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Helmet insignia - ian huntly - 01-11-2007
Right here is one to research
Can you say what appeared on the front of these riders helmets (other than flies !) in the days of the pudding basins ?
Geoff Duke
Bob McIntyre
Tom Thorp
Tony Godfrey
Ray Pickrell
John Hartle
When you have answered these, then put forward any others you know.
- beepee - 01-11-2007
Well Ian you could have started a long running thread here,nice one
Geoff Duke Lancashire rose
Bob McIntyre Mercury MCC badge
Tom Thorp a letter T (I think)
Tony Godfrey a clenched gaunlet,did it have a lightning bolt through it ?
Ray Pickrell a yellow V
John Hartle coat of arms of Chapel en le Frith
- alf885 - 01-11-2007
Good question Ian, I'll start off. alf
Geoff Duke - red rose of Lancs.
Ray Pickrell - yellow chevron
Too quick beepee!
reply - ian huntly - 01-11-2007
Hey that was quick but you have not ADDED to my list...come on you lot, there are dozens more. Well done Beepee
Tony Godfreys Gauntlet clasped an arrow...
more - ian huntly - 01-11-2007
Bruce Anstey ?
Peter Williams ?
Artie Bell ?
Dave Pither?
Charlie Williams ?
and more
- beepee - 01-11-2007
Just before I have my dinner all I can think of is Jack Findlay,oh and what was his oddly named 2 stroke called.
- alf885 - 01-11-2007
Let me catch up...........
Bruce Anstey - a kiwi
Jack Findlay - a 'roo
Peter Williams - W
Charlie Williams - CW
John Cooper?
Mick Grant?
Carl Fogarty?
Hizzy?
Tony Rutter?
Roger Marshall?
- larryd - 01-11-2007
Jack's 500 twostroke was a Jada - JAck + DAniele (Fontana)
- cargo - 01-11-2007
Mick Grant.......... JL
Carl Fogarty........ red rose
Roger Marshall..... white star
- beepee - 02-11-2007
Yep,quite right Larryd,a JADA.
If Ian thought I was quick so are the rest of you and with better memories than me.