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Seen at the Ace Cafe Brighton Burn-Up, 2010.
Peter Williams.An interesting man,to say the least !

Nationality British

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Grand Prix motorcycle racing career
Active years 1966 - 1973
Teams MZ
Grands Prix 18
Championships 0
Wins 1
Podium finishes 11
Career points 119
Pole positions 1
Fastest laps 1
First Grand Prix 1966 350cc Dutch TT
First win 1971 350cc Ulster Grand Prix
Last win 1971 350cc Ulster Grand Prix
Last Grand Prix 1973 500cc Isle of Man TT

Peter Williams (born September 29, 1945 in Nottingham) is a former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. His father was Jack Williams who ran the Associated Motor Cycles (AMC) race department. Peter trained in mechanical engineering and introduced many innovations that are commonplace on today's road bikes, such as alloy wheels and disk brakes. He raced in the era of Giacomo Agostini, Barry Sheene, Mick Grant, Percy Tait, Tony Jefferies, Paul Smart, Dave Potter and John Cooper.

His best season was in 1967 when he finished in fourth place in the 500cc world championship on a Matchless motorcycle [1]. Williams won his only world championship race in 1971 in the 350cc Ulster Grand Prix. He won the 1966 North West 200 race in Northern Ireland, and teamed with Charley Sanby to win the Thruxton 500 endurance race in 1970. Williams also won the 1973 Isle of Man F750 TT on a monocoque-framed John Player Norton Special, in the role of team designer/rider. His racing career was cut short by injuries received in an accident at Oulton Park on August Bank Holiday 1974.

In the 1970s, Williams presented the intelligent face of bikers at public appearances giving open lectures at universities. He provided insight into the engineering issues of racing the restricted budget Works Norton against multi-cylinder bikes from Japan, highlighting the pros and cons of using the 1940s designed Norton engine. The crank shaft of the 360 degree parallel twin was supported on only two main bearings and as more power was developed from the engine a noticeable flex could be measured using a dial gauge placed on the end of the shaft.

More recently he has been involved in the development of a carbon-fibre monocoque designed superbike at Lotus Cars and an electric powered racing bike, the EV-0 RR, planned for an outing at the TTXGP Zero Emissions race at the Isle of Man TT in June 2009. He has a number of patents relating to frame and engine design.

We went to Ireland last year to visit the homeland of my husband's family. I have tons of fabulous shots, but I dont want to upload too many in one day.