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1955: GEOFF DUKE wins the NORTH WEST 200 | Ulster Mirror | Classic Sport | BBC Archive
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2:44Now PlayingMultiple motorcycle world champion Geoff Duke wins the 1955 North West 200, 500cc class, with an average speed of 97.6mph.
Geoff Duke, riding a Gilera motorcycle (Bike #2), crosses the finish line ahead of Irishman and fellow Gilera rider Reg Armstrong (Bike #1), with Norton rider and Englishman Jack Brett in third place (Bike #5).
Other riders featured include Australians Allan Burt (getting helmet checked) and Bob Brown (on starting grid).
Geoff Duke OBE, born in St Helens in Lancashire, has previously won five world titles and is competing to win his sixth in the 1955 motorcycle world championship. He was awarded an OBE in 1953 for services to British motorcycle racing.
Held in Northern Ireland since 1929, the North West 200 is an annual international motorcycle road race.
The circuit, known as the Triangle, is approximately 9 miles (14.5 km) long and runs between the towns of Portstewart, Coleraine and Portrush.
This is a BBC Archive edit using original mute film footage from BBC Northern Ireland programme Ulster Mirror, originally broadcast 27 May, 1955.
Music by The Funky Junkies. Track titles: Skybar, Dusk Rises, Skyline Aura - taken from the album Urbanistica.
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