CRR wrote:Just been going through my 1970 programmes, and I think the only car engined bike running was Tony Bartram with Impala, an 875cc Rootes (Chrysler) lump.yes that's in the gallery I'm doing as well
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On Imp power didn't a certain Mr.Murty had an Imp-powered dragbike many many years ago and if I've not completely lost it he won an event in Holland with it.
Just behind Warbird, could this be it, (less No. plate, mudguard, tank etc)
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that looks like it to me, good find and we now have a race number but so far I can't find it listed in any of the programmes....
and we now have a race number but so far I can't find it listed in any of the programmes....I cannot recall whether that photo was 69 or 70, but it was @ SPR so checkout any prog from 69 as well.
martyn b wrote:I cannot recall whether that photo was 69 or 70, but it was @ SPR so checkout any prog from 69 as well.
http://www.ukdrn.co.uk/EL/1969/entrylist1969.html
ukdrn wrote:yep been through all those Jon... your programme scans have come in very useful in the past but I still haven't found this bike listed yet...martyn b wrote:I cannot recall whether that photo was 69 or 70, but it was @ SPR so checkout any prog from 69 as well.
http://www.ukdrn.co.uk/EL/1969/entrylist1969.html
..interestingly it seems to have a car race number on it as CSA5 is a street altered number whereas I would have thought it would be classed as CSS ???
Here's a few from my collection of slides. According to the box these bikes were snapped at the 1982 Cannonball meet.
Brian Simpson warms the rear slick against the tower astride his 1105cc Kawasaki Enginuity.
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The Wizard Too Kawasaki of Michael Carter. The sister bike to BJ's Imperial Wizard.
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Another Kawasaki powered bike; this time its Geoff Stilwell's Cloud Nine taking on Alan 'Grandad' Nash in the far lane.
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Brian Simpson warms the rear slick against the tower astride his 1105cc Kawasaki Enginuity.
Here's a few from Long Marston 1981
Eamon Hurley
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Jim Challenger
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Alan Thompson
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Tony Murphy
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Ollie Thatcher
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Paul Mayhew
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Eamon Hurley
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