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GEORGE REMEMBERED

24th September 2020 Nigel Devereux Letters

Dear CR Late last year, my friend of over 60 years, James ‘George’ Ward lost his long, brave battle with cancer. George was an enthusiastic club racer in the 1960/70s. His first mount was a

Forgotten men of racing?

17th August 2020 Nigel Devereux Letters

Dear CR I am writing to correct some comments made by your contributor Mr Cathcart in his test on the EMC, issue 201. He says that Ewald Kluge won the 1938 Lightweight TT, the first

Silver Dream survivors

13th August 2020 Nigel Devereux Letters

Dear CR Thanks for the nice article about the making of the movie Silver Dream Racer, in issue 201, which for many of us had an impact to our motorcycle life. I really enjoyed it.

Chadwick and ‘Privat’ MVs

6th August 2020 Nigel Devereux Letters

Dear CR I enjoyed issue 202 as much as ever. It was good to read the piece on Dave Chadwick. I knew him well and attended his funeral at Northenden. I understood his accident occurred

Rutter Remembered

30th July 2020 Nigel Devereux Letters

Dear CR I was very sad to hear about Tony Rutter’s death, as reported in issue 203. I once remember seeing him come off his bike going into Knickerbrook at Oulton Park when it was

Happy memories

23rd July 2020 Nigel Devereux Letters

Dear CR Thank you for publishing the photo of Bryan Rust and I on the KGB Imp, in issue 201, it brought back many happy memories of Snetterton’s Race of Aces in 1973. This was

Identities, identities

14th April 2020 Nigel Devereux Letters

Dear CR With respect to the photo on pages six and seven, it is the start of the 1961 125cc race, the first TT win for Hailwood and Honda. To fill in the names of

Dear CR Your article covering the making of the Silver Dream Racer brought back fond memories, as myself and my late brother Neil were watching from the grandstand on the approach to Woodcote. Well, I

That ain’t Mallory!

2nd April 2020 Nigel Devereux Letters

Dear CR Regarding the Star Letter from Issue #199, I have to disagree with this being Mallory Park. The Dunlop Bridge is in the wrong place in relation to the start/finish line. Also with the

Detail to Rust and Bedford

12th March 2020 Nigel Devereux Letters

Dear CR Nice to see a sidecar photo from the Nick Nicholls Collection. Just thought I would add some detail to the image on page 8, of Bryan Rust and Alan Bedford. The date is

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