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The people mentioned below do have one thing in common. A sound interest probably ignited in their early teens, and lived to its fullest!
Thank you all for sharing!


Göran Kähler of SAAB- city (Trollhattan), has contributed with his life- long collection
of 50cc articles.

 Göran Kähler astride his first racer, a Testi with Alfons Mohr kittet Sachs engine.
Göran Kähler at the Linkøbing track Göran Kähler in classical outfit.

Joep Kortekaas and his Puch racer

Joep Kortekaas, Dutchman living in Malaysia, has supplied the detailed championship- years!

Claudio Ghisoni of Italy - Itom specialist.
Has delivered the inside story of the Italian- specials.

 Claudio next to his favorite, the Itom racer
Claudio Ghisoni and his first P6 engined racer. Franco Bianchi and Claudio Ghisoni at the Carzeto circuit.

Cedric Foliot and his Derbi RAN (Replica Angel Nieto)

Cedric Foliot of France - Connoisseur and collector of 50cc racing machinery.
Visit Cedric´s blog: http://50ccracer.skyrock.com/
Cedric Foliot racing his 1963 Tomos D5 Cedric racing one of his Derbis

Martijn Stehouwer (Emot racing) - Two- stroke fanatic, with a soft spot for East- block
machinery! www.emot.nl

 Fast combination - Stehouwer and Simson! As well as Riga, Uhl-Stein,Tatran and Casal?
Djursland 08 - Martijn Stehouwer - Uhl-Stein Martijn and the Reiner Czech Simson

Jan Thiel and his Benelli racer

Jan Thiel - Two- stroke wizard extraordinaire! Made winners out of: Jamathi, Piovaticci,
Bultaco, Minarelli, Garelli, Aprilia, and ? Fantastic!
Piovaticci engine presented by Jan Thiel Jan and Nim Thiel posing on a Jamathi moped

Jordi Giné Fontanellas of Spain - Big time Derbi fan!

 Jordi and his immaculate Derbi

Philippe deLespinay racing a Derbi - Spa 1968

Philippe deLespinay of California - tells us how it was racing the fast but fragile
Derbi´s.

Ton Kooyman - the Hemeyla builder and racer. And 50cc aficionado!

 Ton Kooyman and the Hemeyla
Ton Kooyman 1976 Ton Kooyman racing the beautiful Nico Bakker- Kreidler

More to come!

 Arthur Lawn
Ron Ponti
Wim Heeroma
Lars Persson
Pentti Salonen/ Petri Koroma
Dik Toersen