SIX NEW TIMES
Motor-Cycle Records (N.Z.P.A.-Reuter—Copyright) LONDON. Six world motor-cycle speed records were established on Saturday in the quarter-mile standing start section of the world and British national sprint record attempts at Elvington airfield-, near Yorkshire.
The event, organised by the National Sprint Association, was the first time mass attempts had been made on world records in Britain.
George Brown, on his 1000 c.c. super-charged Vincent, established a world record of 10 311 sec in the quarter-mile standing start, at an average speed of 87.29 miles an hour. Another world and British record was established by Alf Hagon, on his 1300 c.c. J.A.P., with a time of 10.6355ec, and an average speed of 84.63 miles an hour.
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Press, Volume CIV, Issue 30884, 18 October 1965, Page 21
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