Velocette 500cc Thruxton Venom Ducati 250 Sport racing action photo 1966 24 Hour

Description

A superb and rare image of Englishman
David Croxford
on his immaculately prepared
Velocette 500 Thruxton
, passing Italian
Giovanni Cicognani
on his magnificent
Ducati 250 Sport
. This photograph was taken during the
1966
edition of the prestigious
Spanish 24 Hours of Montjuich ,
which was ridden on the
Montjuich
park circuit in the city of
Barcelona
between
May 8 and
May 10, 1968
.
The Velocette Thruxton was the super sports version of the Velocette Venom.
David Croxford teamed up with fellow countryman
Tom Phillips
, together with their Velocette they
won
their class above 500cc, and overall they finished a magnificent
3rd
! which was ridden on the
Montjuich
park circuit in the city of
Barcelona
on
May 5, 1968
, which is also the day the photograph was taken. Giovanni Cicognani teamed up with fellow countryman
Ferdinando Frani
, they finished 8th in their class and 12th overall!
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Montjuic
, alternatively spelled
Montjuïc
or
Montjuich
, is a hill located in the Spanish city op
Barcelona
,
Spain
. The roads in the slopes facing the city formed once the famous Montjuic circuit, where for decades motorcycle and car races were being organized. For decades the 24 Hours of
Barcelona
races were ridden at Montjuic, and also the Spanish Grand Prix races. On four occasions Formula One car races were organized on the Montjuic circuit.
This
non period
photo reflects a very interesting and historic piece of motorcycling history. Therefore it is printed in a nice format of ca. 4" x 6" (ca. 10x 1
5 cm
).
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