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Roger Pailes gets his 500 Triumph sprinter off the line at Thorney Island The quarter-mile course ran slightly downhill, but the advantage was more than cancelled by a headwind. In the Vintage class Bernard White got his times on his Douglas down to 13.14/96mph, but it was not enough to catch John Young who, in…

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August TCM with free supplement on sale now! • Editor's intro • News • ASI Motoshow • Letters    • Subscribe and save   • Banbury Run   • John Ruth interview   • Men who mattered   • For various budgets (top-class 250s)    • Jerry Thurston column    • Moto Guzzi V8 – history and test     • Which model?…

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Proud Velo winner Carl Storer, with prize, at VMCC headquarters That's a proud Carl in the photograph above, outside the Vintage Motor Cycle Club headquarters after collecting his prize. Full results for raffle were: First prize: 1959 Velocette Venom 500cc Winner: Carl Storer from Leeds Second prize: Davida Classic helmet, courtesy of Davida UK Winner:…

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For months rumours suggested development of the side valve 4½hp parallel twin was under way at the company’s Priory Street, Coventry works. The engine was designed to fit transversely across the frame while a single skew gear driven camshaft running in line with the frame operated all four valves – exhaust to front and inlet…

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Surrey owner Bob Wheeler pulls his rare D13 from the BSA Bantam Club’s line-up at the Amberley Show By 1958 BSA's Bantam was entering its tenth year of production. Developments in that time had included a 150cc version, which also had a swinging arm frame. Perhaps to help convince the public that changes went deeper…

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Randy Mamola Mamola finished the race 40 seconds behind the winning Honda of Australian Wayne Gardner and was 10 seconds slower than Eddie Lawson’s second place Yamaha. First British riders home were Rob McElnea (Suzuki) and Ron Haslam (Elf-Honda) in sixth and seventh respectively. The year’s 250cc GP championship winner Sito Pons (Honda) won the…

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In 1938, all-time Brooklands speed records were set and, on London’s North Circular Road, the Ace Cafe opened its doors for the first time. Now, 75 years later, Brooklands Museum and Ace Cafe London are coming together to organise a special day of action and entertainment – a collaboration and celebration of motorcycles and the…

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While many rode large capacity motorcycles a handful completed the event on tiddlers including Excelsior Autocycles, Honda 50s, Bantams and Raleigh Roma Scooters. A total of 493 riders completed the event of which 345 earned Gold Plaques by scoring maximum points. Having built a neat 242cc water-cooled British Anzani twin powered special, David Blanchard, a…

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French maker Longuemare developed an automatic carburettor Many aspects of their initial report were arbitrary and confusing – in an attempt to rectify the situation, they revised their reports and were able to simplify matters for the layman by listing which silencers were noisier than the original, the same or quieter. A wide range of…

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