Phil Price introduces the 500cc Thruxton Velocette road going classic sports motorcycle made by the Veloce company in Birmingham during the 1960’s. Including how it got its name and some of the Thruxton’s production racing successes. Footage of the beautiful New Zealand Craigieburn rolling country with the site and sound of these rare and sort after machines.
A classic bike racing kiwi team plan to take 2 Nortons, 2 Velocettes, and an AJS 7R to the Manx Grand Prix MGP in 2024. Watch this space for more information on this exciting entry and how you can support us to enter the worlds most historic and longest road race extravaganza 23-26 August 2024.