Camathias Memorial Programme

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Camathias Memorial Programme

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A very moving meeting for those who were there, riding, working or spectating.

I also have the actual races if anyone would like to see those.
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Some amazing names on this page Bob. (resized to see if it's easier to view)

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44? Ron Coxon? 31 Mossy?
49 Alan Sansum :D Remember him sideways through paddock at Lydden ( a few years later of course)

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Along with Vic Phillips on the 1000cc Nerus Impetus, the first of the Imp powered outfits IIRC. NErus was, at that time, the leading Imp tuner when they were taking on and occasionally beating the mighty Minis in circuit racing.

Alan Sansum was always a joy to watch with his beautiful drifting technique, chuck it in sideways to scrub off speed, stretch the throttle cable with loadsa opposite lock and already pointing straight out of the corner - superb!

Other gooduns there apart from the Birmingham mob - Mick Horspole, Pete (It only cost me a fiver, luv) Hardcastle, Barry Lock, Mick Ruocco, Adrian Swindells and many others including the Brit Beem runners.

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And don't forget bike no.8 of course ;)
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steve-e wrote:And don't forget bike no.8 of course ;)
Bob B wrote:Barry Lock
The latter being the person we bought the aforementioned machine from ;)
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Vendor of said machine and an ex grass driver IIRC
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He emigrated to Canada about a week after he sold us Terry's outfit (which worried us for a bit :?) I think we paid about 400 quid for it at the time, we couldn't afford Pip Harris's Bee Emm outfit which was offered to us by Graham Milton for a grand. If only you could turn the clock back.........
Incidentally, the outfit which Dick Maplethorpe was driving was the first machine I ever passengered at Snetterton in 1967? It was a Greenwood frame with a Triumph Bonny motor.
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Does anyone know the whereabouts of Dick Maplethorpe,i believe he was from the Louth area back in the 60's Thank you
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Tony Wakefield , and Pete Hardcastle. Mossy was on with his brother John. did it rain that day, l remember going to one and it poured down, not sure when.
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Dick Mablethorpe lived at Holbeach in the 60's, i think he lives near Skegness now
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Hmmm, I wonder if #48 I. Fillery is the same Ian Fillery I know. He was a former SRA-East champion and the president when I signed up in 1988. He retired that winter. Caught up with him again at our last race of 2010 when he pitched a tent behind our pit area and hung out with the current club members for the weekend. My passenger had transferred some old 1970's TV footage from Laguna and Long Beach to DVD and projected it on an inflatable drive in screen, much to Ian's delight as he ran both those races and had never seen the footage.
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Could well be the same Ian Fillery I think Chris.
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Lots of good solo men their, Rod Scivyer the first man to wear coloured leathers
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RP wrote:He emigrated to Canada about a week after he sold us Terry's outfit (which worried us for a bit :?) I think we paid about 400 quid for it at the time, we couldn't afford Pip Harris's Bee Emm outfit which was offered to us by Graham Milton for a grand. If only you could turn the clock back.........
Incidentally, the outfit which Dick Maplethorpe was driving was the first machine I ever passengered at Snetterton in 1967? It was a Greenwood frame with a Triumph Bonny motor.
Would anybody out there be able to help me? I am wanting to contact Dick Maplethorpe who i knew very well back in the olden days of the mid 60's,if you have any contact details i would be most grateful,thanking you.
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