‘Rotary Club’ at Bristol
You’ve still got time to get to The Bristol Classic Motorcycle Show (February 25/26) where the ‘Rotary Club’ of Ron Haslam, Trevor Nation and Brian Crighton will be in attendance.
These three names are synonymous with the rotary-powered Nortons of the late 1980s through to the 1990s and they will be at the Royal Bath and West Showground in Shepton Mallet.
Ron and Trevor both rode the JPS liveried Norton racers, while Crighton was the man behind the machines. No mean feat considering the fact that the engine for the racer was based on the lardy lump used in the Norton Interpol police motorcycle. Eventually, Brian’s skills and talents made the 588cc air- (and later liquid-) cooled rotary engines powerful enough to take the fight to the Japanesemanufactured race bikes.
As well as the race angle, the Bristol show also has stalls, auto-jumbles and other attractions, so why not go along. For more, go to: www.bristolclassicbikeshow.com
