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


Frank,

A few corrections worthy of note.

Steve Hislop won the TT but JPS was reluctant to sponsor the TT due to dangers, the team was Run by Barry Symons, and was the same JPS Norton team re badges just for the 1992 TT,
B.Cighton+ Colin Seeley, ran a totally separate team sponsored by Duckhams Oil the following year?.
The smoking that you speak of was due oil build up within  the plenum chamber ( the frame ) poor pickup of the a pipe linked to the air intake when this got blocked and the result was a build up of oil in the hollow box frame that also acted as the pre-carb air box silencer, the air intake sucked cooling air first through the engine, into the air box and then into the carbs, so oil would build up within the frame.

The race bikes were fitted with Exhaust Ejectors, this was based on test carried out with Teledyne Continental Motors ( TCM) in 1996

The Race bike also used RAM air to push air into the motor at High speed, we clocked 194 mph at the Northwest 200.

Bob Rowley

ex  Test rider for BSA NVT  1968 to 1971, Chief Test rider and Manufacturing Director at Norton Motors Ltd (78) ltd, ending in 1993, EX interim race team manager for JPS Norton for later part of 1989

So Midwest added the rotor cooling blower?

What do you think of the rotor cooling oil squirter idea?

Do you know Richard Negus?

Do you know Emon Hurley? Is he still alive?

Paul Lamar

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