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    Thread: My father H.J.Bacon 1920's -1940's TT Racer?
Post: RE: My father H.J.Bacon 1920's -1940's TT Racer?

[Image: http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g41/fr...1163-1.jpg] H.J.Bacons' Sunbeam that got the 69.99 fastest lap in the 1929 TT..... Thanks again to Sean Kelly and others on this forum.....
G.F.Bacon TT Related Posts (Only) 6 13,798 21-05-2009, 09:15 PM
    Thread: My father H.J.Bacon 1920's -1940's TT Racer?
Post: RE: My father H.J.Bacon 1920's -1940's TT Racer?

Thanks very much, Don Simons, for that very complete information on my fathers', H.J.Bacon(Bert), TT Manx racing career. In 1947 he was well over 50 years old and he practiced for this TT, by motor cy...
G.F.Bacon TT Related Posts (Only) 6 13,798 21-05-2009, 08:55 PM
    Thread: The Antiques Roadshow @ Brooklands 31st May.....all welcome!
Post: The Antiques Roadshow @ Brooklands 31st May.....al...

Since joining the TT Forum, a number of members have contacted me with information about my father ,H.J.(Bert) Bacons', TT and other early 1920s/30's motoring career . Thank you RichieRich , Sean Kel...
G.F.Bacon Other Race Meetings - MotoGP, WSB & BSB, Irish Roads etc - 0 3,604 13-05-2009, 02:29 PM
    Thread: My father H.J.Bacon 1920's -1940's TT Racer?
Post: RE: My father H.J.Bacon 1920's -1940's TT Racer?

Since joining the TT Forum, a number of members have contacted me with information about Bert Bacons' motoring career . Thank you RichieRich , Sean Kelly, Bill Snelling et al. On the 31st of May t...
G.F.Bacon TT Related Posts (Only) 6 13,798 11-05-2009, 06:27 PM
    Thread: My father H.J.Bacon 1920's -1940's TT and Brooklands Racer?
Post: RE: My father H.J.Bacon 1920's -1940's TT and Broo...

There is also a hint of scandal within the family regarding the dropping of the "Amateur" status of the Junior and Senior TT in the mid 1920's when Bertie held a course lap record with a Sunbeam?:SSHH...
G.F.Bacon Other Race Meetings - MotoGP, WSB & BSB, Irish Roads etc - 5 11,477 27-02-2009, 05:22 PM
    Thread: My father H.J.Bacon 1920's -1940's TT and Brooklands Racer?
Post: RE: My father H.J.Bacon 1920's -1940's TT and Broo...

and thanks for the link....there is much more than when I last looked... ....another play on words, from good ol' Bertie , with his "swan song TT" race under the name, B.Shaw, as his family weren'...
G.F.Bacon Other Race Meetings - MotoGP, WSB & BSB, Irish Roads etc - 5 11,477 27-02-2009, 04:10 PM
    Thread: My father H.J.Bacon 1920's -1940's TT and Brooklands Racer?
Post: RE: My father H.J.Bacon 1920's -1940's TT and Broo...

Sorry my mistake......I meant B Shaw! I remember it by GBShaw.author...
G.F.Bacon Other Race Meetings - MotoGP, WSB & BSB, Irish Roads etc - 5 11,477 27-02-2009, 04:00 PM
    Thread: My father H.J.Bacon 1920's -1940's TT and Brooklands Racer?
Post: My father H.J.Bacon 1920's -1940's TT and Brooklan...

I am the son of H.J.Bacon(Bert), a 1920s -1940s TT rider, and am gathering material about his 1920's to 1950's motoring. My father spent the family fortune on racing motorbikes and cars, both at the T...
G.F.Bacon Other Race Meetings - MotoGP, WSB & BSB, Irish Roads etc - 5 11,477 27-02-2009, 02:42 AM
    Thread: My father H.J.Bacon 1920's -1940's TT Racer?
Post: My father H.J.Bacon 1920's -1940's TT Racer?

I am the son of H.J.Bacon(Bert), a 1920s -1940s TT rider, and am gathering material about his 1920's to 1950's motoring. My father spent the family fortune on racing motorbikes and cars, both at the T...
G.F.Bacon TT Related Posts (Only) 6 13,798 27-02-2009, 02:31 AM
    Thread: 1930's TT memorabilia
Post: RE: 1930's TT memorabilia

I am the son of H.J.Bacon(Bertie) and am gathering material about his 1920's to 1950's motoring. My father spent the family fortune on motorbikes and cars, both at the TT and Brooklands. I have se...
G.F.Bacon TT Related Posts (Only) 9 15,097 27-02-2009, 02:14 AM