ISDT 1971: Event report AMA News Nov ’71

September 15, 2015, 4:57 pm

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Thanks to the marvellous resource of Google Books I have been able to find the Nov 1971 issue of the American Motorcycle Associations AMA News which includes a 20 odd page report on the ISDT 1971 written by US motorcycle journalist Ed Youngblood, giving as good a history of the Isle as a report on the racing.

Image – cover Nov 1971 AMA news with review ISDT 1971

View the article in full over at Google books

Image – map day 1 route ISDT 1971

Image – map day 2 route ISDT 1971

Image – map day 3 route ISDT 1971

Image – map day 4 route ISDT 1971

Image – road scene from the ISDT 1971

image – #184 Dave Cutler Ossa, of the USA cleans his rear wheel during the noon check at Douglas ISDT 1971

Image – Penton Motorcycles advert announcing successes winning medals ISDT 1971

image – Dave Latham of the USA stops on a bridge to size up his way across a bog on the lower slops of Snaefell that eliminated many riders ISDT 1971

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Tomas Melander’s unused 1974 Monark 125GS

October 14, 2015, 2:49 pm

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Tomas Melander bought this Monark 125 in 1974 and promptly parked it hence its exceptional condition. Who would not want a gem like this.

photo – RH front view of Tomas Melander’s unused 1974 Monark GS125 ISDT (Courtesy vintagemonark.com)

photo – LH front view of Tomas Melander’s unused 1974 Monark GS125 ISDT (Courtesy vintagemonark.com)

photo – RH rear view of Tomas Melander’s unused 1974 Monark GS125 ISDT (Courtesy vintagemonark.com)

photo – LH rear view of Tomas Melander’s unused 1974 Monark GS125 ISDT (Courtesy vintagemonark.com)

photo – Engine detail of Tomas Melander’s unused 1974 Monark GS125 ISDT (Courtesy vintagemonark.com)

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ISDT 1952: Artur Fenzlau Part 1 – pix of the Brits!

October 29, 2015, 4:48 pm

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These images are part of a 1000 image library of ISDT images from the 1952 ISDT held in Austria taken by Artur Fenzlau and were the photos featuring the British entrants both Factory, Military and privateer teams. Please enjoy….

57 Olga V Kevelos, Birmingham. Parilla 150 (entered as Italian) abandoned day 2

photo - #57 Olga V Kevelos Barilla 100 at the start venue ISDT 1952 (© Technisches Museum Wien - Erwin Jelinek)

photo – #57 Olga V Kevelos Barilla 100 at the start venue ISDT 1952 (© Artur Fenzlau/Technisches Museum Wien)

photo – #57 Olga V Kevelos Barilla 100 with the Italian team manager ISDT 1952 (© Artur Fenzlau/Technisches Museum Wien)

104 George L Buck, Wedesbury, Staffs. Royal Enfield Sidecar 498cc – Team Nottingham Tornado MC – Abandoned Day 2

photo - #104 George Buck Royal Enfield [KOL862] #259 Großglockner pass ISDT 1952 (© Artur Fenzlau/Technisches Museum Wien)

photo – #104 George Buck Royal Enfield 498 [KOL862] Großglockner pass ISDT 1952 (© Artur Fenzlau/Technisches Museum Wien)

photo – #104 George Buck Royal Enfield S/car 498cc [KOL 862] ISDT 1952 (© Artur Fenzlau/Technisches Museum Wien)

112 Reg and Mrs Reg Wagger, Lancing, Sussex BSA 646cc S/car Team Sunbeam MCC – Abandoned day 3

photo – #112 Reg Wagger BSA 646cc S/car ISDT 1952 (© Artur Fenzlau/Technisches Museum Wien)

116 RH Tayler Royal Enfield 698cc S/car – Abandoned Day 3

photo - #116 R H Tayler works Royal Enfield 698cc S/car [Reg] location ISDT 1952 (© Artur Fenzlau/Technisches Museum Wien)

photo – #116 R H Tayler works Royal Enfield 698cc S/car in start area ISDT 1952 (© Artur Fenzlau/Technisches Museum Wien)

123 A Shutt. works Francis Barnett 197cc – Team Wolverhampton MC & CC – Bronze medal

photo - #123 A Schutt, Francis Barnett [MHP649] ISDT 1952 (© Artur Fenzlau/Technisches Museum Wien)

photo – #123 A Schutt, Francis Barnett [MHP649] at machine sealing ISDT 1952 (© Artur Fenzlau/Technisches Museum Wien)

125 JW Morris, Bromsgrove. DMW 197 – Team Worcester MC – Silver Medal

photo - #125 JW Morris DMW [KAB 882] at checkpoint ISDT 1952 (© Artur Fenzlau/Technisches Museum Wien)

photo – #125 JW Morris DMW 197 [KAB 882] with German rider #31 AGW Hofmann Wilhelm NSA-Fox 1123 at checkpoint ISDT 1952 (© Artur Fenzlau/Technisches Museum Wien)

photo - #125 JW Morris DMW [KAB 882] with Swedish rider #126 Gösta Nyberg NV 244 at start ISDT 1952 (© Artur Fenzlau/Technisches Museum Wien)

photo – #125 JW Morris DMW 197 [KAB 882] with Swedish rider #126 Gösta Nyberg NV 244 at start ISDT 1952 (© Artur Fenzlau/Technisches Museum Wien)

photo - #125 JW Morris DMW [KAB 882] at acceleration test ISDT 1952 (© Artur Fenzlau/Technisches Museum Wien)

photo – #125 JW Morris DMW 197 [KAB 882] at acceleration test ISDT 1952 (© Artur Fenzlau/Technisches Museum Wien)

132 A W Glassbrook, Brookfields. DMW 197 – finisher award

photo – #132 AW Glassbrook DMW 197 on lakeside track ISDT 1952 (© Artur Fenzlau/Technisches Museum Wien)

183 CM Ray. works Ariel 498cc Teams – British Trophy, Ariel Factory – Gold Medal

photo – #183 CM Ray Ariel 493cc [MOL 3] preparing for scrutineering ISDT 1952 (© Artur Fenzlau/Technisches Museum Wien)

photo – #183 CM Ray Ariel 493cc [MOL 3] with German rider #184 Harald Oelerich Horex 342cc at start line ISDT 1952 (© Artur Fenzlau/Technisches Museum Wien)

photo – #183 CM Ray Ariel 493cc [MOL 3] ISDT 1952 (© Artur Fenzlau/Technisches Museum Wien)

photo – #183 CM Ray Ariel 493cc [MOL 3] at final day speed test ISDT 1952 (© Artur Fenzlau/Technisches Museum Wien)

Other riders identifiable in they group #156 Ph J J Haaker Adler 247 Austria #161 Willi Bilger Adler 247 Germany #175 Georg Dürshinger Triumph 248 Germany

photo – #183 CM Ray Ariel 493cc [MOL 3] at final day speed test ISDT 1952 (© Artur Fenzlau/Technisches Museum Wien)

Other rider in photo #196 Alvar Strindberg Triumph 498cc

191 Capt DC Ormond works BSA Gold Star 498cc Army MCA – Teams British Army Team 2 – Silver medal

photo – #191 Capt DC Osmond works BSA 498cc [99BD75] with Dutch rider #192 JM Timmers BSA 348cc at start line ISDT 1952 (© Artur Fenzlau/Technisches Museum Wien)

193 Fred M Rist BSA 497cc – Team Birmingham MCC – Gold Medal

photo – #193 Fred Rist BSA 497cc [MOL 301] fuels up at scrutineering ISDT 1952 (© Artur Fenzlau/Technisches Museum Wien)

photo – #193 Fred Rist BSA 497cc [MOL 301] at checkpoint ISDT 1952 (© Artur Fenzlau/Technisches Museum Wien)

Also in above photo #135 RWM Tamplin DKW 244cc of Ireland #192 JM Timmers BSA 348cc Holland

photo – #193 Fred Rist BSA 497cc [MOL 301] on course ISDT 1952 (© Artur Fenzlau/Technisches Museum Wien)

photo – #193 Fred Rist BSA 497cc [MOL 301] at start line ISDT 1952 (© Artur Fenzlau/Technisches Museum Wien)

photo – BSA Factory entered #193 Fred Rist BSA 497 [MOL301] #202 BW Martin BSA 497 [MOL302], #209 Norman E Vanhouse BSA 497 [MOL303] at the speed test ISDT 1952 (© Artur Fenzlau/Technisches Museum Wien)

195 HL Williams Norton 497cc – Team Norton Factory, Worcester AC – Gold medal

photo - #195 HL Williams Norton 497cc [LOL 474] on course ISDT 1952 (© Artur Fenzlau/Technisches Museum Wien)

photo – #195 HL Williams Norton 497cc [LOL 474] on Großglockner Pass ISDT 1952 (© Artur Fenzlau/Technisches Museum Wien)

photo – #195 HL Williams Norton 497cc [LOL 474] on course ISDT 1952 (© Artur Fenzlau/Technisches Museum Wien)

photo – #195 HL Williams Norton 497cc [LOL 474] at checkpoint ISDT 1952 (© Artur Fenzlau/Technisches Museum Wien)

photo – #195 HL Williams Norton 497cc [LOL 474] acceleration test ISDT 1952 (© Artur Fenzlau/Technisches Museum Wien)

197 Molly A Briggs, Derby. Triumph 498cc – Teams Nottingham Tornedo MC – Finishers award

photo – #197 Molly Briggs Triumph 498 [DRC 123] preparing for scrutineering ISDT 1952 (© Artur Fenzlau/Technisches Museum Wien)

photo – #197 Molly Briggs Triumph 498 [DRC 123] at a checkpoint ISDT 1952 (© Artur Fenzlau/Technisches Museum Wien)

photo – #197 Molly Briggs Triumph 498 [DRC 123] on course ISDT 1952 (© Artur Fenzlau/Technisches Museum Wien)

Followed by #192 JM Timbals BSA 348cc Holland

photo – #197 Molly Briggs Triumph 498 [DRC 123] preparing for start ISDT 1952 (© Artur Fenzlau/Technisches Museum Wien)

above photo also includes #195 HL Williams GB Norton 497cc #198 C van Ewijk BSA 348cc Holland

photo – #197 Molly Briggs Triumph 498 [DRC 123] preparing for start with #201 Hans Ring BMW 490cc of Sweden ISDT 1952 (© Artur Fenzlau/Technisches Museum Wien)

photo – #197 Molly Briggs Triumph 498 [DRC 123] on course ISDT 1952 (© Artur Fenzlau/Technisches Museum Wien)

photo – #197 Molly Briggs Triumph 498 [DRC 123] in speed test ISDT 1952 (© Artur Fenzlau/Technisches Museum Wien)

photo – #197 Molly Briggs Triumph 498 [DRC 123] acceleration test ISDT 1952 (© Artur Fenzlau/Technisches Museum Wien)

202 BW Martin works BSA 497cc – Team Birmingham MCC – Gold medal

photo – #202 BW Martin BSA 497cc [MOL 302] at the start ISDT 1952 (© Artur Fenzlau/Technisches Museum Wien)

photo – #202 BW Martin BSA 497cc [MOL 302] on course ISDT 1952 (© Artur Fenzlau/Technisches Museum Wien)

206 DS Evans Willenhall works Royal Enfield 496cc – Team GB Silver Vase A, Royal Enfield Factory – abandoned Day 4

photo – #206 DS Evans Royal Enfield 496cc on course ISDT 1952 (© Artur Fenzlau/Technisches Museum Wien)

photo - #206 DS Evans Royal Enfield 496cc at start ISDT 1952 (© Artur Fenzlau/Technisches Museum Wien)

photo – #206 DS Evans Royal Enfield 496cc with #211 Fus H Nield BSA 498cc at start ISDT 1952 (© Artur Fenzlau/Technisches Museum Wien)

also in above picture #212 Josef Praisler Jawa 350 #214 Wladimir Sedina Jawa 350

photo – #206 DS Evans Royal Enfield 496cc with #209 Norman E Vanhouse BSA 497cc [MOL 303] at start ISDT 1952 (© Artur Fenzlau/Technisches Museum Wien)

Also in above photo #210 Gösta Zälle BMW 490 from Sweden.

208 JE Breffitt factory Norton 497 cc – Team Norton Factory – Gold Medal

photo – #208 JE Breffitt [LON 3] at event start ISDT 1952 (© Artur Fenzlau/Technisches Museum Wien)

photo – #208 JE Breffitt [LON 3] on course ISDT 1952 (© Artur Fenzlau/Technisches Museum Wien)

photo - #208 JE Breffitt [LON 3] with #261 Capt DG Miles BSA 499 ISDT 1952 (© Artur Fenzlau/Technisches Museum Wien)

photo – #208 JE Breffitt [LON 3] with#227 Capt WE Dow BSA 499 #261 Capt DG Miles BSA 499 ISDT 1952 (© Artur Fenzlau/Technisches Museum Wien)

Also in the above image #238 Johnny Giles Triumph 498 #249 Geoffrey A Barker BSA 498 #258 TU Ellis BSA 499

photo – #208 JE Breffitt [LON 3] at event start ISDT 1952 (© Artur Fenzlau/Technisches Museum Wien)

above image also with #205 Willi Pfeiffer Consul 496 of Germany

209 Norman E Vanhouse works Norton 497. – Team Birmingham MCC – Gold Medal

photo - #209 Norman E Vanhouse [MOL 303] location ISDT 1952 (© Artur Fenzlau/Technisches Museum Wien)

photo – #209 Norman E Vanhouse [MOL 303] on course ISDT 1952 (© Artur Fenzlau/Technisches Museum Wien)

photo – #209 Norman E Vanhouse [MOL 303] speed test ISDT 1952 (© Artur Fenzlau/Technisches Museum Wien)

Also in photo above #71 Karl Westphal Maico 173cc Germany #77 Gottlieb Haas Maico 175 Germany #80 Günther Illgenstein Maico 175 Germany #180 Otto Sennsburg DKW 250 Germany #202 BW Martin BSA 497cc GB #223 Hans Meier BMW 590 Germany

photo – #209 Norman E Vanhouse [MOL 303] on course ISDT 1952 (© Artur Fenzlau/Technisches Museum Wien)

211 Fusilier H Nield, BSA 498cc – Teams Army MCA – Bordon, – Bronze medal

photo – #211 Fus. H Nield BSA 498cc on course ISDT 1952 (© Artur Fenzlau/Technisches Museum Wien)

213 SB Mann works Matchless 498,Teams British Trophy, Associated Motorcycles Factory, Abandoned day 2

photo – #213 SB Manns works Matchless 498 on course ISDT 1952 (© Artur Fenzlau/Technisches Museum Wien)

215 Johnny V Brittain, works Royal Enfield 496, – Teams Silver Vase ‘B’, Royal Enfield – Abandoned Day 6

photo – #215 JV Brittain, works Royal Enfield 496 [KAB 547] waiting for scrutineering ISDT 1952 (© Artur Fenzlau/Technisches Museum Wien)

photo – #215 JV Brittain, works Royal Enfield 496 [KAB 547] on course ISDT 1952 (© Artur Fenzlau/Technisches Museum Wien)

photo - #215 JV Brittain, works Royal Enfield 496 [KAB 547] at start ISDT 1952 (© Artur Fenzlau/Technisches Museum Wien)

photo – #215 JV Brittain, works Royal Enfield 496 [KAB 547] with #218 William E Lamming BSA 495 Holland at start ISDT 1952 (© Artur Fenzlau/Technisches Museum Wien)

photo – #215 JV Brittain, works Royal Enfield 496 [KAB 547] on course ISDT 1952 (© Artur Fenzlau/Technisches Museum Wien)

217 Lance Corporal JSH Bray, works BSA 498, Teams British Army Team 1, Abandoned day 2

photo – #217 L. Cpl. JSM Bray works 498 BSA [99BD74] with #71 KL Westphal Maico 173 of Germany #72 Sergio Maspes MV 150 of Italy #218 William E Lamming BSA 498 of Holland at checkpoint ISDT 1952 (© Artur Fenzlau/Technisches Museum Wien)

219 Ted Usher, Doddington, Works AJS 498. – Teams Silver Vase ‘A’, Associated Motorcycles Factory – Gold medal

photo – #219 Ted Usher, Works AJS 498 [MGO 519] #222 Sgt FW Gamwell works BSA 498 [99BD76] & #220 Rudolf Nostrum works Royal Enfield 498 of Sweden at start ISDT 1952 (© Artur Fenzlau/Technisches Museum Wien)

photo – #219 Ted Usher, Works AJS 498 [MGO 519] on course ISDT 1952 (© Artur Fenzlau/Technisches Museum Wien)

221 G Parsons, works Ariel 498, Team Ariel factory, Abandoned Day 3

photo - #221 G Parsons works Ariel 498cc on course ISDT 1952 (© Artur Fenzlau/Technisches Museum Wien)

photo – #221 G Parsons works Ariel 498cc on Großglockner Pass ISDT 1952 (© Artur Fenzlau/Technisches Museum Wien)

222 Sgt FW Gamwell, works BSA 498 – Abandoned Day 3

photo – #222 Sgt FW Gamwell [99BD76] on course ISDT 1952 (© Artur Fenzlau/Technisches Museum Wien)

photo – #222 Sgt FW Gamwell [99BD76] & #226 PF Hammond Triumph 498 on course ISDT 1952 (© Artur Fenzlau/Technisches Museum Wien)

224 JR Hebden Triumph 498 – Team Worcester AC – Bronze medal

photo – #224 JR Helden Triumph 498 [DFK 243] #220 Rudolf Nyström Royal Enfield 498 Sweden #223 Hans Meier BMW 390 Germany #225 Erwin Studer Jawa 350 Swiss #226 PF Hammond Triumph 498 #230 FE Lines Triumph 498 at start line ISDT 1952 (© Artur Fenzlau/Technisches Museum Wien)

Rudolf Nyström rode for the Royal Enfield factory team as well as the Swedish Vase team and SMH Stockholm, he abandoned on the 4th day. Hans Meier rode with the ADAC Gau Sudbayern 1 team. finished with a Gold medal. Erwin Studer rode for the Moto Club FMS IV team earning a Bronze medal.

photo – #224 JR Hebden Triumph 498 [DFK 243] on course ISDT 1952 (© Artur Fenzlau/Technisches Museum Wien)

226 PF Hammond, Leckhampton Triumph 498cc – Teams Silver Vase ‘B’, Triumph factory,

photo – #226 PF Hammond Triumph 498 on course ISDT 1952 (© Artur Fenzlau/Technisches Museum Wien)

227 Captain W Eddie Dow, – Team British Army Team I – Gold medal

photo - #227 Chat W Eddie Dow BSA 498 [99BD72] at checkpoint ISDT 1952 (© Artur Fenzlau/Technisches Museum Wien)

photo – #227 Captain W Eddie Dow BSA 498cc [99BD72] with #175 Georg Dürschinger Triumph 248cc of Germany at checkpoint ISDT 1952 (© Artur Fenzlau/Technisches Museum Wien)

Georg Dürschinger finished with a Gold medal

photo – #227 Captain Eddie Dow BSA Gold Star 500 [99BD72] on course ISDT 1952 (© Artur Fenzlau/Technisches Museum Wien)

photo – #227 W Eddie Dow works BSA [99BD72] #243 Sgt RA Rhodes works BSA Gold Star 498 [99BD73] #261 Capt DG Miles BSA Gold Star 498 #212 Josef Praisler works Jawa 250 #225 Erwin Studer Jawa 350 #230 FE Lines Triumph 498 speed test ISDT 1952 (© Artur Fenzlau/Technisches Museum Wien)

Josef Praisler of the Czech Silver Vase ‘A’ team finished with a Silver medal, Erwin Struder of Zollikofen also a Czech rider claimed a Bronze medal.

229 R Clayton, Orrell Matchless 498cc, – Teams Silver Vase ‘A’ team – Abandoned day 4

photo - #229 R Clayton, Matchless 498 on course ISDT 1952 (© Artur Fenzlau/Technisches Museum Wien)

photo – #229 R Clayton, Matchless 498 with #231 JL Flinterman BSA 499 from Holland on course ISDT 1952 (© Artur Fenzlau/Technisches Museum Wien)

JL Flinterman was a member of the Dutch Silver Vase ‘B’ team. He completed the six days and had a finishers award

photo – #229 R Clayton, Matchless 498 on Großglockner Pass ISDT 1952 (© Artur Fenzlau/Technisches Museum Wien)

230 FE Lines, Triumph 498cc – Gold medal

photo – #230 FE Lines, Triumph 498 [SMM 807] with #173 Karl Finkenzeller DKW 250 Germany at checkpoint ISDT 1952 (© Artur Fenzlau/Technisches Museum Wien)

photo – #230 FE Lines, Triumph 498 [SMM 807] on course ISDT 1952 (© Artur Fenzlau/Technisches Museum Wien)

233 B Hugh M Viney, works AJS 498, Teams Trophy team, Associated Motorcycles Factory. – Gold medal

photo – #233 BHM Viney works AJS 498 [MGO 518] Großglockner Pass ISDT 1952 (© Artur Fenzlau/Technisches Museum Wien)

photo – #233 BHM Viney works AJS 498 [MGO 518] at Start ISDT 1952 (© Artur Fenzlau/Technisches Museum Wien)

photo – #233 BHM Viney works AJS 498 [MGO 518] at start ISDT 1952 (© Artur Fenzlau/Technisches Museum Wien)

photo – #233 BHM Viney works AJS 498 [MGO 518] on course ISDT 1952 (© Artur Fenzlau/Technisches Museum Wien)

236 PJ Mellers works Ariel 498cc – Teams Ariel Factory – Abandoned day 4

photo – #236 PJ Mellers Ariel 498 & #239 Hans Roth BMW 590cc ISDT 1952 (© Artur Fenzlau/Technisches Museum Wien)

photo - #236 PJ Mellers Ariel 498 ISDT 1952 (© Artur Fenzlau/Technisches Museum Wien)

photo – #236 PJ Mellers Ariel 498 Großglockner Pass ISDT 1952 (© Artur Fenzlau/Technisches Museum Wien)

238 Johnny Giles Works Triumph 498. – Teams Triumph factory – Silver medal

photo – #238 Johnny Giles Triumph 498 [MNX 62] #233 BHM Viney AJS 498 [MGO 518] #237 Walter Hurni Horex 350 at the start ISDT 1952 (© Artur Fenzlau/Technisches Museum Wien)

photo – #238 Johnny Giles Triumph 498 [MNX 62] Großglockner Pass ISDT 1952 (© Artur Fenzlau/Technisches Museum Wien)

photo – #238 Johnny Giles Triumph [MNX 62] on course ISDT 1952 (© Artur Fenzlau/Technisches Museum Wien)

240 Sgt DG Rowthorn BSA 498cc – Team British Army Team II – Bronze medal

photo - #240 Sgt E Rowthorn works BSA Gold Star 500cc ISDT 1952 (© Artur Fenzlau/Technisches Museum Wien)

photo – #240 Sgt E Rowthorn works BSA Gold Star 498cc ISDT 1952 (© Artur Fenzlau/Technisches Museum Wien)

242 PH ‘Jim’ Alves works Triumph Trophy 649cc – Teams GB Trophy Team, Triumph factory – Abandoned day 5

photo – #242 PH Alves works Triumph 649 [MNX 64] at start ISDT 1952 (© Artur Fenzlau/Technisches Museum Wien)

photo – #242 PH Alves works Triumph 649 [MNX 64] on course ISDT 1952 (© Artur Fenzlau/Technisches Museum Wien)

photo – #242 PH Alves works Triumph 649 [MNX 64] #239 Hans Roth BMW 590 on course ISDT 1952 (© Artur Fenzlau/Technisches Museum Wien)

photo – #242 PH Alves works Triumph 649cc [MNX 64] #240 Sgt DG Rowthorn BSA Gold Star 498cc on course ISDT 1952 (© Artur Fenzlau/Technisches Museum Wien)

243 Sgt RA ‘Dusty’ Rhodes, works BSA Gold Star 500cc – Team British Army I – Gold medal

photo – #243 Sgt RA Rhodes works BSA Gold Star 500 [99BD73] along side #244 Zel’er Walter of Germany with his Works BMW 390cc ISDT 1952 (© Artur Fenzlau/Technisches Museum Wien)

photo – #243 Sgt RA Rhodes works BSA Gold Star 500 [99BD73] location ISDT 1952 (© Artur Fenzlau/Technisches Museum Wien)

247 Sgt VE Monk works BSA Gold Star 500cc – Team British Army Team II – Abandoned Day 3

photo – #247 Sgt. V Monk works BSA Gold Star 500cc – Großglockner Pass ISDT 1952 (© Artur Fenzlau/Technisches Museum Wien)

249 Geoffrey A Barker, BSA Gold Star 498cc, – Silver medal

photo – #249 Geoffrey Barker BSA 498 [MVR 819] Großglockner Pass ISDT 1952 (© Artur Fenzlau/Technisches Museum Wien)

photo – #249 Geoffrey Barker BSA 498 [MVR 819] #250 Fred Bracher Jawa 350 Swiss #253 SE Cunningham AJS 498cc #248 Wolfgang Denzel BMW 600cc Austria #254 FJ Vos Matchless 500 Holland at the start ISDT 1952 (© Artur Fenzlau/Technisches Museum Wien)

Fred Bracher gained a Bronze medal, Wolfgang Denzel got a Silver medal FJ Vos took a Gold medal home

251 W Jack Stocker, Royal Enfield 692cc

photo - #251 Jack Stoker Royal Enfield 692 [VIP 416] preparing for scrutineering ISDT 1952 (© Artur Fenzlau/Technisches Museum Wien)

photo – #251 Jack Stocker Royal Enfield 692 [VIP 416] preparing for scrutineering ISDT 1952 (© Artur Fenzlau/Technisches Museum Wien)

photo - #251 Jack Stoker Royal Enfield 692 [VIP 416] #253 SE Cunningham AJS 498 [HOY 197] #254 FJ Vos Matchless 500 Holland #255 Eric Wilson BSA 499 at the start ISDT 1952 (© Artur Fenzlau/Technisches Museum Wien)

photo – #251 Jack Stocker Royal Enfield 692 [VIP 416] #253 SE Cunningham AJS 498 [HOY 197] #254 FJ Vos Matchless 500 Holland #255 Eric Wilson BSA 499 at the start ISDT 1952 (© Artur Fenzlau/Technisches Museum Wien)

Eric Wilson from Liverpool rode with the MCC of Wales team and gained a Silver medal

photo - #251 Jack Stoker Royal Enfield 692 [VIP 416] on course ISDT 1952 (© Artur Fenzlau/Technisches Museum Wien)

photo – #251 Jack Stocker Royal Enfield 692 [VIP 416] on course ISDT 1952 (© Artur Fenzlau/Technisches Museum Wien)

photo - #251 Jack Stoker Royal Enfield 692 [VIP 416] speed test ISDT 1952 (© Artur Fenzlau/Technisches Museum Wien)

photo – #251 Jack Stocker Royal Enfield 692 [VIP 416] speed test ISDT 1952 (© Artur Fenzlau/Technisches Museum Wien)

253 SE Cunningham, Brixton AJS 498 – Gold medal

photo – #253 SE Cunningham AJS 498cc [HOY 197] #246 Willi Flockiger Condor 348 Swiss #248 Wolfgang Denzel BMW 600 Austria at start line ISDT 1952 (© Artur Fenzlau/Technisches Museum Wien)

photo – #253 SE Cunningham AJS 498cc [HOY 197] Großglockner pass ISDT 1952 (© Artur Fenzlau/Technisches Museum Wien)

257 PGK Baldwin Ariel 499 – Team Sunbeam MCC – Abandoned day 2

photo - #257 PGK Baldwin Ariel 499 [Reg] location ISDT 1952 (© Artur Fenzlau/Technisches Museum Wien)

photo – #257 PGK Baldwin Ariel 499 [Reg] Großglockner ISDT 1952 (© Artur Fenzlau/Technisches Museum Wien)

258 TU Ellis BSA 499cc – Team BSA Factory – Gold medal

photo – #258 TU Ellis BSA 499 [MOK 752] preparing for scrutineering ISDT 1952 (© Artur Fenzlau/Technisches Museum Wien)

photo – #258 TU Ellis BSA 499 [MOK 752] #250 Fred Bracher Jawa 350 Swiss, #256 James Fornerod Jawa 350cc Swiss preparing for scrutineering ISDT 1952 (© Artur Fenzlau/Technisches Museum Wien)

Fred Bacher earned a Bronze medal and James Cornered abandoned on day 2

photo – #258 TU Ellis BSA 499 [MOK 752] on course ISDT 1952 (© Artur Fenzlau/Technisches Museum Wien)

259 DS Tye, Birmingham BSA 499 – Teams GB Vase ‘B’, BSA factory – Gold medal

photo – #259 DS Tye works BSA Gold Star 490 [MOK 751] at scrutineering ISDT 1952 (© Artur Fenzlau/Technisches Museum Wien)

photo – #259 DS Tye works BSA Gold Star 490 [MOK 751] start ISDT 1952 (© Artur Fenzlau/Technisches Museum Wien)

photo – #259 DS Tye works BSA Gold Star 490 [MOK 751] on course ISDT 1952 (© Artur Fenzlau/Technisches Museum Wien)

photo – #259 DS Tye works BSA Gold Star 490 [MOK 751] speed test ISDT 1952 (© Artur Fenzlau/Technisches Museum Wien)

261 Capt DG Miles BAOR, BSA Gold Star 498cc – Gold medal

photo – #261 Cape DG Miles BSA 499 #262 David J Redmore Triumph 498 Großglockner pass ISDT 1952 (© Artur Fenzlau/Technisches Museum Wien)

photo – #261 Cape DG Miles BSA 499 #262 David J Redmore Triumph 498 on course ISDT 1952 (© Artur Fenzlau/Technisches Museum Wien)

262 David J Redmore Waatsville, Crossleys Triumph 498 – team MCC of Wales – Silver medal

photo – #262 David J Redmore Triumph 498 [FUH 705] #254 FJ Vos Matchless 500 checkpoint ISDT 1952 (© Artur Fenzlau/Technisches Museum Wien)

photo – #262 David J Redmore Triumph 498 [FUH 705] on course ISDT 1952 (© Artur Fenzlau/Technisches Museum Wien)

The entire archive of the works of Austrian motorsport photographer Artur Fenzlau have been deposited at the Technical Museum of Vienna where along with the works of other photographers of motorsport with Creative Common rights they are available for research and reuse for non commercial users without licensing fees. It is a shame more of the great icons of sports photography were not able to provide the same facility and even worse those cases where instead of being sent to an image management agency they were thrown unwanted by families into the bin.

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ISDT 1968: Event daily check times and schedule sheets

December 22, 2015, 2:18 pm

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I am often greatly indebted to Brian Catt who not only feeds me first hand memories of the great ISDT events in the 60’s and 70’s because…. ‘he was there’. His personal ISDT and Enduro knowledge is almost as vast as his library of photos and books. I was therefore very grateful when he passed me copies of the road time sheets for each day of this event along with the schedule options. I am sure these will prove to be very helpful to some readers.

Image – Page 1 Day 1 Road times and Schedule ISDT 1968

These sheets set out the distances times and type of checks and where the feeling stops would be. The two columns on the extreme right gave optional schedules for the time for riders which would be set in the morning in accordance with prevailing weather and ground conditions.

Image – Page 2 Day 1 Road times and Schedule with route profile ISDT 1968

Image – Page 1 Day 2 Road times and Schedule ISDT 1968

Image – Page 2 Day 2 Road times and Schedule with route profile ISDT 1968

Image – Page 1 Day 3 Road times and Schedule ISDT 1968

Image – Page 2 Day 3 Road times and Schedule with route profile ISDT 1968

Image – Page 1 Day 4 Road times and Schedule ISDT 1968

Image – Page 2 Day 4 Road times and Schedule with route profile ISDT 1968

Image – Page 1 Day 5 Road times and Schedule ISDT 1968

Image – Page 2 Day 5 Road times and Schedule with route profile ISDT 1968

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Merry Xmas 2015 – snowy trials scene, Loggerheads Inn, Denbighshire 1938

December 24, 2015, 6:34 am

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Photo – South Liverpool Cup Trial start at Loggerheads Inn 1938 (courtesy SLMCC)

In the distance are the famous cliffs at Loggerheads, at that time a Tea Garden owned by Crosville Coaches who ran regular trips from Liverpool. The Tea Gardens featured in pre war ISDT event in Wales where they were the most northerly point and served as the venue for lunch stops. The petrol pumps have long gone and there is still a petrol garage in Loggerheads despite their demise in many areas of rural Wales.

Thanks to al those who made the trip to these web pages in 2015 and also contributed material and comments to the work so far. Although the stats show a lot of readers across the world out there, it is very nice when we get comment, feedback and corrections to show our audience is active.

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Speedtracktales XMAS Present Bonanza 3 ISDT Programmes to check out.

December 24, 2015, 4:49 pm

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Thanks to the generosity earlier this year of Brian Catt who started scanning his collection of ISDT programmes, here are the first three that have been uploaded to our online library at issue.com

Image – scanned cover Official Programme of ISDT 1969 (Greenwood Family Collection)

Link to browse 1969 programme at Speedtracktales ISDT programme library at issue.com. Sorry we can no longer embed ‘flash’ files in wordpress.com

Image – scanned cover Official Programme of ISDT 1968 (Greenwood Family Collection)

Link to browse ISDT 1968 programme at Speedtracktales ISDT programme library at issue.com

Unfortunately this programme has not been reproduced form a full data set

image – official programme cover 42nd ISDT 17 – 22 September 1967 Zakopane, Poland ( Courtesy Brian Catt)

Link to browse ISDT 1967 programame at Speedtracktales ISDT programme library at issue.com

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ISDT 1953: Hugh Viney’s works 498cc AJS

January 29, 2016, 4:34 pm

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I’ve been lagging with a number of articles needing posting but here I’ve now put up a short article on the ISDT 1953 winning 498cc AJS ridden by Hugh Viney which turned up in auction in 2015 after its long term owner passed away.

Photo – Works AJS 498 of Hugh Viney ISDT 1953 (Courtesy Bonhams)

read the article here in our Folk’s and Motors section

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ISDT 1953 – video of promotional movie discovered

February 19, 2016, 3:35 pm

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1953 was a great year for Great Britain in the ISDT, with one of its dream team line ups in the Trophy team who gave us our last win of the premier event award. A movie of the event was recently spotted on Youtube and is now added to our ISDT Tube feature of all known ISDT movie footage.

At an early stage of the ISDT 1953 we catch Rider #1 FH Whittle with his Panther 598cc sidecar [HYG 477] going through scrutineering. A nice view of British Trophy team member #237 Jack Stocker riding his 496cc Royal Enfield into Scrutineering #37 Olga Kevelos on the start line with her 150cc CZ. #71 PVK Baldwin with his 348 Matchless CC riding for the Sunbeam MCC comes in for fuel then later on again passing through a woodland swamp. #231 David S Tye of the Silver Vase team with his 497cc BSA [NON 496] The course includes checkpoints in Bratislava, open countryside and woodland with the usual ISDT throng of fans and curious local spectating at this festival of motorcycle action. The video finishes with coverage of the night stages and hopefully this is only part 1 and I can find the second part to add to this one.

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ISDT 1964: Painting of Steve McQueen at Erfurt by Jürgen Valdeig

June 18, 2016, 2:16 am

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Sorry its been a while time waits for no-one and I’ve been struggling to keep up with a lot of things. Just checking through some old emails and I think I missed this one from our German contact SB who shares this image with us featuring the king of cool Steve McQueen.

image – painting of McQueen on start in Erfurt ISDT1964

Jürgen Valdeig is an artist (art painter). He lives in Erfurt. Mr. Valdeig had contact with Dave Ekins, a team member of USA-Silvervase in ISDT 1964. Ekins helped the artist Jürgen Valdeig in the scientific research.

Dave wrote:

“Dear Juergen,
Beautiful work! How kind of you to give me credit on the International Six Days Trial 1964- September page in Calendar 2014….. Wouldn`t it be great if we could meet in person someday.
Your friend,

Dave Ekins Los Angeles, Januar 2014″.

The website of Jürgen Valdeig was partly written in English.

http://www.valdeig-fineart.de/

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ISDT 1936:Recently rediscovered images from the internet

November 4, 2016, 1:38 pm

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Our gratitude to a reader Adam Sliwka who forwarded details of the Narodowe Archiwum Cyfrowe – National Digital Archive of Poland web site where an amazing library of historic images included a number from historic ISDT events. The images here are of the ISDT 1936 held in Germany. Of particular interest is the inclusion of images taken of riders on a very new Autobahn, one of the major civil engineering projects that Adolf Hitler had set about after he became the leader of Germany which it is contended were purposely designed to facilitate rapid advancement of his army should a war break out.

photo – Victorious British Trophy team with Stuart Waycott, A Belstun, George Rowley and Vic Brittain with Walcott’s #42 works Velocette 495cc – the 1930’s ISDT dream team ISDT 1936 Germany (Narodowe Archiwum Cyfrowe)

The event which started out in Freudenstadt a town in the beautiful Black Forest then headed east to Bavaria, south of Munich to be based at Garmisch Partenkirchen. We know from other years that the Autobahns were not just used to form the route but also became used for the events speed tests as these photos seem to show being held.

photo – Group of sidecars on a new and empty Autobahn including #2 Hauptm Wolff BMW 730cc #4 P Müller on a works Victoria 596cc and what appears to be #9 R L Galloway Rudge 499cc of Germany ISDT 1936 Germany (Narodowe Archiwum Cyfrowe)

photo – Solo motorcycles #73 Scarf F. Sieber NSU 250cc of Germany and possibly #67 J Pastika CZ 250 of Czechoslovakia in the Speed test on the autobahn ISDT 1936 Germany (Narodowe Archiwum Cyfrowe)

photo – 3 Solo motorcycles speed along a new road including #243 an unnamed rider entered on a factory Victoria 349cc ISDT 1936 Germany (Narodowe Archiwum Cyfrowe)

photo – Solo motorcycle speeds before crowd on speed test #66 RWM Tamplin on an AJS 248cc from Ireland ISDT 1936 Germany (Narodowe Archiwum Cyfrowe)

The following image although credited as being Ernst Henne at the ISDT 1936 is flawed in that he was not #88 however that number was used by German lady racer Ilse Thouret, which it is not. Henne was #176 in this event.

photo – Solo motorcycles speeds across rough forest track #88 Titled as being Ilse Thouret from Germany, the image library title this photo as being the famous German motorcycle racer Ernst Henne in the 1936 event ISDT 1936 Germany (Narodowe Archiwum Cyfrowe)

Here is another photo from this source featuring Henne in the ISDT 1935

photo – #8 L Kraus Works BMW 600 Sidecar, #171 Ernst Henne Works BMW 500cc #114 J Stelzer Works BMW 500 ISDT 1935 (Narodowe Archiwum Cyfrowe)

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ISDT 1939:Recently rediscovered images from the internet

November 4, 2016, 2:48 pm

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More images from the Narodowe Archiwum Cyfrowe – National Digital Archive of Poland this set featuring moments from the ISDT 1939.

photo – two riders at checkpoint #35 Ofeldw Forstner BMW 494cc of Germany #30 Fred C Perks BSA 496cc ISDT 1939 Germany (Narodowe Archiwum Cyfrowe)

The ISDT 1939 was put on by the German Government with a view to demonstrating its army motorcyclists supremacy. The organisers encouraged many other European nations to send military teams. However, before the event came to an end the British withdrew their teams as the declaration that commenced WW2 was being made and the government wanted al its military personnel home before they could be detained. More images from the event from this collection are provided below.

photo – riders #112 NSKK Truff E Piefsch BMW 494cc of Germany with #113 Pte JL Wood BSA 496 riding for the GB War Office ISDT 1939 Germany (Narodowe Archiwum Cyfrowe)

photo – sidecar team #124 L Gilera riding one of his works Gilera 600 ISDT 1939 Germany (Narodowe Archiwum Cyfrowe)

photo – #134 Uffx F Diez BMW 597cc Sidecar classes around a rocky outcrop on a tight corner ISDT 1939 Germany (Narodowe Archiwum Cyfrowe)

photo – #153 Oscharf. G Weiss Zundapp 350 of a German SS Regiment at the Großglochner check ISDT 1939 Germany (Narodowe Archiwum Cyfrowe)

photo – Group of non competing motorcyclists ISDT 1939 Germany (Narodowe Archiwum Cyfrowe)

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ISDT 1964: newly discovered event photos.

November 13, 2016, 5:46 am

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I am grateful as always to our Euro reporter SB who has provided these amazing snaps for our 200th blog post taken at the ISDT 1964 including some of the British team machines. I do not know the origin of these images and as soon as I know I will arrange a full credit.

Photo – GB Trophy Team #222 J Sandiford’s BSA 350cc ISDT 1964 (Speedtracktales Archive)

Check below for the rest of the images which are going to produce a bit of a bountiful harvest for the fans of Greeves bikes with plenty of action from this event possibly made most famous by the presence on the US Trophy Team of one Steve McQueen, whose team mate Dave Ekins can be found here.

Photo – GB Trophy Team rider #263 Sammy Miller Ariel 500 about to pass #261 US Trophy rider Dave Ekins on a Triumph ISDT 1964 (Speedtracktales Archive)

Photo – #137 Triss Sharp Greeves 250 who sped to a Gold staying clean on time every day followed by #144 Joel Robert Jawa 300 the legendary Belgian MX Ace ISDT 1964 (Speedtracktales Archive)

Photo – #137 Triss Sharp’s Greeves 250 ISDT 1964 (Speedtracktales Archive)

Photo – #121 Bryan Sharp Greeves 250 – The other Sharp motors on his Greeves 250cc to another gold with no penalties and 4th place in class beating Triss by 1 place ISDT 1964 (Speedtracktales Archive)

Photo – #143F Selling of Holland on his Greeves 350 on his way to a Gold and 6th in class finish. This photo from the final speed test at Erfurt Airport ISDT 1964 (Speedtracktales Archive)

Photo – #234 HJ Wilke MZ 350 of East Germany who finished clean with a Gold Medal 4th in class ISDT 1964 (Speedtracktales Archive)

Photo – #218 S Klimt Jawa 350 on the Czech Trophy team who abandoned on the 6th day ISDT 1964 (Speedtracktales Archive)

Photo – #109 W Stewart CZ 175 of the USA loosing 21 points on the first day finished with a silver award ISDT 1964 (Speedtracktales Archive)

Photo – #88 J Taylor Bultaco 175 USA who struggled on a few days but finished for a Bronze award ISDT 1964 (Speedtracktales Archive)

Photo -#86 M Piatkowski’s WFM 175 of Poland standing in the event Park Ferme who finished with a Gold award next to #85 Vos of Holland’s Hercules ISDT 1964 (Speedtracktales Archive)

Photo – #52 C de Jong DKW 75 of Holland who took 6th in class with a gold award ISDT 1964 (Speedtracktales Archive)

Photo – #51 H Zijdemans 75cc DKW of Holland’s Silver Vase B team finishing 7th in class with a Gold award ISDT 1964 (Speedtracktales Archive)

Photo – #47 E Schneidewind 75cc Simpson riding for the DDR Silver Vase B team finished with a gold award 3rd in class #48 L Schunemann 75cc Simpson also on DDR Silver Vase team also earning a gold award and 2nd in class ISDT 1964 (Speedtracktales Archive)

Photo -#11 R Boom 50cc DKW of Holland who had a gold award and was second in class ISDT 1964 (Speedtracktales Archive)

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ISDT 1925: Miss L Ball & MissE Foley at Brooklands

January 30, 2017, 4:58 pm

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I am grateful to our readerStewart Ellison who drew my attention to this excellent photo taken of #52 Miss E Foley with her Triumph 499cc ohv alongside #64 Miss L Ball James 499cc.

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#52 Miss E Foley 499c Triumph with #64 Miss L Ball James 499cc [DM4687] at Brooklands circuit ISDT 1925

The press results published on our ISDT 1925 page tells us this was the only Triumph entered that year in what was a strong representation of British entrants and was forced to retire on the final day of Saturday at the Speediest at Brooklands. Foley , we are told was ‘A Game rider with plenty of dash and endurance” but she had failed on the technical sections at Beggars Roost, Fingle Bridge and Alms but had made a magnificent recovery from an awkward incident on Bushcombe.

Miss L Ball who finished with a gold medal produced ‘the most outstanding performance of the trial”. Without loosing a single point all week had excelled at Bushcombe and Alms, and had not been in any serious difficulty on any of the hills.

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ISDT 1956: Official event programme now on-line

February 11, 2017, 7:24 am

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With great thanks to our Euro ISDT expert we now have a scanned copy of the event programme for the ISDT 1956 which has been hand annotated to record the final starting list on the first day.

The program can be found at our issue.com library along with other programmes and magazine reports from the original events

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Mapping the ISDT:West Germany 1956

February 16, 2017, 5:23 pm

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Thank you to our Euro correspondent SB for digging up a route map for the 6th day of the ISDT 1956. We have now loaded it into Google Earth to protect it’s history and provide a copy of the scanned map here for those studying the 1956 event held at Garmisch Partenkirchen.

Image – The route of the 6th and final day of the ISDT 1956 to the east of Garmisch PartenKirchen

If any readers have any experiences or photos of this route please drop a line so we can add them to the events route profile.

Image – Official route map Day 6 course ISDT 1956

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ISDT 1939: the movie

March 22, 2017, 6:16 pm

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Welcome back my friends to the show that never ends, come inside come inside.

The ‘Great Escape’ as it was known amongst UK ISDT fans, possibly the ‘Great Escape 2’ to those who are most familiar also with the events around the ISDT 1914, is one of the iconic events in the international off-road motorcycle reliability series dedicated to testing motorcyclist and motorcycle endurance where they did not expect machines to excel for a mere continuous 24 hours but a full 6 days to test their mechanical stamina and that of the riders mounted on them. You will find an embedded copy of the video down underneath the below photo of a British Norton.

image- frame clipped from the NSU promotional movie of a British team Norton ISDT 1939

For a number of years http://www.audi.de through their online shop have been selling videos based on a promotional movie made for their NSU motorcycle marque that lies as part of the original Volkswagen Audi AG company heritage. In recent years they have continued to promote this heritage of the NSU brand by distribution of media material on their online store, which we linked to in our blog post here. However, we sadly noted recently that they are no longer listing availability of the DVD for the 1939 event for ISDT fans to purchase meaning it is no longer available. After some thought I have decided that in the interest of research and education into historic off road motorcycling and ISDT events that our own copy of the video should become a public resource up until any time in the future Audi.de decide to market this video again.

Therefore STT can announce the availability, for the moment, of this important memory of an ISDT event nearly 80 years ago… yes that’s nearly as old as my dear old mum….. sit back and be amazed at what these bikes could do in the hands of the expert riders of those days

I would welcome if anyone is able to identify and name every rider they spot by entrant number and name and post it here as a bit of crowd source content I would be happy to produce a cast list on this page helping family of those here to discover their family heritage in the ISDT

The entry list can be found here

Photo – unknown rider changing tyre ISDT 1939

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