Geoff Duke

This is one of the competitors in the Aintree Trophy Race at the BARC Bank Holiday meeting at Aintree in August 1960.

It's four times World 500cc Motorcycle Champion (and twice 350cc Champion) Geoff Duke who drove a Reg Parnell Racing Formula 2 Lotus 18 in the race, but failed to finish. He started his motorcycle career with Norton, racing with them from 1950 to 1952, winning one 500cc and two 350cc Championships. In 1953 he switched to the Italian Gilera team remaining with them until he retired from motorcycle racing in 1959, winning three further 500cc Championships. In 1953 he had joined the Aston Martin car racing team and partnered Peter Collins in an Aston Martin DB3 at the Sebring 12 Hour race, but retired following an accident. After his retirement from motorcycle racing he tried his hand at motor racing again, joining the Reg Parnell Racing team and racing for them at several events, including this one at Aintree.