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ISDT 1939: The Six Day Affair
We have just received advance news of a new book to be published this coming Spring that may be of great interest to many Speedtracktales readers. In late August 1939, Hitler’s armies were poised to...
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ISDT 1939: Post-Academy Awards Special Backmarker: The Colonel’s Motorcycles
Bikewriter.com: Post-Academy Awards Special Backmarker: The Colonel’s Motorcycles.
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ISDT Videos: British Pathé now on Youtube
This week ‘British Pathé‘ archive was officially released on Youtube. This famous news reel archive that would have been the main feature of cinema visits in the past includes short articles for news...
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Auction News: Bonham’s Spring Stafford Sale 27 April 2014
And Christmas v2 for the Classic and Vintage Motorcycle lover has arrived early in 2014.. around Easter time at the Staffordshire County Showground. Bonham’s Spring Stafford Sale Bonham’s Spring...
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ISDT 1952: Bad News from Bad Aussee for Great Britain
So read the title of the editorial in ‘Motor Cycling‘ in the issue of 25 September 1952 in a report covering the ISDT 1952 that had recently taken place at Bad Aussee in Austria. “Bad News From Bad...
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Mapping the ISDT: 1952 Austria
We now have a map … not sure when I will have time to start making a digital version. Let me know if anyone has any better information please. Image – The routes followed in each of the six days of the...
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Mapping the ISDT: 1951 Italy
Image – scanned map of course ISDT 1951 Image – scanned course map of ISDT 1951 This list of places along the route was released in an article in ‘the Motor Cycle‘ 19 July 1951. THE MOTORCYCLE, 19 JULY...
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ISDT 1948: Gold medal saved
Hot news – ISDT 1948 Gold Medal rescued from Flea Bay. Unfortunately no information exists as to who the person awarded the medal was. Photo – Gold Medal (front) ISDT 1948 Photo – Gold Medal (rear)...
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ISDT 1961: Wales – the arrival of the Special Test
If you were to ask many current followers of the ISDE what part they might take most interest in.. it will be the ‘Special Tests’ usually one Cross Country and one MX style each days is designed to...
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Mapping the ISDT: San Remo Italy 1948
The ISDT restarted after the war and 1948 was the second year of the resurrection of the event with the British Trophy team victorious with Captain Allan Jeffries (600 Triumph), CN Rogers (350 Royal...
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ISDT 1948: Event reports –‘the Motor Cycle’
Recently arrived at the Speedtracktales Checkpoint central was the two issues of ‘the Motor Cycle’ of 16th and 23rd September 1948 with a full report on the opening of the ISDT 1948, which was held at...
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ISDT 1939: Closing report and the final sprint for the Border
In the 7th September 1939 issue of the Motor Cycle, the editor of the magazine A. B. Bourne who had been in Germany covering the ISDT 1939 event published an article titles ‘My Week in Germany’ giving...
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Bike number 31 The TV175 Alan Kimber Rallymaster Replica, as used in the 1961...
The story of the Lambretta Rallymaster as used by Alan Kimber in the ISDT 1961 via Bike number 31 The TV175 Alan Kimber Rallymaster Replica, as used in the 1961 ISDT.
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ISDT 1939: event report in ‘the Motor Cycle’ 31st August 1939
The 31 August issue of ‘the Motor Cycle’ carried a 12 page article on the ISDT that never was. Possibly heralded as being the best ISDT of all time, on paper the potential obsessive stage management by...
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ISDT 1935: tracking down an old Triumph 500 reg BMX 621
I have been slowly sifting through the images found over xmas on the Stilltime Collection website having built a database so I can collect all the details the images allow and then linking those facts...
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ISDT 1974: Appeal for riders to contribute memories to a new book
Photo – official event logo ISDT 1974 Our frequent contributor Brian Catt has sent this request – “Marcello Grigorov has just contacted me with the news that he is writing the book of the 1974 ISDT. I...
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Restored ISDT classic – ex works Puch MC 175 ex ISDT 1973 appears on eBay
I am pleased to be able to say another of the classic 1970’s European works two strokes has survived through into modern times. There were 15 of these bikes entered in the ISDT 1973, although in 1973...
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ISDT 1938: report from the front line
A quick update to reward you patience for the usual summer sparsity of speed track tales lately. I’ve just acquired an original copy of the 13 July 1938 issue of Motor Cycling covering the opening of...
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Book News: Camino, Italy ISDT 1974
News recently came in of the long awaited release of the book about the ISDT 1974 that was held in Camino, Italy Image – book ISDT 1974 “I had ridden several Italian events and I knew the Trial would...
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ISDT 1938: the International and the weather
The following blog is in two parts featuring two articles, one the editorial and the other jottings and commentary from the Motor Cycling journalist ‘Cyclops’ that appeared in the 13th July 1938 issue...
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