History

Dave - Racing ( Dave No. 180 In Pictures Shown On The Left )

In 1996 after watching a friend race at Cadwell Park decided to give it a go. Valentines day 1997 was spent fetching a boot full of boxes which had once been a racing Triumph 6T. However, after an accident and a few years storage much work was needed before it was to see the race track again. In September that year at a very different race track, 3 Sisters near Wigan, it made its debut. Dave was delighted to finish fourth. Continued to race and develop the bike, (including a five speed gearbox) for 3 years before selling the bike to Ben Graham who took in to 2nd place in the Champion of Champions series with the VMCC in 2005 (Well done Ben).

In 2000 Dave built a wideline featherbed Norton with a 750 Atlass engine from scratch, making many of the plates and one off parts himself. This chassis was later to house one of Norvil Motorcycles development 920CC engines. He is still racing this bike at present with the latest project being a conversion to a 5 speed gearbox and carburetion improvements. Dave has had victories on the bike – the first being at Anglesey race circuit and has probably been one of the most consistent finishers with one of the most reliable bikes in the paddock.

In 2007 he sponsored the Solo Champion of Champions races with the Vintage club (British Historic Racing), the winner of which will carry the No 1 plate the next season. In these races the top3 finishers in all race classes race against each other in a handicap race, this means a pre 1934 250cc bike can race against a 1972 920cc Commando and still produce a close finish.
Racing pictures curtesy of Russel Lee www.sport-pics.co.uk

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