MotoGP circa 1964

Spotted this video this morning and had to share it.

A few things to note: The tea strainer adds a nice touch of English class to pre-race refreshments - particularly important when racing on foreign turf with their strange customs and odd diets. The mint E-Type is possibly the most fitting car for an International race star and jet setting playboy.

The factory MV being warmed up in pit lane appears to be running very slack piston to bore clearances and very crude valve guide oil seal mechanisms judging by the clouds of smoke. Sounds fit, though.

The on-board footage is pretty incredible for 1964 but can you imagine how big it was? Can't have helped the handling.

But lastly, (and most importantly) this is all shot without Mike wearing any gloves. Jeez.

By Mark Forsyth