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Stan Greening had encouraged John Prestwich to pay a visit to Stamford Bridge Speedway track, yet surprisingly he had come away quite unimpressed believing that speedway was little more than another new craze. Fortunately, Stan Greening had more faith in speedway's long-term prospects for he had already been able to observe how the sport was progressing. He retained a keen interest in racing right up to his retirement, completing almost 50 years with J. A. Prestwich and Co. Ltd, and rising to the position of Chief Technical Advisor. The factory’s involvement with speedway racing became the subject for further discussion during the 1929 Motor Cycle Show at Olympia. Bill Bragg who was then Captain of the Stamford Bridge team, called at the JAP stand when Vivian Prestwich was on duty. Vivian realised that perhaps speedway had more to offer than his father had suspected. Through this further representation, John Prestwich changed his mind and gave the project his blessing. Given the go-ahead. Stan Greening started work along the lines Bragg had indicated and in about three months an experimental engine was delivered to Bill.
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Wednesday, April 14, 2010
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I am a JAP fan , have a look at my - www.custommotorcycleart.blogspot.com to find Greg Summerton a produce of mighty V twin Jap engines....very powerful race winners.
Nice blog MC Dreamer, really cool stuff.
Frank
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