Nicknamed ‘Sox’ because of his aversion to wearing them, he used his first motorcycle to travel to and from his engineering apprenticeship in the city of Bulawayo, where on Saturday afternoons he would tear around the streets with his friends.
His nascent talent was spotted by local racing champion Ken Robas who helped set him on the road to a world-beating career.
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Author: Roger Hughes
Foreword: Don Morley
Published by: Veloce Publishing Ltd, Veloce House, Parkway Farm Business Park, Middle Farm Way, Poundbury, Dorchester, Dorset DT1 3AR
Tel: 01305 260068
E-mail: [email protected]
Fax: 01305 250479
Hardback, 148 x 210mm (portrait); 176 pages with approx 70 photos and illustrations.
ISBN 978-1-845848-62-0
£16.99 (UK); $30 (USA)
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