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The start of the 10-lap 350cc solo race sees the man referred to above, Ron Parkinson, lined up with five other riders, the starter’s flag aloft, ready for the fun to begin.
As was often the case at the time – the event report was published on May 1, 1930, and refers to the event ‘last Saturday’ – Parkinson eventually showed them a clean pair of wheels, his old, flat-tank