ooo yes 75th anniversary of his death…
I’ve been down the road where he had his accident and I’ve always wanted to try Lawrences ‘Road’ ( the A15 between Cranwell and Lincoln ) where he raced a Bristol Fighter one morning ( and won). Imagine doing that with a Eurofighter,
100mph+ on skinny tyres , roads so rutted that the bike would hit bumps big enough for it to leave the ground - paralell ruts that caused him to fishtail for half a mile AND all whilst wearing a cloth jacket, cloth puttees and a peaked cap for protection - he was mad…
but had great ambition and taste in motorcycles! Legend in his own right.