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Which drivers that you can recall used Vincent engines in their outfits? Oh, if you have any pics that you can post please do.Just curious you understand ...

I'll start the ball rolling:

Mick Ruocco
Davenport
Gerry Boret
Ted Young
Jack Trustham


Over to you

Pete Russell

Bob,i dont remember Ted using a Vincent.he was a Triumph man.ETY Triumph's He was the maker of the first kneeler his passenger was Cliff Young (bro) lewis Young (bro) raced in the GP's Himself and other brothers had a company called Arch Motors which made F1 race car chassis for a lot of teams in 50's and 60's. Cliff is a friend of mine did my carpentry when i lived in london

Deffo remember Ted on his ETY-Vincent, that was before his loyalty changed to Triumph. Lewis was a top solo rider and rode for Tom Kirby on many occasions.

Two pics of Mick Ruocco's Vincent taken at the CRMC Derek Minter Day

Bob when where they taken,ill give pic's to rocco when i see him next,i think he would like to see one of his old bikes,he raced the MOGVIN after this one.i would email them to him but he hasn't got a computer. He's a dinosaur.

They were taken around 1980/81 at Brands. Took me weeks to persuade Mick to get the outfit of the shelf in the showroom of Park M/Cs to parade it. IIRC he thoroughly enjoyed it Please remember me to him when you speak

Up this way, Ray Bell, Frank Rispin, Ron Smith, Frank Boak and not forgeting Fred Brindley. Fred and Dave Saville once finished 3rd at a Mallory meeting. The difference being the Vincent, Fred and Dave were all separate. They had tipped the outfit at Devils and the momentum carried them over the line

Ah yes Geoff, one of my more vivid memories of Mallory

Martin Davenport very quick guy with bryan sutton in the chair mallory park clubmans 1977 we raced a windle imp had some good battles with them.
Mal Attrill
Toombs ?
Les Hosegood/Bob Swain

Bit off Topic, but that wet day at Mallory Geoff was May 1966 dont ask how i know cause i should have been at school

For Bob.

Ah, Gerry & Nick Boret, No22 on a supremely fast and reliable Vincent. Remember seeing the brothers at Crystal Palace 1966 and almost tripped over their outfit in the paddock - it was probably the first to use mini wheels all round, it was just so low

The Fast Lady, was that perhaps Malcolm Attrill IIRC? Ther was another Vincent outfir that raced with Bemsee in the '60s that used to arrive on a trailer - nothing unusual in that I hear you say. Ah, but there was, it was towed by a Reliant three wheeler Can't recall who it was ...

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I think this is Martin Quirke on his Vincent sitter?
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