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Aprilia wins its first GP victory A week later Gardner and Lawson switched positions at Anderstorp, Sweden, with Mamola again third. It was again Gardner first and Lawson second at Brno, Czechoslovakia, on August 23, with Japan’s Tadahiko Taira (Yamaha) third before Mamola won the San Marino GP at the month’s end, trailed home by…

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Hugh Anderson (Suzuki) took the 50cc race, Dan Shorey (Bultaco) the 125cc, Fritz Scheidegger (BMW) the first sidecar race from Max Deubel (BMW), with a reversal of positions for the second event. Derek Minter (Honda) took the 250 race from teammate Jim Redman and the 350 on a Norton from similarly mounted Mike Hailwood. Bob…

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The Classic Motorcycle’s on sale now! This month's contents includes… • Lansdowne round-up    • Richard Adams interview              • Men who mattered: Ernest Marples Ernest Marples was the Minister of Transport who presided over the introduction of the 250cc learner law, as well as other important legislation, though he ended his days mired in controversy –…

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Designer confounds critics with his vision After weeks of fine weather, heavy rain greeted competitors for the Crystal Palace meeting. After a five lap cycle race, a big field of solo motorcycle all-comers lined up for the handicap start 10 lap, 20 mile race at the South London venue. Harold Daniell (490cc Norton) took an…

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Wal Handley book written by nephew Among the marques he was famously associated with were Rex-Acme, Rudge and Velocette. This overdue book has been written by his nephew John Handley. None More Brave is published by Aspect Design – ISBN No. 978-1-908832-13-9. It is available in softback at £15 from most bookshops or directly from…

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Hedstrom carburettor On Saturday, August 3, 18 competitors for the First English-Dutch International Reliability Trial plus reserves, assistants, photographers and reporters watched anxiously at Harwich as their machines were swung by crane into the hold of the Copenhagen for the sea crossing to the Hook. Early pacesetters included Bill Douglas (2¾hp Douglas), Freddie Barnes (6hp…

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Former sidecar passenger Sue Darbyshire now campaigns this 1929 Morgan Super Aero Elsewhere, accompanying an eclectic range of pre-war cars, there was a selection of Morgan three wheelers contesting Saturday’s Speed Trials on the Mercedes Benz test track. Among them was the Super Aero of ‘reformed’ vintage sidecar road race passenger Sue Darbyshire. She partnered…

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The Classic Motorcycle app means you can download mag onto iPad or Android tablet For our growing army of readers around the world the TCM app is the ideal solution if they want the magazine there and then, and what’s more, you can save money too. The digital versions are even easier to read too,…

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Ewan Cameron posted 12.88/101mph on his V-twin JAP-engined sprinter The quickest three in the vintage class, the trio of Henry Body and Bernard White on Douglas twins and John Young on his Triumph-JAP, battled it out ahead of Roy Siddall on his New Imperial. There were plenty of older bikes in the racing classes with…

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