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Across
1 & 4: The answer to a Roger Burnett question “Who’s that w*nker on the Bimota?” (9,7)
7: Two legendary initials that went on a two-wheeled racing Proton. (2)
8: Soviet-made GP bikes of the 1960s, nothing to do withyuri Gagarin, despite the name. (6)
10 & 18 Across: Weapons from Birmingham that formed a legendary biking brand. (5,4)
11: Monsieur Poncharal, team owner for years who has finally won at the highest level. (5)
12: See 30 Down
13: Bigterry, famous Loctite Yamaha man. (5)
16: Senor Kissling, winner of the last GP of 1961, at his home circuit of Buenos Aires. (5)
17 & 20 Down: A popular part within the intake track of a twostroke engine barrel. (4,5)
18: See 10 Across 19: ___ -__ Voddy, popular viewing section about 10 miles into thett Mountain Course. (5,1)
22: Senor Molina, midfield 125cc & 250cc GP man around the turn of the century. (6)
23: Spaniard who only took a single 500cc win in the 1990s but influenced the careers of many of his countrymen. (4)
24: See 35 Across
26: Silverstone corner added before Club in the mid-1990s. (4)
28: Coventry-made British Manufacturer who wontts in the 1930s with Graham Walker, amongst others. (5)
31: Their first 500cc GP win was also Eddie Lawson’s last. (6)
32: Jean-marc, French 80cc GP racer in the 1980s (of course!). (5)
33: British champion on two wheels and world champion on three, his son is also doing well on two. (5)
34: Swiss legend who is the only competitor to have scored points in 6 different Grand Prix categories, from 50cc to 500cc and even sidecars! (6) 35 & 24 Across: Raffaele, former 250cc rookie of the year who switched to the Superbike paddock. (2,4)
36 & 21 Down: Italian who took a single 125cc world title and two 50cc titles for MBA and Kreidler. (7,9)
37: Varese factory whose name came from their aircraft-making origins. (9)
Down
1 & 25 Down: Slow downhill hairpin, before a dip, towards the end of the Isle of MANTT Course lap. (9,6)
2: Double AMA champion who beat future world champions but never went chasing that title. (6)
3: Dr. Evil’s helmet brand? As worn by Fogarty at the start of his WSB career. (5)
4: The first on-track excursion at most race meetings. (4,8)
5: 16 Down was part of the Armada from this village in County Antrim, where they now hold races as tribute to the Legends of Road Racing. (5) 6: Fast and long first corner at Thruxton. (5)
9: Country that hasn’t hosted a motorcycle race since a major car racing accident in 1954. (11)
13: Signor Venturi, Italian 500cc man who was overshadowed by his MV Agusta team-mate John Surtees. (4)
14: Kidderminster’s finest sidecar racer. (4,7)
15: South American double world champ with the best moustache in the history of motorcycle racing. (6,6)
16:Yer Maun’s real middle name. (6)
20: See 17 Across
21: See 36 Across
25: See 1 Down
27: This ‘circuito’ has hosted GPS of Spain, Portugal, FIM, Europe, and more aptly, the Community of Madrid. (6)
29: A vital hand protector. (5)
30 & 12 Across: Outdid his rival #34 in world titles, but not GP wins. (5,6)