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I imagine that the motorcycle is a 1941 but the picture is definitely taken after WW2 judging by all the bling that has been added.Originally posted by JoJo357 View Post
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Roger, do you know when in 1940 the club purchased the new grounds?
I found reference to a 100 mile Championship TT race held at Peoria on June 16 1940 and a combined TT & hill climb event held Sept 29 1940.Comment
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I did some more digging and answered one of my own questions. The June 1940 race was not held at the new club grounds. That race was held north of Peoria off of Route 88 which is now IL-40.Comment
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I understand in regard to the photos you posted above. I was looking into the 1940 date of purchase of new club grounds and the first event held at new grounds. The June 1940 100 mile TT race was still held at the old club grounds.Originally posted by duffeycyclesComment
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Another Wisconsin program just north of Illinois border, near Kenosha & Chicago.Track open 1953-1956.This is the only thing I have seen with motorcycle racing at this track. drew some big names. I'm amazed how some would travel to these tracks back in the day. Brad Andreas from San Diego, Joe Leonard San Jose etc.
Wilmot WI 1954 1.jpg Wilmot WI 1954 3.jpg Wilmot WI 1954 4.jpg Wilmot WI 1954 Knuth ad.jpgLast edited by duffeycycles; 03-12-2026, 07:57 AM.Comment
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Interesting choice of cover photo on the Wilmot program for a motorcycle road race. After the Milwaukee Mile was paved in 1954 there was motorcycle road racing held at state fair park 1956-1958, named the Badger Motorcycle Road Race Classsic. That may have been a one and done road race at Wilmot.
Here are the 1954 results.
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1955 Wilmot aerial, 1.1 mile road course and drag strip.
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Wilmot Wis 1954 map.jpg Wilmot WI 1954 closeup.jpg Wilmot ad for Milwaukee new track.jpg
Thanx Badger, I was wondering if you had heard of Motorcycles at Wilmot. They stated for Dirt track & TT racers & the pic looks like TT to me ! Flying Ks are cool. There are simple ads for all of the greater Chicagoland HD dealers assn. & others.No Indian ads in this 1954 program.
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Definitely flying K's are Kool !
Looking at other 1954 Wilmot motorcycle race newspaper clippings and ads they all say road race on 1 mile black top road course. I would say that Leonard's winning average speed of nearly 69 mph speaks to road course and not TT also. Interesting that the program states for TT and dirt track racers.Last edited by badger34; 03-12-2026, 02:43 PM.Comment
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Herman Dahlke [Alabama] & Ray Tursky [Madison Wis] 1946 Marion Indiana TT poster. Marion had the Cornfield Classic 200 mile races,including the 1920 race that Ray Weishaar had the pig known as the "Harley Hog"....The Cornfield Classic – 1919/1920 International Road Race in Marion, Indiana
Marion Indiana 1946 TT 1.JPG Marion Indiana 1946 TT 3.JPG Marion Indiana 1946 TT 4.JPG img388.jpgLast edited by duffeycycles; 03-13-2026, 04:42 PM.Comment
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You've been finding some good ones JoJo. That Triumph reminds me of the Norton my brother had. He bought an ugly as Fk High rider with the lean foreward motor & put in a stripped down a rigid chassis. That thing was fast & fun but shifting a Norton was a nightmare for us Harley guys until you had a couple laps around the block on it.Comment
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