Alf Hagon’s world sprint record JAP

Alf Hagon's 1300cc V-twin supercharged JAP on which he set a world sprint record for the quarter mile of 10.64 seconds (average speed 84.63mph) at Elvington Airfield in Yorkshire in October 1965 when 17 world records were broken. Alf also took the ‘flying’ and ‘standing’ start kilometre records. His starts were the most dramatic of the day. He needed dramatic wheelspin at the start, which the grippy runway surface did not assist. So, using only one gear for both quarter and kilometre runs, Alf raised the JAP onto a spring loaded centre stand then, with the clutch fully home and the motor on full song, he pulled the trigger. Up flew the stand, the madly spinning rear wheel scorched the tarmac and Alf disappeared like the genie of the lamp amid a cloud of billowing smoke!

Greeves display

Amongst 20 competition models will be :
- 1954 197cc Scrambles 20S model, of which only 3 are in existence
- 1957 197cc 20T Trials
- 1958 25SA Hawkstone Twin - only 32 made
- 1960 ISDT 250 Griffon
- Vic Allan’s 380cc Griffon

The Mini

Owen Greenwood’s 1071cc controversial ‘three wheeler’ was debuted in March 1965 and instantly showed potential. Six months later at Mallory Park’s Gold Cup meeting it shattered the lap record as, despite gear selector troubles, Owen and passenger Terry Fairbrother beat Chris Vincent and Colin Seeley to give the Mini its first big win. It always had to start off the back of the grid in every race for safety reasons.