Chris Vincent (motorcycle sidecar racer)

Chris Vincent (20 January 1935 – 18 February 2021) was a British motorcycle sidecar road racer who was very successful in short-circuit (tarmac) racing in the 1960s and early 1970s.

[1] Before becoming well known through road-racing in the 1960s, Vincent returned to work for BSA as a bike-tester based in the Birmingham area[2][1][3] involving road testing for performance and economy including regular stints at the MIRA proving ground.

[10] During the middle 1960s, sidecar riders sought to achieve greater engine capacities and basic raw power.

[16] Before the start of the 1973 season, Munch backer American George Bell pulled the finance from the race team, putting the project up for sale, leaving Vincent without machinery.

[21] Jason 'Jay' Vincent was a successful racer at national, international and world level[22] during the 1990s and continuing into the 2000s, scoring points in the British round of 2001 500cc GP at Donington Park[23] on a Red Bull Yamaha when standing-in for injured Garry McCoy, having been released by his Pulse team for the event.

[24] Always a motor enthusiast, during the 1990s Chris had an American Vixen motorhome (a compact-size, high-quality, low-volume production, low exterior profile, coachbuilt camper with a BMW diesel engine) and owned Brough Superior vintage motorcycles.