Dixon with the Riley 'Red Mongrel'
Freddie drove this modified 1100cc Riley between 1932 and 1933 at the start of his ''4 wheel'' driving career , with very little success. It proved disappointingly unreliable , but maybe Dixon simply asked too much of the car , as he was always pushing them to the absolute limit !
1932 TT - Retired after a crash
1932 Brooklands 500 - Retired
1933 1st in sprint at Brooklands.
1933 International trophy Race - Retired
1933 Brooklands gold Star - Retired
1933 Brooklands 500 - Retired
1932 TT - Retired after a crash
1932 Brooklands 500 - Retired
1933 1st in sprint at Brooklands.
1933 International trophy Race - Retired
1933 Brooklands gold Star - Retired
1933 Brooklands 500 - Retired
1923 Douglas banking sidecar
Freddie competed with this machine in 1923 .
However initial success in the TT was not matched in subsequent years.
Dixon had invented a mechanism allowing the sidecar to rise on right turns, also it was lowered on left turns meaning corners could be taken faster as it allowed the motorcycle to lean towards the sidecar.
Dixons passenger for the TT was Walter Denny, and it was his brave task to operate the mechanism.
1923 Isle of Man TT - 1st place
1924 Isle of Man TT - Retired
1925 Isle of Man TT - Retired
1926 Isle of Man TT - Retired
However initial success in the TT was not matched in subsequent years.
Dixon had invented a mechanism allowing the sidecar to rise on right turns, also it was lowered on left turns meaning corners could be taken faster as it allowed the motorcycle to lean towards the sidecar.
Dixons passenger for the TT was Walter Denny, and it was his brave task to operate the mechanism.
1923 Isle of Man TT - 1st place
1924 Isle of Man TT - Retired
1925 Isle of Man TT - Retired
1926 Isle of Man TT - Retired
A Riley 'Brooklands'
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A Douglas motorcycle example
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