Competition Motorcycles and Riders

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Tilly Shilling, Engineer
She Made the Merlins Sing
Manx 30M

Krieger-Gnadig
First German Shaft Drive Motorcycles
KG (EN & ES)

Humber WC HO Twins
Advanced Machines of Edwardian Era
Watercooled Humber

Competition Machines, Trials, MX & Road Racers

Brooklands
The world's first purpose-built racetrack was also one of Britain's first airfields.
In 1907 Dorothy Levitt was refused entry to Brooklands despite having been the first woman to compete in a motor race (in 1903), and holding the 'Ladies World Land Speed Record'.

Brooklands

Road Racing

The Britten Archive

Women in Competition

Beryl Swain

Barbara Bounds

Tilly Shilling

Florence Blenkiron & Theresa Wallach

Vittorina Sambri of Moto Borgo

Fay Taylour

Motocross
DeCoster, Mikkola, Carlquist, Noyce, Malherbe, and a protege of the legendary 250cc GP rider Joel Robert, Andre Vromans...

The Early Years of Motocross GP