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Does anybody remember them, they were based in Yorkshire and raced a sidecar in the 60's. I need a phone number and address. Can anyone help please.

Hi John, do a search on " hogg brothers" there was a few posts on them a while ago.

Thank you Ian

Asked about them for you at the dinner last night John,they were remembered but no one knew how to get in touch with them.

Welsh Daph wrote:Asked about them for you at the dinner last night John,they were remembered but no one knew how to get in touch with them.

Krauser BMW and (I think) the ex Niel Miles BSA,the best beezer I ever saw.Thought they were Scottish,but have been wrong before !! Gordon and Willie.

Bit late on this one,but they are from Eddleston in the borders,just north of Peebles

Gordon and Bill are still going strong and yes they live in the Scotish borders. I normaly see them at the Bob Mac meeting every year.

they raced a lot with auto 66 fastest bsa a65 i can remember big Tim will have some info Iam sure

I think they ran their own BSA very nice piece of kit if I remember and it went like a bullet. We raced against them in the early 80's at Cadwell.The ex Neil Miles BSA was bought by George Wilmshaw (or Wilshaw) and the last time I saw it was at Cadwell when he crashed at the Gooseneck. I don't know what happened to George or the outfit after that.

Should have said I am referring to the Scottish Hogg brothers, not the Yorkshire ones.

The Hogg brothers I referred to were the Scottish ones

Whatcha John.

When the F2 sidecar rules were first drawn up 1,000cc four stroke twins were allowed
and a crew from north of the border, Hogg Bros, raced a BMW outfit. It was a beautiful
machine with chain final drive. This was obtained by mounting the final drive cardon behind
the gear box with a shaft through the wheel spindle hole on the other end of which the final
drive sprocket was mounted.
I contacted them to try to buy the outfit for the TT. It was not for sale but I was offered
the loan of it. What great guys.

I have been thinking [some task] How is it that Scotland and the Isle of Man have produced
many many more champions per head of the population than the UK. From Scotland we have
had Jock Taylor, Alistair Lewis ....and perhaps the greatest talent of all... Colin Lewis.
From here on the Island there is Dave Molly, Nicky Crowe and others plus passenger Dan Sayle etc.

When you consider the substantial extra travel costs involved costs it makes their achievements
even more commendable.

I have been reliably informed that Alistaire Lewis now owns the said Hogg BMW.