Written and photographed by Keith Lee, former racer, journalist and Santa Pod commentator. Costs about £11 from Amazon. Nearly 100 pages of superb photos many not previously published. If you have half an interest in Dragbike Racing in the UK you will love it.
i remember (was it Pete Williams?)two faced, twin triumph sprinter ,John Hobbs ,real machines ,personal favourites of mine,and Alistair Lauries tridents...although they werent sprinters,i think he built those for land speed records.We have some great engineers in britain,esp Yorkshire,and scotland ,lots of talented people all over the UK ,who were responsible for many innovations the japanese copied
Yes i remember Alistair Laurie, built some cool stuff, lightweight Tridents and Commandos. All those guys are in the book and hopefully at Dragstalgia in July as well !
love the jag bike,ive got a pic of that in a magazine from yrs ago,most people thought it was a joke ,but i knew it was real
ReplyDeleteAlf hagon was a great name from the past also,a true engineer,and a keen sprinter
ReplyDeletei remember (was it Pete Williams?)two faced, twin triumph sprinter ,John Hobbs ,real machines ,personal favourites of mine,and Alistair Lauries tridents...although they werent sprinters,i think he built those for land speed records.We have some great engineers in britain,esp Yorkshire,and scotland ,lots of talented people all over the UK ,who were responsible for many innovations the japanese copied
ReplyDeleteYes i remember Alistair Laurie, built some cool stuff, lightweight Tridents and Commandos. All those guys are in the book and hopefully at Dragstalgia in July as well !
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