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The bottom end block was painted green for racing or red for road, and had a centrally positioned flywheel, twin inboard main bearings, overhung crankpins, and doors for easy access to the engine. The redesigned three-speed gearbox, multi-plate clutch and the repositioned magneto were all significant improvements. [2] 1932 Squirrel
Motorcycle designer and manufacturer Alfred Angas Scott (1875–1923) was a British motorcycle designer, inventor and founder of the Scott Motorcycle Company . [ 1 ] A prolific inventor, he took out over 50 patents between 1897 and 1920, mostly concerning two-stroke engines and road vehicles.
Scott made several appearances at the Isle of Man TT Races between 1910 and 1914 with specially built racing machines. [10] In 1910 a Scott was the first two-stroke motorcycle ever to complete a full TT course under race conditions and in 1911 a Scott ridden by Frank Phillip gained the TT lap record of 50.11 mph (80.64 km/h) continuous average ...
On Any Sunday is a 1971 American documentary film about motorcycle sport, directed by Bruce Brown. It was nominated for a 1972 Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. [2] [3] Brown tried to show the unique talents needed for the different forms of racing. For instance, the motocross riders were typically free-spirited types, while desert ...
The 1913 motorcycle championship races were moved to a dirt track because dirt was safer. [30] The national organization overseeing motorcycle racing banned all competitions on board tracks shorter than 1-mile (1.6 km) in 1919. [31] One by one, the manufacturers withdrew their support due to the negative publicity. [27]
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Ian Simpson's 1994 Championship-winning Crighton Norton RCW588 in its last guise wearing Duckham's oil company livery displayed at the 2009 TT races. The Norton RCW588 is a Works Racing motorcycle, produced for the 1988 to 1994 racing seasons, [1] initially with an air-cooled version of the road-going twin-rotor Wankel engine used in the Classic soon followed by watercooled versions from 1989.
Speed Up Racing Speed Up SF15 22 Sam Lowes: 18 1 5 3 1 186 4th 2016: Moto2 Speed Up Racing Speed Up SF16 24 Simone Corsi: 18 0 2 0 0 103 10th 2017: Moto2 Speed Up Racing Speed Up SF7 [6] 24 Simone Corsi: 18 0 0 0 0 117 9th 47 Axel Bassani: 4 0 0 0 0 0 43rd 88 Ricard Cardús: 1 (5) [a] 0 0 0 0 0 (7) [a] 29th 37 Augusto Fernández: 13 0 0 0 0 6 ...