{"id":492274,"date":"2012-04-01T03:08:53","date_gmt":"2012-04-01T10:08:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/\/?p=28799"},"modified":"2024-01-08T15:04:56","modified_gmt":"2024-01-08T15:04:56","slug":"support-knighthood-john-surtees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/support-knighthood-john-surtees\/","title":{"rendered":"Support Knighthood for John Surtees"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">John Surtees, OBE remains the only person ever to win World Championships on both two and four wheels, scoring four 500-cc World Motorcycle Championships between 1956 and 1960 as well as claiming the Formula One World Championship in 1964. He also won the inaugural title of the fabled Canadian-American Challenge Cup series in 1966.<br \/>\nBeyond his exploits as a rider\/driver, Surtees is also dedicated to bringing young people into motorcycle racing and is a driving force behind a fleet of air ambulances. If you feel that John Surtees deserves to be granted a knighthood by Queen Elizabeth, you can sign an online petition to that effect at: www.petitionbuzz.com\/petitions\/sirjohnsurtees<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>John Surtees, OBE remains the only person ever to win World Championships on both two and four wheels, scoring four 500-cc World Motorcycle Championships between 1956 and 1960 as well as claiming the Formula One World Championship in 1964. He also won the inaugural title of the fabled Canadian-American Challenge Cup series in 1966. 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