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202387 minPGdocumentary

Built To Win: John Surtees

202387 minPGdocumentary

John Surtees, the only racer to win world championships on both two and four wheels, achieved three consecutive Isle of Man TT victories during his four-decade career.

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John Surtees, the only racer to win world championships on both two and four wheels, achieved three consecutive Isle of Man TT victories during his four-decade career.

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J.P. Davidsondirector

J.P. Davidsonwriter

Doug Nye

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Feature length documentary exploring the life of legendary racer John Surtees. In a career spanning four decades John Surtees became the first man to win the Isle Of Man TT three times in succession and to this day, is still the only person to have won world championships on both two and four wheels.

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