![]() The latter event was also notable for Tommy Robbs 3rd place riding a 252cc TSS in the 350cc class, beaten only by Mike Hailwood and Giacomo Agostini. Contesting both the 125 and 250cc World Championships, New Zealander Ginger Molloy scored a number of top-ten finishes and in 1966 brought Bultaco its first Grand Prix victory at the Ulster round. ![]() ![]() ![]() In 1965 Ramon Torras split the works Yamahas of Phil Read and Mike Duff at the Spanish 250cc Grand Prix to finish 2nd, while Tommy Robb scored a memorable victory in the 250cc class at the Northwest 200. Hs also took the British 125 and 250cc Championships that same year.ĭespite upping the capacity of its larger single to a full 250cc and adopting water cooling, Bultaco struggled to maintain its competitiveness at Grand Prix level in the face of overwhelming Japanese and Italian opposition, although there were occasional flashes of brilliance. Armed with a 196cc TSS, Shorey enjoyed a phenomenal run of success in the 1962 250cc World Championship, twice finishing 4th behind a trio of works Hondas to end the year in 7th place overall. Spurred on by this and other successes achieved by the tuned Tralla 101, Bultaco went one stage further and developed its first purpose-built racing motorcycle the legendary TSS.Īmong the first racers to campaign the Spanish two-strokes in the UK were Tommy Robb and Dan Shorey, the latter taking the coveted ACU Star (British Championship) in the 125cc class in 1961. It was a most promising debut seven Bultacos finishing in the top ten with works rider Johnny Graces in second place. Given the circumstances of Bultacos birth, it should have surprised no one that the company began racing soon afterwards, entering a team in the roadster class at the 1959 Spanish Grand Prix. By the spring of 1959 the fledgling concerns first machine - the Tralla 101, a 125cc two-stroke - was ready for production. ![]() The Montesa board wanted to withdraw from racing Bulto disagreed and left in 1958, taking most of the racing department with him to set up a new company Bultaco. One of motorcyclings many legends, the foundation of Bultaco was occasioned by the resignation of Francisco Xavier Bulto from Montesa, a company he had co-founded with Pedro Permanyer in 1945. ![]()
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