Monday, July 5, 2010
A privateer's photos.....Allen Burt on his 1955 and 1958 European tour......
Posted by car 2011 at 6:29 AMIn earlier Blogs I've featured photos from the late Allen Burt's collection, which is in my custody.....
Left click on the images to enlarge...
This presentation is in no special order, but going though the large folder I have of the prints and miscellanea these come out as evocative of the young aspiring privateer to the "Continental Circus" of motorcycle racing.
Coming from Australia meant a 4-5 week ship voyage...in 1955 on the P & O Arcadia....
In London, they made for Associated Motorcycles in Plumstead where use was made of the office to assist with entry requests to various race meetings...
Race transport outside London "digs"....
Douglas promenade, IOM TT 1955. Bob Brown and Allen Burt to the RHS.
AB collects from the photography shop, photos taken during voyage to TT and there, 1955, processed by S.R.Keig in Douglas.
Letter from NW200 detailing AB's winnings for that meeting in June 1958 on his second foray into European racing...
As you'll see by the comment below kindly left by H.Schubert, the NSU is Eric Hinton's bike at the North West 200 in 1956.
Eric is a friend of mine and I need to have a chat again with him, chase up some photos and feature him on this blog.
The Hinton family were a dynasty in motorcycle racing...younger brother Robert still rides here in Australia in Classic racing events on early Yamahas.
Eric and Robert's father Harry, affectionately known a "chisel" was racing from before WW2.
Eric's son Peter is a successful motorcycle racer.
In fact I need to do a blog on the Hinton family.....
And finally, this photo, given to him and it pictures riders during TT week 1953, they are Aussies, as the central rider is Keith Bryen, and next to him on the left in the pic is Tony McAlpine and it's outside "Rose Villa" the accomodation haunt for the Commonwealth riders....
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