Who won the 500cc Motorcycle World Championship in 1976 & 1977 and retired from racing in 1984?
Motorsport in the United Kingdom 1960s. Phil Read was world champion in 1973 and 1974, while Barry Sheene won back-to-back titles in 1976 and 1977. Britain has struggled in the top 500cc/MotoGP class since then. Britain has enjoyed greater success in the Superbike World Championship, with Carl Fogarty winning four titles in the 1990s. Neil Hodgson won the title in 2003, while James Toseland won the title in 2004 and 2007. The United Kingdom is currently well represented in the Superbike World Championship. The British Superbike Championship is the leading motorcycle racing series in the United Kingdom. Road racing events are popular, with the Isle
1977 FIM Motocross World Championship 1977 FIM Motocross World Championship The 1977 FIM Motocross World Championship was the 21st F.I.M. Motocross Racing World Championship season. Heikki Mikkola rejoined the 500cc class in 1977 after winning the 1976 250cc world championship. Now riding for the Yamaha factory racing team, he continued his old rivalry with Suzuki's Roger De Coster. Mikkola won 12 motos to clinch the title ahead of Suzuki teammates De Coster and Gerrit Wolsink. Brad Lackey switched to the Honda racing team and became the first American to score an overall victory in a 500cc motocross world championship Grand Prix when he won the