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Jack Brett at Oliver’s Mount Jack Brett leaps into the air, at Oliver’s Mount in 1949. Aboard his Norton, Brett finished third in the 350cc final, bested by Dickie Dale (Velocette) and Syd Barnett (AJS), though with a comfortable margin over fourth placed AJS mounted Johnny Hodgkin and like-mounted fifth place Alan Dudley-Ward. Those five…

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Held in a distinctly laid back manner, which prompted The Motor Cycle’s man to reflect: “The paddock – anywhere you liked in a huge, undulating field – was a joyous sight to those with affectionate memories of the ‘straight’ speed trials of bygone years,” there was a strong entry, topped by Eric Fernihough (brace of…

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AHS H9 Touring Model You only have to look at any traffic queue to see that motorcyclists are not renowned for their patience. It doesn’t help that sporty models attract more attention in the press than those machines that reward patience as a virtue, but this is hardly a recent phenomenon. Thus, Motor Cycling described…

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1914 James TT Model In the period before the First World War and in the 1920s and 30s too, James made a number of varying machines, including some quality two-stroke lightweights and a range of four-strokes, a single cylinder side valve and overhead valve versions of mainly 350 and 500cc. But James’s biggest, longest running…

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