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  • Velo getting faster still…

    Velo getting faster still…

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    Latest record figire is 183.374mph (295.112kph). Impressive stuff.  Says Stuart: “The question now is… just how fast can a Velo go?” • In other news, we learn of another print run for The Story of the Pioneer Run. The first run sold out with six months. The second edition contains extra information from readers and…

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  • Island meeting

    Island meeting

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    Screen grab taken from a video of the IoM meeting between Ernie (left) and Gerard. Well, it transpired his Manx had quite a story, being used by Ernie Washer, winner of the 1958 Manx GP ‘double.’ So, last year at the Manx GP Ernie and Gerard arranged to meet up, with arch Norton enthusiast Gerard…

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  • Mecum auction

    Mecum auction

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    Highlights include the 1928 Henderson four pictured, the Harley-Davidson featured on page 77 of the current issue (May 2014) of The Classic MotorCycle, a Gilera San Remo (the ‘racing’ Saturno), an ex-Steve McQueen Harley-Davidson VL and another from the McQueen stable, a 1971 Husqvarna, plus an eight valve Indian board track racer and a stunning…

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  • Raby Castle show

    Raby Castle show

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    Jaguars at classic show Admission is £6.50 for adults and £3 for children. There is an additional charge of £3.50 to enter the castle. For more information or if you would like to exhibit your classic vehicle: contact Mark Woodward on 016974 51882 or visit www.markwoodwardclassicevents.com In other news, Blenheim Palace will be the salubrious…

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  • Star lots at the Stafford show

    Star lots at the Stafford show

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    Originally attached to a sidecar, 'FTV 702' was first registered by George Brough on 24th May 1939 and only two days later took part in the London-Edinburgh endurance run piloted by George with Motor Cycling journalist Henry Laird in the 'chair'. Laird's article about the event was published in Motor Cycling's edition of June 14,…

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  • Specialist cover for national classic day

    Specialist cover for national classic day

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    The brainchild of BBC Radio 2 Breakfast DJ Chris Evans, the self-appointed ‘King of Classics’ recently announced that Friday April 4, 2014 will be the first National Classic Car & Bike Day and is calling for owners to offer friends and colleagues a lift to work in exchange for charitable donations to Children In Need.…

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  • The Classic MotorCycle on sale – May 2014

    The Classic MotorCycle on sale – May 2014

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    The Classic MotorCycle on sale now! • Editor's intro • Archive photograph • News   • Diary    • Classic off-road show    • Race Retro    • http://www.classicmotorcycle.co.uk/lettersLetters    • BSA ZB32 Super Profile  • Subscribe to The Classic Motorcycle • Laurin and Klement CCCC    • Triumph Sprinter    • Humber Sports    • Straight from the Plate – sand racing…

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  • Classic Camera: Track attack, August 1958

    Classic Camera: Track attack, August 1958

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    Les Smith gets ready In the course of its 10 miles the pass rises about 4060ft, and until the Jeep came into being, was passable only by mule. In a Jeep, it was reckoned that the climb took four hours – on a good day. The gradient could be gauged by the fact that at…

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  • Double Inter special

    Double Inter special

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    A remarkable engineering feat… In the days before there were motorways (or, for that matter, an overall 70mph speed limit) the Great North Road was one of the relatively few stretches of British highway on which high speeds could be attained in relative safety. Particularly was that so in the vicinity of Doncaster and York,…

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  • Road Test: Norton ES2

    Road Test: Norton ES2

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    Norton ES2 490cc pushrod single cylinder classic motorcycle By the time Tony East’s ES2 rolled out of Bracebridge Street in 1955, the model had been around for over a quarter of a century or, to put it another way, for half the average British man’s working life. And just like a sound, time-served employee, the…

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