THE MAN WITH TWO LIVES

Born in Adelaide on 31st December, 1940, Denis, now Denny, took on an apprenticeship as a carpenter, and kept supremely fit with a combination of a strict vegetarian diet and plenty of exercise. That included weight lifting and cycling, both of which he excelled at, and there was always surfing in the challenging waters of the South Australian coast not far from his home at Reynella. A born extrovert, Denny loved music, dancing and was a keen singer.

Before he was out of his teens, motorcycles entered his life; big British motorcycles like a Triumph Tiger 110, a Bonneville and a BSA A10. He joined the Velocette Motor Cycle Club, home to some of the state’s biggest names in all forms of the sport. From there it was a small step to the track, although South Australia was short on road racing venues with only McNamara Park at Mount Gambier and occasional meetings at Mallala, following the