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Ken Talbot, chairman Triumph Owners’ MCC writes

HAVING BEEN BROUGHT up to love Triumphs I suppose it was inevitable that Percy would become God to me. Everyone knows about his racing exploits but there was another side to him. Before I give a couple of insights into this there is one race I must mention.

Many people of my generation always think of John Cooper and Ago when asked about the best race that they witnessed. Now, while I too

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