(14-12-2014, 11:59 PM)spannerman Wrote:

(14-12-2014, 10:38 PM)Owl Man Wrote: Tom, thanks for reminding me of that race at Oultin Park, 1967 I think. I was watching from the Hill Top area on my first visit to Oulton Park having arrived on the Crossville special bus service from Woodside, Birkenhead! First lap Read (Yam) Passolini (Benelli) and Carruthers (Aermachi) came flying past and I seem to remember Bill Ivy retiring on the run down to Island Bend. Mike was nowhere to be seen but eventually came past way down the field, I can't remember much about the race except when Mike went past either Passolini or Carruthers right in front of us whilst patting his backside, amazing that record (250 I believe) stood for many many years. If my memory serves me correctly it was beaten by Kork Ballington on the works Kwaker when the Race of the Year was held at Oulton not Mallory. Might still have the prog somewhere.

With my dad I watched at Cascades that day, the sound of the six heading to Island bend was magic, for the senior race we moved to Knickerbrook.

Mike on a Ken Sprayson, Reynolds framed 500 Honda in the senior if I remember correctly Spannerman. Can't remember if this was the bike known as the Camel or if that was the tittle of the originl Honda framed bike.