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The Goodwood Revival 2012 The Barry Sheene Memorial Trophy race will feature motorcycles from the 1950s. These will include iconic names such as BSA, MV Agusta, Matchless, Norton, Gilera, BMW and Velocette.

The Goodwood Revival 2012 will again feature exceptional two-wheeled action, both on and off track, when the annual historic races return 14-16 September to Goodwood Circuit in West Sussex, England.

About The Barry Sheene Memorial Trophy race

In the spirit of the original Goodwood Saturday motorcycle meeting – is already shaping up to be a hard fought battle with some ace rider pairings, all on highly competitive machinery. As in previous years, the race it will continue as a two-part, two-rider challenge, with one race on Saturday and another on Sunday;the result decided by aggregate timing.

Top riders in action on these sports bikes from a bygone era are set to include Goodwood regulars Wayne Gardner, Jeremy McWilliams, Cameron Donald, James Haydon, Andrew Pitt, Michael Rutter and Keith Amor, with Revival first-timers Nick Jeffries, Rex Butcher, Mike ‘Spike’ Edwards, Howie Mainwaring and Glen Richard also due to compete.

Tickets and further information for the 2012 Goodwood Revival can be ordered by on the Goodwood website or via the Ticket Hotline at +44 (0)1243 755055.

VIA sportscar Digest

The Velocette KTT is a racing British motorcycle made by Velocette. The most significant of the K series (the K rather curiously stood for Camshaft) the TT designation indicated that it was a TT production racing replica.The Velocette KTT was notable for having the first positive-stop foot gear change on a motorcycle. As well as being significant improvement for racing, this quickly replaced the difficult hand gear change lever and became the standard for almost all motorcycles to this day. Check the Video below
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VELOCETTE KTT ENGINE

Bill Connor is widely recognized as one of the world’s leading builders of model I/C engines, specializing in racing motorcycle engines. He has built a number of half-size engines, working replicas of his full-size engines. All measurements of every component are taken from the actual engine making all his models as close to scale as practical. The operative word here is ‘practical’ as all the engines run perfectly. Even though these are large models, no castings are used. Everything is machined from solid.

VELOCETTE KTT ENGINE

This model, pictured at the 2012 London Model Engineering Exhibition is of a Velocette motorcycle engine. The original is a 1938/39 works racing engine. Only a few were made and were only given to factory riders of the family owned firm in the Midlands. This design was later developed into the famous post-war KTT engine which was also made available to private riders in 1946.

VELOCETTE KTT ENGINE

VELOCETTE KTT ENGINE

It is the most significant ‘K’ (for camshaft!) engine. The ‘TT’ showed that it was a production racing replica. It was the first positive stop gear change on a motorcycle, which of course is now standard on all motorcycles.

VELOCETTE KTT ENGINE

It is a development of racer dating back to the mid 1920s and gave the factory its first Isle of Man TT race victory in 1926. Continued development led to several TT and Grand Prix victories. A KTT set the 350cc record at Brooklands of just over 100mph, among successes in the 1930s. The post-war model was the Velocette KTT Mk VIII.