Hi there, I remember you. First National win aye, you must remember how you put it across him?

Firstly, having had another look at the photo it was definately '65 as I hadn't yet got the stripey leathers and the bike and helmet had got a dayglo finish. If I remember correctly Dave and myself had a nearly race long dice changing positions many times, four i think on the last lap alone. The Tohatsu being much lighter than the Honda was better at breaking and acceleration but there wasn't much difference in top speed. I followed Dave into the last corner (Camp ?) a double apex right hander, turned in earlier and quicker and managed to squeeze through the inside of him. Kept the throttle against the stop running well wide right up to the grass, made myself as small as possible and waited for him to come past before the line, amazingly he didn't. Dave was one of, if not the nicest bloke I ever met during my racing and it was a tragedy he was lost to us in the way that he was.

In the 1954 TT report issue of Motor Cycling (June 24th) the man in Harris' chair is referred to as G. Holder. In the race report it mentions that he was partnering Harris for the first time.

I couldn't find any mentions of Hartle having been his passenger during practice so I'll see if I've got any other issues covering the earlier events.

Another one from Castle Coombe

Yourself, Dave Simmonds and Jim Curry no 2 is the best I can do.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0MBOkEIMbRc

Jack Brabham???

Jack Brabham used to race motorcycles, if you look in the 1948 Bathurst programme, you will find an entry for J Brabham, 500 Velocette. Also Jim Redman tells a great yarn about a test day at Suzuka, I'd say it was in 1965. Jim was at one stage in line to race the Honda F1 car, and Jack Brabham had a Honda tie-up from the fabulous F2 Brabham-Hondas. Anyway, Jack turned up at the test day and expressed a desire to go for a gallop on one of the narrow power-banded 50s or 125s. Aware of the finicky techniques required to get the best from the tiddlers, Jim suugested Black Jack try the more user-friendly 350 four- cylinder, by then almost perfect as Jim had won the World 350 title each year since 1962. Brabham went out, and after a couple of quiet laps, wound it up and howled the 350 round Suzuka at a pretty fair clip. When he finally pitted, it was merely for more fuel, and then out he went again, and continued apace, revealing at the end his utter enjoyment, and his previously-unknown bike racing background. He's a boy, that Brabham !

Hello guys , I am still hoping for some answer to "pykey" question ? Allthough I like all kind of infos or discussions , I believe it to be much better if they come in the rightfull threads !

Just to take an example : Who is going to search for infos on Jack Brabham here ??? And its a very interesting info , indeed ! But Who ? I have been much around here , and there is so much onfo on people or cars etc. spread around on threads where they should not be ! Do you get my point. Right now its more or less obvious to talk about , but later , you wont find it ! Or worse , believing the thread title hoping for a lot , and there is nothing !

Have you read my last post?

OOPS ! I believe my focus was somewhere else !

Eh , Twinny , did YOU read my last one in Sticky Suggestion box ?

Yes, and I merged them. The only problem was that one of the threads seemed to disappear...

I think i get mixed up as to what forum i can post on? i need m/cycle racing 1949./1970

Easy. Motorcycle Racing; 1949-1968 Nostalgia

Rod,I reckon thats Arthur Lawn No.35 Bultaco

I think i am in the right forum now so i used to watch the car gp's when john surtees turned to 4 wheels in fact i went to aintree to see him also i used to go to oulton for cars even seen gary hocking there.

Castle Combe pic : Martin Watson #23, Grant Gibson #47 ?

What went wrong. I can´t bring that pic up. Would love to see one of Martin Watson. Anybody?

bah changed to windows vista!,now only get red x's instead of pics?,any ideas fellas?

[QUOTE]Originally posted by renzo
[B]this is a post from a while ago i made!
coincidence or what?
i bought it from cyrils shop for £40!in 68?



my old ford thames former owner was*richard wyler*remember the tv series *the man from interpol?*.
he raced tohatsu bikes for a few years(going back a long way).
i still remember the reg number.....XOY92 his name was in the log book



here is the very van! at the lord of lydden meet in 68.
gawd look at the skinny git,i weighed around 7 stone dripping wet then
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i painted it with dulux gloss and a two inch brush

Another Ducati but not strictly a racing bike, although it was raced at Bathurst after I sold it. '66 Mach I, pretty aye.

The Ducati Mach 1 was claimed at the time to be the first 100mph roadgoing 250. Could it really do that and hold together? ;-) Yes, a very attractive bike indeed.

I'm led to believe this a 250 ducati in the early '60s - anyone agree?

yes definately a duke,can tell by the sump.

Really odd seeing that pic. It suddenly brought back long lost memories of me having lusted after the Mach 1. I thought it was the most beautiful road bike of it´s time. Had really racy lines and went like the clappers. Sadly, I never got around to owning one though.

I seem to recall from reports of proddie racing in the mid-sixties, ably penned by Ray Knight in the pages of MCI, a very quick Mach 1 pedalled by a one-eyed racer called Clive Thompsett, who invariably won the 250 class of most PR events. Quick as he was, I don't recall him branching out into open-class racing, and wondered why. Anyone ?

eye ;) remember him well ,didn't know he only had one though.
i think he was in some mgp's in the 70's like me.

thanks, Renzo. I just found this and can see it's obvious from the rocker cover

well i recognise your dad!,but do you know who the rider is chris?

no idea - He'll know and I'll try and remember to ask hiim. I'll guess at Brands though and, judging by the hairstyles and the fact that its pre his Yamaha days, '62-'64?

Is 76 Reg Everett?

Is there a Tom Kirby connection? Looks very much like a Kirby fairing plonked on a 250.

Beat me to it! Here's one of Reg. Much later (poss'67) @ Snett

Yes, a Kirby connection in a lilac hat.

Hi there, is he still around?

This one is easier?

Is it Alan Shepherd?

That's me done for then !

I believe so, but don't know more than that.

Hello,

I have seen that you have mentioned Tom Phillips, would you have any pictures on this person as he is my dads cousin and i would really like to find out more about him or where i could go to get information.
Thanks
Emma

Tom was an excellent rider. I remember him racing his Greeves and if my memory is correct he once crashed in the Mallory Esses breaking both his legs. His white crash hat bore a single eye in the centre.

Do you remember him being particularly good in the wet? I think I can remember him duffing up everyone at a very wet Brands, around 63ish.

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Emma
[B]Hello,

I have seen that you have mentioned Tom Phillips, would you have any pictures on this person as he is my dads cousin and i would really like to find out more about him or where i could go to get information.
Thanks
Emma

Hi Emma,
I,ve got Tom down at a Mallory meeting on 250 Aermacchi,350 Aermacchi, and a 500 Manx Norton.Alas no results,but a busy bloke,as this could mean 6 races(7 if he was invited into Race of the Year,30 laps!)if he reached the finals.Could have been getting on for 90 laps not including practice.Makes me tired thinking about it.
HW

Dave Chester, apparently

The location is straightforward, but who are these guys?

No1 is Tony Godfrey.

Yes, Tony Godfrey, who, just a few weeks later would have a dreadful crash during the lightweight TT when his Yamaha seized - essentially finishing his career. One of the other blokes went on to achieve megga fame ? ? ?

Ray Pickrell?

Two were!!

What a great period shot, but perhaps less easy?

O.K clues : both went on to further fame, but probably very little fortune. One of them died at a very early age due to non racing circumstances.