BRANDYWELLS T.T.QUIZ No.3
by Ian Huntly (@ BBHMG 02)
QUESTIONS
1/ Who defected fron East Germany and subsequently helped Suzuki to become winners ??
2/ What name did Jack Ahearn give to the Suzuki 250cc 4-Cylinder racer ??
3/ Who was the first rider to be helicoptered from the scene of an accident ??
4/ The 125cc lap record exceeds 100 mph...When and by whom ??
5/ An eight-year old record eventually falls..Story ??
6/ Mick Boddice wins his first TT...When ??
7/ 250 cc Production lap speed exceeds 100 mph ...When and by whom ??
ANSWERS
1/ Ernst Degner.
2/ "Whispering Death".
3/ Tony Godfrey who came off his 250cc Yamaha at Milntown in 1963.
(Happily, Tony survived his injuries to ride again).
4/ 1968..by Bill Ivy on a Yamaha 125cc-4 cylinder.
5/ 1975--Mick Grant on a 750cc Kawasaki breaks Mike Hailwoods long-standing outright lap record.
6/ After SIXTEEN years of trying, Mick won his first sidecar TT in 1983.
7/ 1986 by Matt Oxley.
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With acknowledgements to My Memory,
Nick Harris (Motocourse History)
and "The Vast Collection"
BBHMG READING 2002