing motorcycles on the dangerous public road circuits of the European Continent. It was a nomadic existence that involved travelling from circuit to circuit, circus fashion, hence the title 'Continental Circus.' The book begins with the pre-war period, when many young British riders travelled to the Continent to take part in the Grand Prix races, held from around 1920 and across Europe. British riders such as Alec Bennett, Stanley Woods, Jimmy Guthrie and many more, gained notable success and established their reputations on the European circuits. Moving on to the post-war era, the book details the riders from around the world who joined the Circus - self-financed 'privateers' from Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. The 1950s and '60s were the days of the true Continental Circus, when private riders earned their living riding all over the continent. The book also covers the development of the machines that became the essential tools of the private riders, and the eventual demise of the Continental Circus in the 1970s, due to new safety regulations and the escalating cost of racing. Chris Pereira's historical account is sourced both from first-hand experience of racing, and from his own vast library of racing history records and photographs.Table of ContentsAcknowledgements Foreword 1. Prewar 2. Early postwar 3. Antipodeans 4. Early postwar machines 5. Finances and transport 6. Early 1950s 7. Machine developments 8. Late 1950s 9. The Japanese influence 10. Earning start money 11. The new decade 12. New developments 13. 1964 14. Richard Morley 15. 1965 16. 1966 17. 1967 18. 1968 19. The two-stroke revolution 20. The end of an era Index

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