Invercargill Street Races: Velocette 1, 2, 3

Chris Swallow and Cloud Craig-Smith aboard the KTT Velocettes. Invercargill Street Races.

Pictured with their victorious cammy trio are Squaddie Swallow, Squadron Leader Price, Captain Craig-Smith, Tank Commander Thomson of the Royal Engineers and returning to active service, Brigadier Biber.

A gallery of the Classic Pre ‘63 Class winning Velocettes competing at the Honda Invercargill Street Races, Sunday 29 November 2015. Racing at the exciting new Invercargill street circuit included the same four riders, the trio of KTTs and the Big Velo in the Classic Pre ‘63 class. Additionally there was a second ride for Chris Swallow aboard the Eldee Velocette.

This gallery contains shots of the Pre ‘63 girder forks pits and portraits from the dummy grid.

Bluff Hillclimb – Velos – Pre ‘63
Bluff Hillclimb – Pre ‘82
Bluff Hillclimb – Pre ‘89
Bluff Hillclimb – Open Class
Bluff Hillclimb – Up-to-600cc
The Burt Munro 2015 – Pre ‘63 – Three events
Teretonga Practice Day – Velocettes
Teretonga Races – Velocettes
Teretonga Races – Pre ‘63 & Pre ‘72
Invercargill Street Races – Velocettes 1, 2, 3
Invercargill Street Races – Pre ‘63 & Pre ‘72

The VRNZ pits shared space with team Rudge’s Francie Winteringham and Rhys Wilson of Invercargill in pit lane who feature along with team VRNZ in the pit culture gallery below. In the feature image Chris Swallow aboard KTT 1041, leads Cloud Craig-Smith (KTT 1079) to a historic Velocette 1, 2, 3, class win in the Honda Invercargill Street Races for the VRNZ racing team.

Thanks to all that made the 10th Burt such a festive, thrilling spectacle. Kudos to Wellington Velo man Nic Thomson for the outstanding achievement of developing, race prepping and fettling the four Classic Velos that achieved five historic wins at the 2015 Burt and note that all bar-one of these racing machines started and finished every event entered over the Burt’s four days.

Rider 4 – Bill Biber – 1934 Velocette ‘Big Velo’ 500
Rider 32 – Chris Swallow – 1946 Velocette KTT MKVIII 350
Rider 35 – Lee Munro – 1941 Indian Scout 750
Rider 197 – Phil Price – 1934 Velocette KTT MKIV 350
Rider 231 – Cloud Craig-Smith – 1949 Velocette KTT MKVIII 350