Bantam Archive...

Many thanks to Les Eggs who has given us all his bantam related stuff including the South East Centre - Bantam Racing Club Scrap book and Diary... an amazing read/look. It also has a lot of bits of John Sawers including the 1986 inter- table not done on a pc but on paper with a pencil !! those were the days.. Other things of interest - 16th March 1963 "1st Bantam Racing Club Prizegiving and Jazz Ball" price to you 3s/6d.... Loads of great stuff on there way for scanning.... get ready Chris!!

Here's a pic from the afore mentioned archive -

I know who it is anyone else?

Brian White?

Rusty

No not Brian ...wrong centre... this chap was an extreamly fast -never give up sort... and finished second in the championship
many times... bit like Randy Mamola in GPs...

What about this one.... (different racer to the one above)

I am guessing Cadwell Park, late '70s ?

John on your pic 33 is Steve Chambers and 29 Lionel Howell estimated date 1980? don't know the others....

Hi All,



Like the first picture mike put up, anybody know what the front brake is as i have one similar on my project.




Eddie

Bob Newby :

I know who 38 is !

sure the www is just waiting for you to go on Holidays Mike ! it would be great to have lots looking in, but not sure "its that many" ?

Derek

Anyone know who these geezers are? No idea how this ended up in my Bantam folder, but it says "BSA Bantams at Oulton Park 1967".. Certainly a Bultaco TSS fairing on No.34.

Cadwell startline circa 1980 no. 25 White fairing and helmet, long legs has to be Stan Bloor !!

ok no. 35 Stan Bloor not 25. Think I can also see Dave Outred ? and Martin Baldwin, Phil Read rep helmet, on the last row

mjpowell wrote:

John on your pic 33 is Steve Chambers and 29 Lionel Howell estimated date 1980? don't know the others....

That's my picture john

think it's inters Cadwell around 1980 our Ray number 44 not sure whether I'm somewhere in there or that I crashed in the novice

It is Cadwell Park 1980 Inter-Novice race. I am in the foreground no 36.

Chris

No 45 is John Pearce on what was to become my first Bantam.

Rusty

Its amazing how some of you remember some people by helmet design etc etc....

Was John Pearce - Tweeter?

Yes Derek that was Bob Newby!!

here's another from 1980 October Lydden meeting ... Must be an open as many Novices , Current Champ Pete Styles, my brother Rick is at the back wearing a Kangol Classic in black orange and yellow! Steve Chambers is 39, I can see Roger Louis, interesting one who is 22 wearing an old pair of Pete Tibbitts leathers (very 1970s)

Yes Mike, John Pearce was universally know as Tweeter!

Rusty

Looks like John Milligan and Mr. Gidley on the grass at Cadwell too.

The first picture i posted was :-

John Sawer

anyone know who 59 is in the last pic mike put up

Appears to be checking the gearing ? I would say it is you Robbie !

SteveF wrote:

Appears to be checking the gearing ? I would say it is you Robbie !

Spot on Steve and on the bike you now have

Mick Jones wrote:

Looks like John Milligan and Mr. Gidley on the grass at Cadwell too.

Thats what I thought, looks like John and Alan of the British Formula Club officiating. But no Tiger cubs in site. I'm confused !!!

mjpowell wrote:

Its amazing how some of you remember some people by helmet design etc etc....

here's another from 1980 October Lydden meeting ...I can see Roger Louis,

I'm not to sure that is Roger, certainly his bike but I'm pretty sure Roger had colored leathers by then. I suspect it could be Mick "sticky" Scutt having one of the odd excursions he had on Rogers bike.

Hi Ned, John and Alan did help out at a few BRC meetings, John was doing proddie scrutineering, i remember that well, lol.