The former six-times world motor-cycling' champion, Geoff Duke, astride a Norton Manx 350 cu cm racing machine similar to those he rode between 1951 and 1955. He was shown the Norton before talking to a gathering of Christchurch motor-cycle enthusiasts last evening about his career as a professional racer for the Norton and Gilera factories. Mr Duke is in New Zealand at the invitation of the New Zealand Classic Motor-cycle Racing Register.
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72The former six-times world motor-cycling' champion, Geoff Duke, astride a Norton Manx 350 cu cm racing machine similar to those he rode between 1951 and 1955. He was shown the Norton before talking to a gathering of Christchurch motor-cycle enthusiasts last evening about his career as a professional racer for the Norton and Gilera factories. Mr Duke is in New Zealand at the invitation of the New Zealand Classic Motor-cycle Racing Register. Press, 25 February 1981, Page 3
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