Author(s): Mick Walker

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Moto Guzzi has the most star-studded history of any Italian motorcycle marque, and in no sphere of its activities is this more marked than in racing. Quite simply, no other factory has managed to equal what Moto Guzzi has achieved since it began in 1920. Carlo Guzzi and his partner established their new firm on the shores of Lake Como, and from it came some of the most astounding achievements in motorcycle racing history. The sheer breadth of design configurations was incredible and most amazing of all, and still unmatched as the king of the 1950s Golden Age of racing, was the V8. Including also the story of the many important personalities associated with Moto Guzzi