Nationality British | Name Rodney Gould | |
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Jarno saarinen and rodney gould assen 1972 interview
Rodney Gould (born 10 March 1943 in Banbury) is a British former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer and UK short circuit specialist.
Contents
- Jarno saarinen and rodney gould assen 1972 interview
- Message from rodney gould
- Motorcycle Grand Prix results
- References
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Gould began racing in 1961 and made his first Isle of Man TT appearance in 1967. He rode a variety of machines including Manx Nortons and two-stroke Bultacos for the smaller classes, and was supported by UK Aermacchi concessionaire Syd Lawton from 1966, before turning to Yamaha TD2s and TR2s.
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He won the 1970 FIM 250cc world championship on a Yamaha. After finishing third in the 250 class and fourth in the 500 class in 1972, Gould retired from competition and took a position as Yamaha's European racing manager.
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In 1979 Gould established a retail motorcycle dealership in Birmingham (UK) named Hailwood and Gould, in partnership with famous former-racer Mike Hailwood, who was subsequently killed in a road traffic accident in 1981. In 1984, Gould was briefly Sales Manager for the second incarnation of Hesketh Motorcycles based at Lord Hesketh's Easton Neston stately home.
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Message from rodney gould
Motorcycle Grand Prix results
![Rodney Gould Rodney Gould Motorcycle Race YAMAHA MOTOR CO LTD](https://alchetron.com/cdn/rodney-gould-7c26c90f-0abb-48b5-8f4e-2060059c17b-resize-750.jpg)
Points system from 1950 to 1968:
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Points system from 1969 onwards:
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)