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Harley at the TT
Can anyone tell me the time of the fastest lap of the TT course by a Harley Davidson?
Details of year, race, rider, race position would be great too.
Regards, S. S.
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26-01-2006, 05:55 PM |
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Thanks for that, I have that information but was wondering if there was any more.
By the way it was just a rebadged Aermacchi that Alan Cathcart rode.
Does the 1982 classic TT count as being a 'proper' TT race?
Someone sometime must have rode a 'proper' Harley in a 'proper' TT race, even if it ended up as a DNF.
The data base at iomtt.com gives no info when I search the Harley Davidson page.
atb, S. S.
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27-01-2006, 11:54 AM |
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Bill Snelling
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Harleys in the TT
Americans Vance Breeze and Michael Ross rode a pair of Heavy harley's in the 1982 Classic, Breeze finishing 38th with an average of 83 mph, Ross retired. David Hughes rode one in the 1975 Classic, also retiring. I have a shot of Hughes well airborne at Ballaugh, bet that made the ground shake when gravity took over again!
Breeze fastest lap 26.11.4, Ross did not complete a lap. David Hughes 23.14.8.
I'm sure anyone who rode the '82 Classic would class it a proper race!
A fully searchable TT database can be found at:
http://www.gov.im/mnh/collections/tt/search.xml
Let me know of mistakes so we can put them right!
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27-01-2006, 06:49 PM |
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