Paul the photo on your flickr opening page titled Olivers mount (start line), is 1977 poss 1978, not as titled 1967 or 1968.

Yes , very good pics , thanks

poignant one of geof jhonson with his family there.

Was it the same John Robinson who worked as a journalist and road tester for one of the bike mags?

Also wrote a good book on 2 stroke tuning.

If he's one and the same I believe he passed away a few years ago.

Don't think its the same Robinson Mick? But your right the Journalist Robinson passed away a good few years a go now.

Thanks Graham

No. 7

Bit late I know but it's a pic worth sharing.

Always a good solid performer during the 60's. I think from memory he had a fairly short racing career.
Anyone care to educate me on Chris.

No. 7 and other big names.



And more..........Link

#2 obvious
#4 John Hartle
#18 Paddy Driver (?)
#25 John Cooper
#3 Derek Minter
#8 Rob Fitton
#7 obvious
#17 Jack Findlay
#13 another Kirby bike

'67 ?

#2 obvious
#4 John Hartle
#18 Paddy Driver
#25 John Cooper
#3 Derek Minter
#8 Rob Fitton
#7 obvious
#17 Jack Findlay
#13 another Kirby bike

'67 ?

Second shot...'65 and #13 Bill Ivy ??

Yes i'll go with you on 1965 Renn ,and Dan Shorey #20 ?

Right 1965 TT Assen 500cc, Bill was riding the works Yam's 125 & 250, no 500cc.

Not sure of #13 and some others, #4 = D.S.

Assen '65.
3 Ron Chandler ?
11 Stuart Graham ?
14 John Hartle ?
17 Fred Stevens ?
1 SMBH....so has to be '65.

Morning/evening! #3 is def Minter, & #17 is Findlay confirmed in earlier post.

according to "no time to lose", page 57, he did ríde a 500 cc Kirby bike in that meeting...and no 250 cc Yam..

The only reference I have is this one .... Link, my first Assen visit was 1966.

acc to the book, he retired in the 500 cc race with gearbox trouble after holding 3rd place behind SMBH and Ago... and if I had scrolled to the right, I would have seen SMBH on the MV as well ..

Ton, can you give me any info on Willem Jan Nooteboom? I believe he is no longer with us? can you give me any details, I am doing a memorial type thing on another forum. Thank you.

Info...Link, (Willem-Jan it is) the best anwers for these questions come from Herman Looman (Dutch 125cc champion 1970), wil look for his e-mail adress.

Thanks Ton, thats why I could not find it on the Memorial site, his name is round the wrong way.

Thanks for the email Ton.

The picture is about a half screen wide (on 22 inch)

# 16 should be J.A. from down under.

Paul,there was an interview in Classic Racer some time ago now with Chris Conn. Living in Scotland ? if I remember

I dont get the mag but a friend sent it with another article highlighted and flicking thru found the Conn interview.

Maybe it wasnt Classic Racer as just looked in their archives and no mention....

Nice shot.....The MV's are fours so must be Ago, Hailwood '65. 4 is Dan Shorey, 18 Paddy Driver, 25 John Cooper, 3 Derek Minter, 13 Lewis Young, 8 Rob Fitton, 7 Chris Conn, 17 Jack Findlay, to Jack's right rear seems to be Denis Ainsworth, with Billie Nelson last row extreme right.

I think Ive spied his name in Programmes from the late fifties and I dont think he went on much beyond 67?
An unusual Manx: little or no lagging around the primary chain area....and clutch cooling holes in the fairing.

Jannson?

Hi Russ, yes it's Börje Jansson on a "Kawasaki Yamaha". Front forks look a lot like the ones of a A1R, so probably a Yamaha engine installed ?

I'm with GD66 thinking number 11 is Stuart Graham. I don't think Hartle was riding in '65?
Great shot .

Hi Renn, I think your'e right.

Barry, I too think that's Graham - Who's going to adjudicate though? I can't recall the precise years, but there were a couple of periods of a year or more where Hartle was out of action. In fact, he retired around the mid sixties to run a spares type operation from the back of his Thames van.

http://www.ozebook.com/gpwin/hartle.htm

I have found the results of Assen TT 1965. Any use if i post them up?

Yes please.

Assen TT 1965 500cc Results-- Hailwood,Agostini,Driver,Cooper,Ahearn,Shorey,Conn,Hoppe,
Thalbammer,Mizen,Findlay,Graham,Ingram,Young,Mawby.

Minter & Ivy retired. Hope this helps.

Thanks Oil.

Never heard of Graham Barry?.............

Dat is well bad grammar man innit......

Now your'e talking Mr Fu's language ,Russ

Stuart Graham 1966 :

Hi chaps.....WWWW ?

Les Graham?

Spot on Barry - 1953 Senior. I knew Les was an RAF pilot during WW2, but discovered today that Flight Leiutenant Graham was also awarded the DFC for bravery. What with that, first ever 500 world champ, AJS and MV works rider etc....lot to live up to for young Stuart?

The Earles forks look a bit cumbersome... was the bashing justified after the tragedy ?

Hi Renn, I know very little about his crash - was there a claim that the forks contributed in some way? Your'e right though, the forks do look odd. In fact, the bike itself looks like a bit of a monster

The MV got in a high speed wobble on the way to the bottom of Bray Hill and he finally crashed at the section called nowadays Ago's leap, that's what the records tell...the Count ordered extensive tests in Monza after that to find the reason for the instability of the chassis since the forks were under some suspicion, but there was no definite proof ...

Photo Copyrighted to Paul Mckelvie

There's a TT winner in this shot....

Sissi Wunsche on the #1 Deek ?