ANCIENT MOTOR BIKES STAGE "OLD CROCKS" RACE
m rrr- — " lt;:was oither a ' ' sivgri .of.the taxiless times-" oi- a gibe at jct-p.ropulsiou whieh led the owftors ofP50 aneicnt motorcyclos to stage an "oltl croeks" rago from London to Brighton durilig a re 'eeut'iweekend-. • ! «» ' y Fifty inotor-cyeloS ststrted On tlie 52mile joufney.' The wiither Aas *a 1909 Hun'ibcr- iiV an hour and 3o ininutes. Tlie oldest' competitor was a Leeston trievele of 1898 vintage, Whieh eoni))leted the eourse in 2 lrours 11 ininutes. The vouugest was a produet of 1915. The "croeks" produced gales of laughter from the inliabitahts when they passed tlirough viJlag'es, and one , 1909 Humber Avas last seen travelling in tlie wi'ong direetion. Oue competitor , rehia.rked, "Let theni laugh. W e liay.eh 't taken to sitting on "top of polc's like Amerieans, or 1 hoidiug wheelbarrow raceS: like AusItralians. "
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Chronicle (Levin), 6 May 1946, Page 7
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140ANCIENT MOTOR BIKES STAGE "OLD CROCKS" RACE Chronicle (Levin), 6 May 1946, Page 7
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