Fishtail 383 - October 2009

FISHTAIL
Magazine of the Velocette Owners Club
Number 383
CONTENTS
2 Editorial
3 Notes from the Chairman Jim Plant
4 Club Diary Roger & Jane Franklin
5 Overseas Report Alan Soutter
6 Easing The Load Mike Spink
7 Pete Freckleton - An Appreciation Roger &
Jane Franklin
8 Elizabeth ‘Liz’ Barrett Geoff Steele
10 Jeff Clew - An Appreciation Dave Masters
11 FBHVC Newsletter Reg. J. Hackett
14 Centre News
24 Velocette v Norton - Senior TT 1938 John Hannis
27 Modified MAC Cam Followers Nigel Lines
28 Girder Fork Run-Cherbourg Peninsular David Jarvis
31 Fishtail Mail
35 The Ex Fred Povey 1929 USS Neil Redley
41 Confessions of a Velocette Neophyte Alan Comfort
48 Scottish Centre Annual Visit to Rogart Brian Cook
49 1/2 MAC and a Fishing Trip Mike Herriott
50 Your’e Good (or Manx Diary 2008) Pt.2 Tony Ainley
56 A Puzzling Shortage of Iron Brian Ling
57 Going Spare
61 The Badge Box
62 Centrefax
64 Club Officers
Cover Photo: Alan Francis’s 1937 KSS - 2nd in Class 1 at this years Stanford
Hall Rally. Photo: Tom Roche
Editor Richard Atkins