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.

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

Good question Ian, I'll start off. alf

Geoff Duke - red rose of Lancs.
Ray Pickrell - yellow chevron

Too quick beepee!

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...

Bruce Anstey ?
Peter Williams ?
Artie Bell ?
Dave Pither?
Charlie Williams ?

and more

Just before I have my dinner all I can think of is Jack Findlay,oh and what was his oddly named 2 stroke called.

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?

Jack's 500 twostroke was a Jada - JAck + DAniele (Fontana)

Mick Grant.......... JL

Carl Fogarty........ red rose

Roger Marshall..... white star

Yep,quite right Larryd,a JADA.

If Ian thought I was quick so are the rest of you and with better memories than me.