August 26th
Lamberjack photographed with his Griffon at Deauville.
Griffon Gallery
During the first motorcycle event on the Isle of Man after World War II Arthur Johns is killed in the Senior race of the Manx Grand Prix.
Arthur Johns IOM Fatality
Burt Munro sets an under-1000cc world record at Bonneville. Munro was 68 and was riding a 47-year-old machine when he set his last record.
Burt Munro