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Jean Noel Gindrat and his Yellow Peril Team

Congratulations on winning the second leg of the 2005 Bol D'Or Classic Endurance Race and scoring a very creditable third overall (full race report in July/August Classic Racer magazine).

Gary Thwaites (Dave Watson Racing)

2003 Ace of Aintree Unlimited Classic Champion
2003 CRMC Unlimited Twin Championship
2003 Race of the Year Unlimited Twin Champion
2004 Ace of Aintree Unlimited Classic Champion (outright classic lap record)
2004 CRMC Unlimited Twin Championship
2004 Race of the Year Unlimited Overall Champion
2004 North East MC Classic Championship

Gary won 34 races in 2004!!

Bob Goodpaster (USA)

National Champion 1999---B.E.A.R.S.
National Champion 2000---B.E.A.R.S.
National Champion 2002---Classic Sixties 650
National Champion 2003---Classic Sixties 650
National Champion 2003---B.E.A.R.S.
Daytona First overall Classic Sixties 650--- 2002 and 2003

Ken Canaga (USA)

In 2001, at the October World Finals at Bonneville, Ken set three records:

In 750 MPS-PF (modified partially streamlined-pushrod fuel) Ken set a record at 124.751 mph.
In 750 M-PG (modified-pushrod gas) Ken set a record at 123.662 mph.
In 750 M-PF (modified-pushrod fuel) Ken set a record at 131.113 mph.

Adrian and Theresa (EEK! Racing)

2004:
CRMC, Period 1 Championship, UK Winners
CRMC, Race of the Year Winners
Gedinne, Belgium 4 Wins in class
2003:
CRMC, Period 1 Championship, UK 3rd
2002:
Linkoping, Sweden 1st & 2nd
2001:
Ceska TT, Horice. Czech Republic 3rd
Schottenring, Classic Grand Prix 3rd
Historic Motos Ardennais, Jehonville 2nd
CRMC, Period 1 Championship, UK 3rd
2000:
Schottenring, Classic Grand Prix 1st
CRMC, Period 1 Championship, UK 2nd
1999:
CRMC, Period 1 Championship, UK 1st

Jack Martin (Scotland)

Jack Martin owns and rides what must be Scotland's finest Seeley Norton.

He has scored many wins north of the border, and won the Melville Unlimited Championship in 2003. He also was awarded Best Bike Trophy by the Kirkcaldy and District Club in 2001.

Simon Robson

Simon was the King of England's North East Classic racing scene for almost 10 years, winning a total of 18 championships!

North East Motor Cycle Racing Club NEMCRC 1000cc Unlimited Classic champion 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002.

Melville Motor Cycle Racing Club 1000cc Unlimited Classic champion 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002.

Scottish Classic Racing Motorcycle Club SCRMC 1000cc Unlimited Classic champion 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002.

 

Herb Becker (Canada)

Herb has been building and racing 750/850 Nortons since 1987, and started buying my parts in 1998. In 1999, with Jim Struke riding his bike, they won the AHRMA 750 Sportsman championship.
13 races entered: 10 wins and 3 second places.

Other notable wins:
- Mid Ohio 2000 1st 750 sportsman, 1st Formula vintage
- Mid Ohio 2001 1st formula 750
- Daytona 2003 1st formula 750 (short stroke engine)

Herb told me his most successful motor was a standard stroke 750 (Steve Maney crankcase half, crank, barrel, head).
32 races were entered with this engine
scoring 20 wins and 9 second places.

Mark Morgan

Mark is a relative newcomer to Classic racing, but has already proved himself by winning the 2002 Tonfanau Mid Wales Championship for 1000cc Classics.

In 2004 Mark set out to learn the Irish road circuits, and finished a creditable 4th in the Irish Public Road Championships in his first full season.

Derek Rand

Derek first came to me in 2002, and asked me to build him an engine for his Vintage sidecar outfit.
The following year he won the VMCC championship!

In 2004, Derek was also favourite to win the championship again, when his nearest rival's outfit broke in practice for the final races. In an unprecedented act of sportsmanship, Derek lent his machine to his rival, enabling them both to enter 2 of the remaining 4 races each. Derek scored 1 less point and came second overall.