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The MotorCycle 28 February 1957. © Mortons Archive Jack Welsby, Senior TT, 1926.Scott’s 1926 TT riders were Harry Langman, Ernie Mainwaring, andJack Welsby. By the end of the first lap Langman and Mainwaring wereboth out, but Jack Welsby rode WU 6464 to 18th place in the sevenlap race. Many years later he wrote to Bob Currie who published thefollowing account of Jack’s race in The MotorCycle of 18th April 1957:“On the third lap, he recalls, he took the jump at Ballig Bridge at toohigh a speed, and the resulting jolt on landing stripped every toothfrom the second-gear pinion. From then on the Scott was ridden intop gear only, a feat which placed quite a handicap on braking andcornering. Ramsey had to be negotiated in short, sharp skids, whileWelsby was able to make the Mountain climb only by playing tuneswith the clutch – which he fully expected to burn out at any moment.However, it was strongly constructed, and stood the racket with onlyminor protest.” The same article tells us that in practice “Welsby wastimed at 92.2 mph on the Sulby Straight, and the drop to Hillberry wasmade at 107 mph”.Jack Welsby had written to Bob Currie after reading an articlepublished on 28 February 1957 entitled ‘The Squirrel Flies Again’. Mr.Leslie Deacon of Margate had written seeking more information aboutan old Scott which he had bought for £12. Bob Currie was able toidentify the machine as Jack Welsby’s race bike from thirty one yearsearlier, and the story took up a complete page of the magazine.The vendor’s late husband acquired this historic Scott in 1963. Lastrun in 2010, it will require the usual re-commissioning before beingused. It is believed that the crankcase was changed at some time priorto 1957. The machine is offered with a current V5C, a continuationbuff log book dating from 1948, copies of the 1926 TT practice report& the two 1957 articles mentioned above, two original letters to Mr.Deacon from The MotorCycle, copies of photos from the Isle of Man in1926, and one of the machine in 1957 which was published with BobCurrie’s article at that time, and an MoT certificate from 2010.£14,000 - 18,000€20,000 - 25,000Bidders must satisfy themselves as to the description and condition of each lotprior to bidding. All lots are sold “as is/where is” with all defects and faults.motorcycles | 45