in association with
Bultaco’sAstromodel wasdesignedfortheUSAflattracks,yetthreeraceintheUK.Concoursline-up,gladit’snotus choosingthewinner.TriumphfactoryinsightTheauthor ofTales of
Triumph Motorcycles
and the Meriden factory,
Hughie Hancox,wasa
Triumph factory man
whostartedwork in
the repair shop as a
teenager andworked
his wayupthrough the
departments until he
wasinmanagement.
His timeat Triumph –
1953 to the takingover
by the co-operative in
the Seventies–pretty
muchcovers the glory
years of the company.
Within the pages
are sections on the
ISDT successes, the
trials wins, scrambles
machines andmuch
more besides.
Not an off-road book
per se but definitelyone
with off-road content
and an interesting
insight to the Meriden
Triumph factory.
Hughiewaswell
known in theTriumph
world and sadly
succumbed to cancer far
too young.
Thebookispart of the
Veloce Reprint Series,
illustrated with 90 or so
blackand white pics of
life at Triumph and an
interesting read from
someonewhowas there.
ISBN 9781787115491
Cost: £19.95 in the UK
Paperback250mm x
207mm with 144 pages
http://www.veloce.co.ukBultaco DayBasingstokeAfter the successof the
inaugural Bultaco Day
Basingstoke,hostedbyBultaco
ClubUKatMikeFisher’sfarm
nearBasingstoke,the organisers
areintendingtotwin theevent
withBultacoDayBassellain
Spain for futureyears.
Theweatherplayed fairwith
theorganisers for thisyear’s
event onJune 30, and quite a
number of clubmemberstook
advantageand campedover
on Saturdayeveningready
for Sunday.
Foranewly formed one-
make club,attractingaline-up
of 50 or so Bultacos is an
impressivefirstevent. Though
heavilybiased to theoff-road
scene in theUKitshould not
be forgotten Bultacohavea
considerablerace androad
heritagetoo.
It istheclub’saim to enhance
theBultacoexperience out
thereand encourageallaspects
of ‘Bultaconess’–bethatriding,
restoring orrescuingBultaco
machinesandmemorabilia.
On Sunday, the daystarted
well withexinternational
trialsriderColin Boniface
–incidentallyaformer
Comerfords man too,doweneed to sayComerfordswere
the Bultaco importersformany
years?–alsosetting upatrials
or twointhewoods,including
quitealargebombhole toadd
someextrainterest.
Host MikeFisher hashis
ownshort practiceflat track
oval whichthe entrants had
full use of. One oftheyounger
committee members, Archie
Morris,used part of the
trackandthencontinued
approximately one mile perlap
endurocircuit that seemedto
go downverywell with all who
rode it.
Everyonecouldtake partiftheywished orinstead soak up
the ambienceinthe paddock
area, with somereallygood
looking bikesonshowsuchas
Pursangs,Fronteras,Trallasand
three Astroflat trackers that are
competing in the UKflat track
series at present.
SteveGardand his helpers
producedagreat barbecue with
MikeFisher’s organicvegetable
dishes hitting the right spot
for lunch.
If youfeel likegetting
involved or need moreclubinfo,
please contact NickMorris or
DamonWoodat Bultaco Club
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