Hello Paul,

 have not found very much.

 Starting in 1987 a team with Brian Crighton has built the RC 588
 first start in Darley Moor  driver Malcolm Heath  third place

 Until 1992 the team was sponsored by John Player
 Driver  Ron Haslam + Robert Dunlop

 In 1992 Steve Hislop has won the Senior TT on the Isle of Man with a
 NRS 588, supported by a private team with B. Crighton + Colin Seeley

 1992 was also the year of the management buyout for UAV engines
 first "Alvis", than "UEL" (UAV Engines Limited) ...

 Perhaps some one out there has more facts + data ... Would be nice
 to read / see more details ...

 The early Norton motorbikes have tended to produce a lot of smoke
 when started after a longer stop. Although the amount of oil they
 used was very small, the lubricant has found its way past the side +
 corner seals into the combustion chamber ... - pretty embarrassing
 for an otherwise modern bike ...

 So I have a little bit of fear, that your oil squirter technology
 could act the same way - some kind of oil seals would be recommended
 ... ?

 Thanks for the C-W pictures - just the right stuff for a "technology
  romantic" like me ... ;-)

 All the best to your TTC project

 Frank Herfert.



"Brian Crighton the brains behind the Norton rotary racers was no stranger to racing himself having been British 50cc champion in 1973, 74 and 76 on a self prepared highly modified 4 stroke Honda.  During this time Brian also ran a Honda dealership he had set up near his Midlands home.

After selling the dealership in 1986 Brian’s engineering talents came to the attention of the Norton factory in Lichfield and he joined the company working in the service department.

Within 12 months of joining Norton Brian Crighton was promoted to the Research and Development department where he was involved in the development of the Norton rotary engine.  With his expertise in engineering Brian quickly became convinced that the rotary engined road bike currently being used by the Police would make a great base for developing a race bike."

http://www.jpsnorton.com/history/

I don't think they won the Isle of Mann in those days.

I think some of those Norton engineers went to work for Austro Engines.
Richard Negus may have been one.

Thanks for all the tech papers. Have not had the time to read them all.

Paul Lamar

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