‘Sox’ (eBook)

Gary Hocking – the forgotten World Motorcycle Champion

Roger Hughes (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2020
176 Seiten
Veloce (Verlag)
978-1-78711-710-5 (ISBN)

Infos

Until recently, Gary Hocking was the only World Motorcycle Champion of his era without a book dedicated to his life. This book reveals Gary's life in Rhodesia, how he was helped to become a World Champion, his dedication, and retirement at a young age - and the accident that cost him his life.

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Gary 'Sox' Hocking raced against the likes of Geoff Duke, Mike Hailwood and John Surtees, and eventually became double world champion - yet his name remains largely forgotten. He retired at an early stage in his career, and the explanation so often given for this ultimately proved far removed from the real reason.
Roger Hughes' fascinating book is a positive celebration of Hocking's life and career. Stories reveal how he went from riding a motorbike to work to becoming world champion - a riveting journey, made more so by being told by those who were close to him. Gary's decision to move to car racing because it was safer, only to then be killed in a car, makes for a tragic end to his tale. This book explores the many suggestions as to how the accident happened.
With photos covering Hocking's early career racing Nortons in South Africa, through to his final motorcycle ride, at the 1962 Isle of Man TT - a win that was, in many ways, so important to him - this book is a fitting tribute to a forgotten champion.

Autor

Roger Hughes is a TV and radio sports broadcaster with over forty years experience. He has worked as Sports Editor at BBC Radio Merseyside, one of the largest local BBC stations in the UK, Radio Five Live, and, after leaving the BBC, Sky television. It was while Roger was at BBC Radio Merseyside, that he produced documentaries about the Isle of Man TT, and soon gained an affection for the motorcycling fraternity. Moving to South Wales, he came across the Gary Hocking story, a gripping tale which needed to be told.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 11.2.2020
• Verlagsort: Exeter
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Romane / Erzählungen
• Themenwelt: Natur / Technik ► Fahrzeuge / Flugzeuge / Schiffe ► Auto / Motorrad
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Motor- / Rad- / Flugsport
• Schlagworte: 978-1-787114-14-2 • 9781787114142 • ACU • AJS • BMW • Bob Dowty • Bob McIntyre • Bulawayo • Carlo Ubbiali • Champion • Ducati • Dutch TT • George Costain • Graham Walker • Grand Prix • IOM • Isle of Man • JAWA • Jim Redman • John Hartle • John Surtees • John Wells • Manx Museum • Mike Hailwood • motorbike racing • motorcycle racers • motor cycles • MV Agusta • New Edition • Newport • Nobby Clark • Norton • Nurburgring • Oulton Park • paperback edition • Phil Read • Reg Dearden • Reprint • Rhodesia • Suzuki • Triumph • TT races • V4862 • V5414 • Velocette • Wales • Welsh racing drivers • world motorcycle champion
• ISBN-10: 1-78711-710-3 / 1787117103
• ISBN-13: 978-1-78711-710-5 / 9781787117105