British motorcycle Grand Prix British motorcycle Grand Prix The British motorcycle Grand Prix is a motorcycling event that is part of the Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. Before 1977, the only British round was the Isle of Man TT, which was part of the FIM championship from its inauguration in 1949 until 1976. The Isle of Man TT was the most prestigious event on the Grand Prix motorcycling calendar from 1949-1972. After the 1972 event, multiple world champion Giacomo Agostini dropped a bombshell on the motorsports world by stating he would never race at the Isle of Man TT again, stating the 37-mile (62
1972 World Series 1972 World Series The 1972 World Series matched the American League champion Oakland Athletics against the National League champion Cincinnati Reds, with the Athletics winning in seven games. It was the first World Series win for the A's in 42 years, since 1930. These two teams met again in the fall classic 18 years later in 1990. Their managers met again in the fall classic a dozen years later in 1984, managing different teams and swapping leagues. For over four decades, the 1972 A's were the last American League team to win a World Series Game 7 on the road,