wealdstone Posted March 27, 2017 Report Share Posted March 27, 2017 I saw a TV programme some years ago which from memory came from a practice day at Hackney. I remember one participant claimed his bike was powered by an engine from a BSA Gold Star. I did not think BSA engines were ever used in Speedway anybody know different. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest compost Posted March 28, 2017 Report Share Posted March 28, 2017 Googled bsa etc and it came back with this - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoyxQb2TL54 (if the link doesn't work then it is youtube clip of 3 heats from a 1957 meeting in america involving a BSA Gold Star - apparently). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 28, 2017 Report Share Posted March 28, 2017 I saw a TV programme some years ago which from memory came from a practice day at Hackney. I remember one participant claimed his bike was powered by an engine from a BSA Gold Star. I did not think BSA engines were ever used in Speedway anybody know different. Googled bsa etc and it came back with this - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoyxQb2TL54 (if the link doesn't work then it is youtube clip of 3 heats from a 1957 meeting in america involving a BSA Gold Star - apparently). My guess is that the BSA Gold Star was used at Flat Track racing rather than in speedway races - at least based on the youtube evidence? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BL65 Posted March 28, 2017 Report Share Posted March 28, 2017 Alan Grahame rode a BSA B50 at Birmingham in 1974. It is now in Ian Paterson's speedway museum in Edinburgh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iris123 Posted March 28, 2017 Report Share Posted March 28, 2017 (edited) Alan Grahame rode a BSA B50 at Birmingham in 1974. It is now in Ian Paterson's speedway museum in Edinburgh. Was that Flat track then? I thought we had established that this flat track stuff arrived around 2004,so i can't see the link between a track day at Hackney and someone using a BSA and 2004,somehow...... Edited March 28, 2017 by iris123 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FAST GATER Posted March 28, 2017 Report Share Posted March 28, 2017 BSA/Triumphs were used on grass track particularly in the 250/350 cc classes up until the mid 70's when strokers took over the lower classes ,I raced a Barracuda 250 cc myself . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E I Addio Posted March 28, 2017 Report Share Posted March 28, 2017 Slightly off topic but hopefully of interest, I remember Nigel Boock at one time experimenting with a V-twin JAP but nothing came of it. The Gold Star was one of the most of iconic motorcycles of all time. It had moderate success in trial and scrambles in the 1950's but apart from road racing at clubman level I don't think it ever achieved much in serious competition. I would imagine that compared to the speedway JAP of the same era the Goldie engine was far to heavy for speedway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wealdstone Posted March 28, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2017 Slightly off topic but hopefully of interest, I remember Nigel Boock at one time experimenting with a V-twin JAP but nothing came of it. The Gold Star was one of the most of iconic motorcycles of all time. It had moderate success in trial and scrambles in the 1950's but apart from road racing at clubman level I don't think it ever achieved much in serious competition. I would imagine that compared to the speedway JAP of the same era the Goldie engine was far to heavy for speedway. Yes that was what I thought and why I asked the question. I think the TV programme I was referring to was in late 60's early 70's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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