Classic Norton Bikes: S A Sorensen: The put up battle pics

–SG– As soon as the battle was over, it didn’t take lengthy for motor and motorbike sport to begin up once more. S A Sorensen was quickly out using certainly one of his pre-war Excelsiors with appreciable success in grime monitor occasions. By 1947 highway racing was virtually again to pre-war ranges and SAS began a run of 17 TTs (see scan of post-war TT entries) in addition to quite a few European occasions.   His IOM efforts, each Excelsior and Norton mounted, resulted in some good placings – his greatest being fifth within the 1949 Light-weight.

He seems to have discarded his pre-war Nortons and initially moved on to a 350cc garden-gate Manx which he purchased new in 1949, after which, within the early fifties, he acquired a 500 Featherbed Manx as effectively.  He fitted certainly one of his Excelsior engines into this infrequently. 

In 1949 he had the misfortune to have a severe crash in Holland which put him out of motion for some time however not that lengthy!  He needed to put on plaster from his waist as much as his ears! Nonetheless, he was quickly again within the saddle, and didn’t truly cease racing till 1954. 

 He died in 1980 and can lengthy be remembered for his excellent and prolonged profession.

A 1949 shot of Sorensen along with his Manx, and a youthful good friend on Sorensen’s 1939 Excelsior Manxman.

 

The beginning of a mud race at Charlottenlund in 1948. Charlottenlund was one of the best identified trotting course north of Copenhagen.

 

S.A.S along with his Excelsior receives the winner’s wreath – one other trotting course occasion, this being at Armaget.

 

The 350cc Backyard-gate Manx purchased by S.A.S in 1949 survives – now owned by a collector in Scotland. This is a shot of it dismantled previous to a full re-build.

 

And this is an extra shot of the Manx after the rebuild was accomplished.

A few thriller holes within the decrease body rail of the re-built Manx – apparently they stemmed from 1952 when SAS fitted a brand new Featherbed Manx engine into the sooner body for an occasion at Hedemora, Sweden.

 

A 1947 shot of Sorensen crashing at Hem Odde’s dirt-track course. Miraculously he was unharmed. A few years later he crashed on the Groote Prijs van Nederlande occasion and broke his neck – necessitating a plaster solid from waist to ears for a number of weeks.

 

SAS on his then new Backyard-gate 350 within the 1949 Junior TT.  He completed twenty fourth.

 

SAS and Allan – then aged seven – pictured at Hedemora, Sweden in 1950.

One other shot at Hedemora in 1950 on his 500 Manx.  He received!

One other Hedemora shot of SAS on his 500.  The race numbers have been the identical for 350 and 500 lessons however a unique color.

 

SAS on the 1952 Light-weight TT – with an Excelsior engine in his Manx body.

 

An in depth-up of the Excelsior/Manx readied for the TT.

 

SAS in motion within the 1952 Junior TT.  He completed twenty seventh.

 

Again at Hedemora in 1952 – in practise he hit a fist-sized stone and bumped his nostril painfully on the tank!