I enjoyed the archive feature in issue 52, the motorcycle shows in those days really were multi-discipline and the top off-road riders of the day would go along as guests.
The early electric bike trials on an indoor course created from a few yards of dirt, some rocks and shrubs from the local garden centre, was a popular thing for them to be photographed on.
I have to say it is more than likely Gordon Adsett did try the trials course, we all did at one point, but your picture is of Gordon’s brother Derek.
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The brothers do look very alike though.
Barrie Rodgers
Derbyshire
Barrie, I should have realised actually as I know both Gordon and Derek.
In those days the prints had a typed label stuck to the reverse and the label had dropped to the bottom of the box. Tim
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