Beschreibung:

The machine offered here is a replica of the one ridden by Ivan Mauger in his last Long Track World Championship Final in 1985. It combines components supplied by two of the biggest names in grass track and long track racing: Alf Hagon and Don Godden. Perhaps best remembered now as one of the UK's most successful-ever drag racers, Alf Hagon only turned to 'straight line' motorcycle sport after a lengthy career in the top flight of international speedway and grass track racing. Eleven times British Grass Track Champion, he began developing his own frames soon after taking up the sport in 1947, and in 1957 set up Hagon Products in Leyton, East London, for their manufacture. Exported worldwide and fitted with a wide variety of engines, Hagon bikes have won countless championships over the intervening decades. One of the most succesful riders in grass track racing history, Don Godden won several British national championships and in 1969 became European Long Track Champion. A gifted engineer as well as talented rider, he designed and built his own DGS frames for the ubiquitous JAP engine and then – in 1975 – was one of the first to fit the new Weslake four-valve motor. In 1978 he went one step further, manufacturing his own overhead-camshaft four-valve engine - the GR500 - which made it possible to offer complete Godden DGS machines for speedway, grass track, or long track racing. Since then, Goddens have won countless races and championships worldwide, including the Speedway World Individual Championship on three occasions (Hans Neilsen in 1986, 1987 and 1989) and the World Longtrack Championship twice (Shawn Moran in 1983 and Marcel Gerhard in 1992). This replica uses an engine tuned by former East German champion, Hans Zierk (hence the 'HZ' initials on the timing cover) and was restored by Ivan in his Gold Coast workshop in the early 2000s. Following completion the machine was displayed at Ash's Speedway Museum in Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia. The actual machine that Ivan rode in the 1985 World Long Track Final was also used in his successful 1986 World Long Track Speed Record attempt at Alexandra Park in Auckland, New Zealand, and is now in the Canterbury Museum in Christchurch, NZ. Incidentally, Ivan's record of 144.66km/h still stands.