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. However, the article could have been even better. When I read the advance notice that CR would print this article,…

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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 when he was unable to avoid an ice cream salesman who was walking backwards on the track selling his wares.…

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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 really fast. He slid and bounced, then hit the bank at speed. As they stopped the race, I decided to…

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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 our first year racing with the Imp, which replaced the BSA that had a terminal engine failure at Estoril, Portugal…

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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 a few of the other riders: On the left: 15 is Sadao Shimazaki On the right: 10 is Ernst Degner…

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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 say grandstand, but I seem to recall it being more of a large wooden shed! Anyway, we were told that…

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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 riders facing forward at the Mallory start line, the paddock would be to their right and spectators would be on…

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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 August 26, 1973 and is the Rothmans International Race of Aces meeting. Bryan and Alan are leading the 1000cc race,…

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Dear CR In the story about Italian Racer Gianni Rolando I have seen a small error on page 53. It is mentioned that Gianni is leading the Imola 200. It is clear this is not Gianni but Dutch racer Jack Middelburg. The name Jack can be seen through the windscreen of his bike. Fellow Dutch…

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Dear CR I enjoyed the article on Dr Joe Erlich recently. I met him when he had a workshop in Bedford which is local to me. It was interesting dealing with him – but somewhat difficult! My last conversation was cut short when a call came from below (we were up on a mezzanine floor)…

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