Sam Hewitt
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Grafty Green grasstrack
For some years, the Kent Kracker has been a premier event for its organising club, the Maidstone Aces MCC, and this year’s Kracker took place at Grafty Green, appropriately situated in the heart of the Kent countryside. While the events for modern machinery offered entertainment enough, the club endeavoured to fill out the entry with…
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Traditional day out
Club stands, ice cream, silly games, autojumble treasure and a happy, diverse crowd, give Founders’ Day its enduring popularity. Words and photographs: James Robinson That it is unashamedly traditional is the beauty of the Vintage Motor Cycle Club’s Founders’ Day event, held this year, as every year, in the grounds of Stanford Hall in Leicestershire.…
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Ten times champ to star at Stafford
The most successful sidecar racer of all time, Steve Webster, will be joint guest of honour at the Carole Nash Classic Motorcycle Mechanics Show over October 19/20. Steve always attracted a large audience during his racing days, and now fans have the chance to meet the former world champion, getting to know more about his…
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Scrambling memories
I was delighted to read Andy Westlake’s article (TCM, July 2019) about a 350cc scrambles Matchless and his fond memories of that era. I was a competitor at that time and this was my 1953 350cc Matchless at a scramble meeting somewhere in Cheshire in about 1957. I am the bloke in the corset and…
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Kop Hill celebrates a decade of success
The Kop Hill Climb celebrates its 10th anniversary this year, with some very special motorcycles running and displaying at the historic motoring festival over the weekend of September 21/22, in Princes Risborough, Bucks. Special guests include motorcycle legend Sammy Miller who is bringing some very important bikes along from his museum collection and TV presenter…
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Son of a beach
This hot 500cc Triumph from 1972 is proof in the metal and on the road that racing improves the breed. Words: STEVE WILSON Photographs: GARY CHAPMAN It wasn’t the best day for it – a wet morning in the middle of a dry summer. But schedules had to be stuck to, and Chris Brasier, keeper…
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The madness of Millyard
Creative engineer and epic special builder Allen Millyard will one be one of the guests of honour at Stafford this October, at the Classic Motorcycle Mechanics Show over October 19/20, and will be showcasing some of his remarkable home-built machines. Allen is renowned for creating mind-boggling bikes, having built more than 30 multi-cylinder machines ranging…
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Overseas success
This pair of sporty New Imperials enjoyed a good day at a Japanese speed event. Photograph: MORTONS ARCHIVE This fascinating, fabulous picture is dated ‘June 24, 1926’ on its reverse. It was published in The Motor Cycle of that date, though further information remains scant. All it effectively says in the issue is: ‘G Maruyama,…
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The one and only
Only one Japanese rider has taken a TT victory. We remember the late Suzuki loyalist. Photograph: MORTONS ARCHIVE Mitsuo Ito, the first and only Japanese rider to win an Isle of Man TT, has passed away at the age of 82. Born on January 1, 1937, Ito was a lifelong Suzuki employee and made his…
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