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mrequipe
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Best sidecar crew I have ever watched has to be Nick Weston on his Vintage Triumph :notworthy: :notworthy: One of the best drivers I have ever seen :D I sat behind him oneday at Mallory on a Wednesday, I was on my F2 I sat behind him for two laps and couldnt believe it !!! Fanstastic :P :P
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He does have a certain 'style' :D
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the gobshite
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did he use to race solo? he seems to spend most of his time on two wheels
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Not dissagreeing with you Mike but Mac Hobson/ Geoff Atkinson on the Cowie BSA took some beating. :notworthy:
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I used to enjoy Chris Chant(?) on his Vincent - or more particularly his passenger who had a very "individual" style, and was the first one I had ever seen with a knee-slider on his backside :shock:
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Your right Geoff. Mac at "Olivers Mount" inspired me.
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I was racing at Siloth in the mid 60`s and well rember Mac Hobson was there on a BSA I did not have to look for him, I could here the squeal of his brakes all around the circuit.
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mrequipe wrote:Best sidecar crew I have ever watched has to be Nick Weston on his Vintage Triumph :notworthy: :notworthy: One of the best drivers I have ever seen :D I sat behind him oneday at Mallory on a Wednesday, I was on my F2 I sat behind him for two laps and couldnt believe it !!! Fanstastic :P :P
Indeed he is amazing, did you ever come across Martin Davenport on his Vincent?
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Martin Quirk (and passenger whose name I forget :oops: ) were great fun to wtach on their big wheel Vincent.
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Yes Martin Davenport was really entertaining and quick we had some good battles with him and Bryan Sutton during the Mallory Park championship on our imp in 1977. i think i can remember him at some north glos meeting as well.
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Triplebrew wrote:Martin Quirk (and passenger whose name I forget :oops: ) were great fun to wtach on their big wheel Vincent.
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I remember Martin Davenport Merv ( my dad raced against him) oneday at Mallory park when I had my long bike ( :evil: :evil: ) he passed me round the outside at devils elbow on the drag to the line :o I went to talk to him afterwards he was on a GS1000 short bike with about 2 foot long inlets on it (exageration) :D and he reckoned thats how he passed me :notworthy: Modern engines had to short an inlet track for a sidecar :notworthy: Looking back I think he was right :D
I also agree with you Geoff about Mac Hobson, I got my Dad oneday at Oulton park to go and get his autograph (and he was racing against him) i've still got it :D
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My two most memorable memories are
1 Jock Taylor at East Fortune when he broke the outright lap record
2 Owen Greenwood at Bevridge Park (Kirkcaldy) in the Mini
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Just browsing this forum and think that http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8LM3PyGv ... BF6BADFF99 is the most amazing thing i've ever seen, especially the start! Absolutely bonkers!

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mervnoble wrote:
mrequipe wrote:Best sidecar crew I have ever watched has to be Nick Weston on his Vintage Triumph :notworthy: :notworthy: One of the best drivers I have ever seen :D I sat behind him oneday at Mallory on a Wednesday, I was on my F2 I sat behind him for two laps and couldnt believe it !!! Fanstastic :P :P
Indeed he is amazing, did you ever come across Martin Davenport on his Vincent?
Martin Davenport's and Chris Chant's passenger was the unforgetable Bryan Sutton (Blue leathers and legs about 4 feet long)
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