Chorley, Lancashire, UK. 8th May, 2016. Jeff Davies from Nunthorpe riding a 1972 246cc Montesa Cappra, motocross dirt bike at the Hoghton Tower Sprint.
The Cappra VR is one of 1,600 produced in 1974 and it’s the successor to the model 63 Cappra 250 successfully ridden by Tim Hart, John DeSoto and factory rider Pete Lampu, in the late 60’s/ early 70’s. The VR designation is for Factory Montesa motocross rider Kalevi Vehkonen. In 1973 Vehkonen rode a similar Montesa prototype in the World Motocross Championships and in Belgium he took first overall ahead of an impressive field including Decoster, Mikkola and Hakan Anderson. Two weeks earlier, he won the first moto over a more impressive field including the above and Geobers, Robert,
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Location: Chorley, Lancashire, UK
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