| | | | Jack Findlay, the best privateer rider of the history |  Written: 21/05/2007 : 15:03. Read 4196 times (12/day). | | The integrality of this filed article is for Premium Members. | The motorcycle legend, that all lovers of motorcycle grand prix known passes away. He died after a long disease.
Jack Findlay will stay forever in all motorcycle riders memory as the best privateer rider of all time.
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He was the hero in a movie called Continental Circus, a documentary about the motorcycle grand prix championship, where Mr Findlay was ridden his Norton Manx on incredible tracks like Spa Francorchamps (Belgium) or in Isle Of Man during the famous Tourist Trophy.
Jack Findlay rode bikes during 60's and 70's wearing a blue helmet with a white Kangaroo on it.
He was the first rider in the history to win on a 2 strokes bike, the first to win with Michelin tyres, and the first to bring a victory to Suzuki.
Mr Findlay was also the rider who has the longest carrer in this sport, with 21 years of racing between 1958 and 1978.
But his best result and the thing that made him this legend is when he finished in second position of the 500cc world championship on a privateer Matchless, behind Gaiacomo Agostini.
He also won the Isle of Man TT in 73 after 15 years of trying.
In 73 also, Jack Findlay rode a Suzuki TR500s and in 74 he was engaged in the official Suzuki Team, and helped develop the famous RG500. After his race retirement Mr Findlay was technical director in Grand Prix.
For the lovers of the Continental Circus (motorcycle grand prix championship), Jack Findlay will stay as one of the greatest maker of this Big and Beautiful History of motorcycle Grand Prix, this non stop race to the perfect performance in all conditions.
A legend.
Goodbye Mr Findlay.
Words : Aurélien Filippi ...
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