Gus Kuhn

Gustave Emil Kuhn (17 October 1898 – 30 August 1966) was a successful British TT and motorcycle speedway rider during the 1920s and 1930s.

[1] He earned four international caps for the England national speedway team[2] and served in the Royal Naval Air Service in World War I.

"A wily master of track-craft, a brilliant mechanic, a darned hard man to get past (and not only because of his portly figure), and above all a thorough sportsman and a jolly good fellow".

[3] The speedway scenes from the 1933 film Britannia of Billingsgate were shot at Hackney Wick Stadium and featured some of the leading riders in Britain at the time including Kuhn, Colin Watson, Arthur Warwick, Tom Farndon, Claude Rye and Ron Johnson.

Over the years these racing machines supplied a number of notable riders including Mick Andrew, Charlie Sanby and Dave Potter.