September 2nd
On this day John Henry Knight died in Farnham, Surrey
"In the motor car world, the Daimler, Panhard, and Minerva cars are fitted with sleeve valve engines made under the Knight patents, their licences to manufacture dating from ten years back..." The Motor Cycle.
John Henry Knight
Herbie Durkin rides the "Cauldron of Death" in Adelaide.
Guy Bertin wins the 1979 125cc Class French Grand Prix at Le Mans riding a works Motobecane. He also won the previous GP in Czechoslovakia.