Would a Wiki' researcher cross-dress as a pensioner in piss-stained nylons, just so they could go deep-cover and gain access to restricted MI5 files on a Lady speedway star from the 1920s? A Sideburn researcher would. - Well not me personally, but Mick Phillips would. And did. He has written the inside story on infamous Fay Taylour for SB#5. And we even had to go as far as New Zealand to get the photos.
Incase you are wondering, 3/4s of the next issue is now completed; we will trickle feed you teasers as we finish it off. BP
You wouldn't want to get you goulies on the wrong side of this steel log-splitter. Mick Phillips had another close shave.
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"Winkle-Picker Steel Shoe Blues" by Bernard Cribbins.
last seen "front pointing" up a frozen waterfall in zermatt!.
If you are looking for story ideas, in the '70s A&A Racing built a TZ 350 (three-fifty) flat tracker that Ray Abrams told me killed the Harleys on the mile first time out. Apparently KR rode it. H-D got a rule change that prevented the TZ 350 tracker from racing again. What I know is at the URL below, with a photo, but it seems a hugely interesting untold story:
http://jnheath.blogspot.com/2009/12/tz-350-flat-tracker-one-on-left.html
That certainly is a worthy story JNH
which came first the 350 or the more infamous 750TeeZee I presume?
could you get more info & photos of the bike?
BP
I'll ask.
If you get anywhere near San Francisco, a pilgrimage to A&A is in order. Marvels to see there, from old preserved trackers from the golden days to ongoing projects destined for glory on the track.
Ray Abrams built and worked on a lot of legendary flat trackers, but when he stood next to the 350 and spoke of it, I got the feeling he had a special soft spot for that little bike.
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