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RE: Who, What, Where, When? - sprocket - 09-12-2020
Mike Minns----MZ ?
Last guess for now, off to bed
RE: Who, What, Where, When? - sticky - 09-12-2020
Nailed it mate! Mike Minns on the MZ 1000S.
RE: Who, What, Where, When? - Sam Pato - 10-12-2020
For those of us old enough to remember when the MZ was the commuter bike of choice for the budget conscious rider - and who would recognise the logo - there is an MZ badge on the front left (as you look) of the fairing. I picked it up first look but couldn't work out how to zoom in and assumed it was just something similar. But Borderbikes had it on their webpage. As above I never even knew they made a 1000cc bike. I think the single cylinder scorpion was the last I heard of them.
Hats off to Sticky for breathing a bit of life into the forum at what has to be a historical low point for TT fans.
Cheers
Sam
RE: Who, What, Where, When? - sticky - 10-12-2020
Thanks Sam
I think the engine used on the MZ was a pumped up version of the Yamaha TDM but I'll stand corrected...
next shot: who is this (and if anyone gets the location wrong they have to buy every forum member a pint
)![[Image: 50703192277_a6b81c42d8_o.jpg]](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50703192277_a6b81c42d8_o.jpg)
RE: Who, What, Where, When? - sprocket - 10-12-2020
I've a few names in my head but I'll go for Alan Oversby on the Honda 4
RE: Who, What, Where, When? - sticky - 11-12-2020
Right bike - wrong guy!
RE: Who, What, Where, When? - bsa499 - 11-12-2020
I'm thinking Steve Ferguson.
RE: Who, What, Where, When? - sticky - 11-12-2020
If you look closely you might be able to see 'Fergie' on the hump of his leathers, so you'd be right. I need to sort through some more pics, so I'll post another shot soon.
RE: Who, What, Where, When? - sticky - 11-12-2020
I hope Malcolm doesn't mind but I'm going to throw you a total curve ball while I prep more pics. As a tenuous link to the main point of this forum the person I want you to identify raced on a road course on the IOM in the late 40s in a car with a bike engine and raced in the TT at Dundrod. The shot is from a race, not a parade, at Silverstone in 2006. Have at it!
![[Image: 50707447902_4ed6ab196e_o.jpg]](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50707447902_4ed6ab196e_o.jpg)
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RE: Who, What, Where, When? - sprocket - 12-12-2020
I'm way out of my depth here but I seem to recall a series of car races that took place between 1947 and 1953 on the Willaston Circuit on the outskirts of Douglas but not a clue as to who the above driver is.
RE: Who, What, Where, When? - eman1948 - 12-12-2020
Stirling Moss
RE: Who, What, Where, When? - sprocket - 12-12-2020
That's a good shout Eman1948.
I think he raced at Dundrod from about 1950 onwards.
RE: Who, What, Where, When? - sticky - 12-12-2020
I thought that might have kept you busy a little longer! It is Stirling Moss. I never thought I'd get to see him race - he would have been 76 when I took that and he wasn't messing about!
Let's see if I can confuse you with this one from the Douglas beach races:
![[Image: 50710377242_0df2f96ed7_o.jpg]](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50710377242_0df2f96ed7_o.jpg)
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RE: Who, What, Where, When? - Sam Pato - 12-12-2020
Is it Wayde Boyd?
I remember him entering practically everything some years. Flash of dyed red hair is the clue?
Sam
RE: Who, What, Where, When? - sticky - 12-12-2020
Purple hair was the clue - it is Wade Boyd. I'm going to have to try a bit harder to catch you lot out! More pics soon...
RE: Who, What, Where, When? - Sam Pato - 13-12-2020
A man who polarized opinions in my recollection.....
RE: Who, What, Where, When? - sprocket - 13-12-2020
Well done Sam, I got the purple hair but just couldn't think of the name.
RE: Who, What, Where, When? - sticky - 13-12-2020
(13-12-2020, 03:49 AM)Sam Pato Wrote: A man who polarized opinions in my recollection.....
Yes, that was a tricky one...Massively enthusiastic about the Island and the races but in my opinion got left behind somewhat on pace. The last time I saw him was at the Manx in 2015 and he was a long way down the start list.
Anyhoo - next pic. Who and where is this?
![[Image: 50715181033_831531a8f1_o.jpg]](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50715181033_831531a8f1_o.jpg)
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RE: Who, What, Where, When? - sprocket - 13-12-2020
Peeling into white gates ?
from memory it was always bumpy up through may hill and that looks quite a ridge in the tarmac in the photo.
RE: Who, What, Where, When? - sticky - 13-12-2020
That's the 'where' sorted out! Just need the 'who' now.