Built To Win: John Surtees

Sep 3, 2023

1h 27m

★ 0.0

World Champion On Two And Four Wheels

Overview

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.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

triptik films

500cc Films

Built To Win: John Surtees Trailers

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Cast

Self

Doug Nye

Self

Mike Nicks

Self

Alan Cathcart

Self

Charles Gordon-Lennox

Self

Sammy Miller

Self

Jane Surtees

Self

Leonora Surtees

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