The Sporting & Dining Club is thrilled to welcome motorsport legend, John Surtees OBE, to the Isle of Man, for an exclusive appearance where he will be talking about his incredible life in motorsport. John will visit on 15th October and will speak at the Palace Hotel & Casino, and the event is once again sponsored by Specsavers Opticians Isle of Man.

John Surtees is truly unique in motorsport. Riding for the celebrated MV Agusta team, he won seven World Championships between 1956 and 1960. Then - with nothing left to prove - he made the transition from two wheels to four, winning the Formula One World Championship with Ferrari in 1964. To this day his feat of winning World Championships on two and four wheels remains unparalleled – as is his story.

The versatile racer - who also drove for the Lotus, Cooper, Honda and BRM works teams - was equally at home in sports cars, winning the 1000km races at Nurburgring and Monza for Ferrari as well as the 1966 CanAm Championship in the Lola T70 he helped develop.

He also designed, built and raced his own Team Surtees single seaters in F1, F2 and F5000. During his remarkable racing career he won 290 of the 621 races he entered and claimed a further 103 podium finishes, recording 48 fastest laps and 100 record laps along the way.

Following the death of Australian Sir Jack Brabham on 19 May 2014 at the age of 88, Surtees is currently the oldest surviving Formula One World Champion. He is also the oldest surviving 500cc/MotoGP World Champion, following the death of fellow Englishman Geoff Duke who died aged 92, on 1 May 2015.

The intimate evening will include an audience Q&A as well as an opportunity for our members and their guests, to meet John in person.

John Wannenburgh of the IoM Sporting and Dining Club: “We are thrilled to welcome a living legend back to the island where he recorded many of his greatest sporting achievements. The Club has a proud tradition in not only attracting the best speakers, but also the best in their respective fields – and in John Surtees, our members and guests are assured of exactly that, once again.”

Adrian Higgins, Director of Specsavers Opticians Isle of Man said: ‘Specsavers is once again delighted to be supporting this ‘Sporting & Dining Club’ event. John Surtees’ name is etched in the proud history of the IOM TT and far beyond – to win a drivers world championship multiple times on two wheels, and then do it on four is absolutely incredible! It will be a pleasure to welcome him to the Isle of Man. Once again, we are all looking forward to another excellent evening."


The event will take place from 7.00pm, on Thursday 15th October 2015 at the Palace Hotel & Casino in Douglas.

How to book:

Call 01624 617049, 07624 495749 or email john@sportinganddiningclub.com  

Tickets:

Tickets are ?60.00 p/p for Members, and ?65.00 p/p for Non-Members, exc VAT.