T.T.RIDERS.56TH ANNUAL LUNCHEON.  

Local support made its presence at the once again successful day held at the National Motorcycle Museum.B’ham. Approx 500 special guests and members enjoyed a feast of great company.

The new President Nick Jefferies was enrobed  with his Chain of Office by the outgoing President Mick Grant who was thanked for his great input for 2005-2006.  
Nick then performed the traditional entrance on the Triumph G.Prix bike to the excitement of everyone.kindly loaned by the Museum. Great names are always present to mention but a few. Geoff Duke OBE. Greame Crosby, Luigi Taveri, Tony Rutter, Neil Tuxworth, Tony Jefferies, Bob Heath  Mick Boddice,  Selwyn and Jason Griffiths  and many more.
Patrons present were Murray Walker OBE and Mr Michael Sutton.Chairman of Sutton Warehousing and Distribution (St Helens). Lord March (Goodwood) sadly could not attend this year.
Thank you all for your continued generosity. The fund raising Auction which is the high spot of the day raised a tremendous amount of money which goes to assisting TT Riders past and present and families in need. This being the  Associations main purpose.

Thanks for donations to the auction must go to IOM Steam Packet, Manx2.Com flights and IOM Post who were all very generous with free travel tickets and postage costs for mail distribution.Also, Friends of the TT Riders Association for their substantial donation and support on the day by Tony & Pat East.

The formal proceedings closed with the President riding out on his winning Honda RC 30 to a rapturous applause. As usual the event  was ably compered by Charlie Williams with his usual aplomb.

If you have raced in the IOM TT and need an application form to join this prestigious and worthy Association or alternatively are interested in joining our Friends of the TT Riders Association (FOTTRA) please contact Mrs Frances Thorp

• For details 01624 843695.For details of the Annual Luncheon, November 21st 2007, and list of auction items please see bulletin 59.

Multi-TT winner Dave Saville dies

Dave Saville passed away this morning, 7 March 2006. Quadraplegic since 1993 following a tragic accident at the Manx Grand Prix classic races, Dave was best known for his heroics on the Sabre Racing F2 sidecar, particularly at the TT where he shared a top score of nine victories with Mick Boddice and Siegfried Schauzu.

An integral part of the Bawtry based Brindley sidecar clan, Dave’s first TT was back in the 1968 750cc race when he finished 10th. It took several attempts but he took his first win in the F2 A race in 1985 and went on to win either one or both races each year up to and including 1990.

His accident resulted in seven years in Southport Spinal Injuries Unit before he returned home, though still needing round the clock care. He missed the Island greatly and a terrific effort by his family and friends succeeded in him being present for a fund raising event at Sulby Glen Hotel, last September.

His efforts and those of his family to give him as near normal a life as possible since the accident is a story of untold bravery and determination. His passing, though very sad, is without doubt a blessing.

Dave Browning

Former British Champion Dave Browning died on Sunday 4 April. It is thought he suffered a massive heart attack. Browning’s promising career was topped in 1969 when he took the 250cc British championship on a Herring Yamaha. He suffered serious injuries in 1974 in a car crash which left him in a wheelchair for a long time, though he did recuperate sufficiently to walk eventually, albeit with a stick.
He found fame initially on board a Cotton and raced the marque, plus a Velocette in the Manx Grand Prix. The funeral was held at Bethesda Church, Cheltenham, on Friday 23 April.

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