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Motorsport star John Surtees to appear in the Isle of Man

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Motorsport star John Surtees OBE will talk about his life in motorsport at the Palace Hotel on October 15.

Riding for the MV Agusta team, he won seven World Championships between 1956 and 1960. Then he moved from two wheels to four, winning the Formula One World Championship with Ferrari in 1964.

The racer - who also drove for the Lotus, Cooper, Honda and BRM works teams - was equally at home in sports cars, winning the 1000km races at Nürburgring and Monza for Ferrari as well as the 1966 CanAm Championship in the Lola T70 he helped develop.

He also designed, built and raced his own Team Surtees single seaters in F1, F2 and F5000.

During his racing career he won 290 of the 621 races he entered and claimed a further 103 podium finishes, recording 48 fastest laps and 100 record laps along the way.

Surtees is currently the oldest surviving Formula One World Champion. He is also the oldest surviving 500cc/MotoGP World Champion, following the death of fellow TT star Geoff Duke who died aged 92, in May.

The evening, organised by the Isle of Man Sporting and Dining Club, will include an audience Q&A.

How to book:

Call 01624 617049, 07624 495749 or email john@sportinganddiningclub.com

Tickets are £60 p/p for Members, and £65 p/p for non-members, exc VAT.

The event is sponsored by Specsavers.


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