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Tramore
Grass Track |
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1st ever two wheeled motor cycle race that took place on the
Tramore, Co. Waterford horse racing track on August 20th 1900. |
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Irish author
George P. Kearns documents the 1900
event is his book "Speedway
History Revisited; The Early Years 1896-1928" |
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My thanks go to George for bringing this to my attention. |
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Circa
1900
Motor Bicycles |
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John says: I believe that bikes similar to these two would have
been involved in the Tramore races. Dirt and cinders were to
come 20 odd years later |
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| Thanks to George P Kearns I now understand
that the Republic of Ireland was no slouch in racing the recently
invented motor cycle around oval tracks -but was it speedway? |
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