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Known to many as a successful racer of Triumph motorcycles in the late Sixties and early Seventies, Percy Tait was much more than that. Born on a farm close to Meriden and the Triumph factory, he was a farming boy through and through, yet after time in the forces, riding with the Army’s Royal Signals…

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As one of the greats of British scrambling/motocross during the Sixties, Vic Eastwood was part of the Team GB winning team at the 1965, ’66 and ’67 Motocross Des Nations, while 1965 saw Vic claim his highest finish in the World 500cc Motocross Championship, with fourth place on the works BSA, and in 1968 Vic claimed…

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Sprinting along the narrow and heavily-cambered access road to Hoghton Tower, near Preston in Lancashire, has been happening for many a year and, despite claims to the contrary, it’s still ongoing. Historically, the Hoghton Sprint has been in springtime, often close to Easter, yet, for 2020, there will be two dates on the calendar for…

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Sevenoaks and District Motor Club have announced that they will again stage their popular Crystal Palace Car Sprint, bike and car show on May 24 and 25, but unlike 2019’s return to the venue, this year will also feature classic and historic motorcycles performing high speed demonstration runs to recreate the period when bikes raced…

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Thanks to the fact that the Carole Nash Bristol Classic Motorcycle Show is celebrating its 40th birthday in 2020, the focus for the show is going to be a light-hearted look back at the Seventies and Eighties. The organisers will be throwing a ’70s/’80s-themed birthday bash and dressing up is positively encouraged, with a cash…

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Early news for this year’s Banbury Run, taking place on Sunday, May 31, is that entry forms are now available, as they went ‘live’ on January 2. Known globally as being the largest gathering of pre-1931 motorcycles and three-wheelers, the Banbury Run begins and ends at the British Motor Museum in Gaydon, Warwickshire, conveniently close…

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As in previous years, the VMCC will be running its rider training days, designed to give folk the chance to experience the joy of riding bikes built before the Second World War. Most of the bikes for the training days are from the Thirties, although occasionally there is something a little earlier, or later, and…

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