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AK006  -  Eric Oliver Racing Team Austin K8
 

 AK006 Eric Oliver Racing Team - click here for hi-res

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Eric Oliver Racing Team Austin K8
  This is the Eric Oliver/Denis Jenkinson K8 which the pair used for their 1949 FIM Sidecar World Championship-winning season. They travelled around Europe covering around 15,000 miles. Very hot you'd imagine, with the vehicle averaging 25mph, fully laden with Norton sidecar combination, their solo bikes and their camping kit. Eric was born in 1912 at Crowborough, Sussex and was best remembered as four time FIM Sidecar World Champion, riding a Norton. His passenger  in 1949 was Denis Jenkinson. Eric is also remembered for his innovation, being the first sidecar competitor to use a fairing, rear suspension and the first to adopt the kneeling riding position. He was also an accomplished solo racer and continued to ride a 350 Grand Prix bike while racing a sidecar. He made an appearance in the 1958 Isle of Man Sidecar TT race on a standard Norton Dominator 88 with Mrs Pat Wise in the sidecar, finishing a tenth ahead of many specialised race machines. Oliver's last TT appearance was in the 1960 with passenger Stan Dibben but they had a bad crash in practice with Olivery breaking his back in two places and Dibben was nearly decapitated. Both men decided to retire from racing after this. He died in March 1980.

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