JAPANESE RIDERS IN THE ISLE OF MAN

JAPANESE RIDERS IN THE ISLE OF MAN
WRITTEN BY RALPH CRELLIN

Published in 1995

With Japanese riders winning Grand Prix world titles in 1993 and 1994, and having winning successes in both the 125 and 250cc classes with good performances put up by the many Japanese riders that nowadays compete, very little seems to have been mentioned about the pioneer racers from the Land of the Rising Sun who came here to a small island in the Irish Sea, those who paved the way and no doubt passed on their knowledge to those who followed.

CONTENTS :
Map of the Clypse Course
TT :
1959 – The Eastr takes on the West
1960 – Suzuki arrive
1961 -Yamaha join in
1962 – Suzuki’s perseverance wins through
1963 – Itoh’s finest victory
1964 : Fewer Japanese riders
1965 – No Japanese finishers
1966 – A tragic year
1967 – Honda starts its withdrawal
1976 – Katayama chases s world title
1978 – Katayama returns as world champion
1983, 1984 & 1987 – Privateers
Manx Grand Prix :
1988 – The one and only
Index of riders
A short racing biography
Map of the Mountain Course
A Race apart

The book has been used. The back of the cover is creased. Soft cover, 80 pages, English text.

ISBN : 0 9527617 0 X