MOTOR CYCLE RACING
JUNIOR MANX GRAND PRIX RUGBY, September 9. The Junior Manx Grand Prix motor Cycle race took place to-day in extremely bad weather conditions over a 226-mile course. ■ There was heavy rain in the valley and thick mist, giving only a few yards of visibility, in the mountains. Of the forty-four competitors, who rode with great dash and courage, many had minor accidents, but only one broke a limb. A young Londoner named Pirrie won on an English Velocctte machine, overhauling the second man, Harding, who was also on a Velocette, in the last lap. His speed was 61.63 miles an hour, which, owing to the weather, is the lowest winning speed for several years.
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Evening Star, Issue 20586, 11 September 1930, Page 4
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117MOTOR CYCLE RACING Evening Star, Issue 20586, 11 September 1930, Page 4
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