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ADVENTURE & WILDLIFE
Vincent employee and sprint-record holder
George Brown, who retired from sport in 1966 on
reaching the 55 age-limit for the ACU competition
licence. Brown’s machines included the V twin
Vincent-engined, normally-aspirated Nero, and
the supercharged version Super Nero.
Sprinting occurred on disused and re-purposed
airstrips, and on a few sea-front promenades,
generally with one set of timing equipment, for
the 1⁄4-mile distance,although some used 1⁄8-
mile, as still happens at the Ramsey seafront
as the Ramsey Sprint, part of added attractions
during the Isle of Man TT and Manx Grand
Prix events. Santa Pod Race was the first
permanent drag-strip established in
UK and Europe in 1966.
Writing in his 1970 book,
Peter Carrick stated:
Though basically
s i m i l a r,
sprinting
and
if other competitors’ are taking part at the same
time. Drag racing is more of a contest, often
between a couple of racers.
Where a time was one-way only, any record
could be regarded as strip-only, as for official
recognition of world and national records two
qualifying runs had to be completed in
opposite-directions within one-hour, to negate
the effect of wind, with an average time
resulting. Writing in 1974, Motorcycle News
contributor Jim Reynolds stated: “This is drag
racing, a young sport in England, but growing
faster than any other”.
Hill Climb
In hill climbing, a single rider climbs or tries to
climb a road going up a hill in the fastest time
or the furthest up the hill before ceasing forward
motion. Tarmac events are typically on closed
public roads and private roads. The same
concept is also used off-tarmac, usually on
steeper hills.
Landspeed Racing
In Landspeed motorcycle racing, the racer is
trying to beat the fastest speed ever achieved
by that style of motorcycle and type of engine
for a timed mile. The pre-eminent event
for motorcycle LSR is the International
Motorcycle Speed Trials by BUB,
held on the Bonneville Salt
Flats annually (near Labor
Day). Motorcycles are
classified
based
on body style,
i.e.
how
much
drag
racing
have essen-
tial differences.
Sprinting is a race
against the clock, even
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