Alfred Joseph Hagon (born 3 October 1931 [citation needed]) is an English former motorcycle speedway rider who later competed in Grasstrack. [1] He manufactured off-road competition frames, forks and other components, later developing into the production of shock absorbers, specialising in modern-replicas of the traditional Girlings used as ...

Alf Hagon founded Hagon Products in 1958 making speedway and grass track chassis, along with race engine parts. UK Manufactured Shocks and other automotive products.

Alf Hagon began his racing career on grass track bikes. His first competition machine was a 1933 350cc Rudge that he used for grass track racing in the summer, trials in the winter, and for road racing when Brands Hatch had been surfaced in 1950.

Alf Hagon and George Brown were both soundly beaten by the American motorcycles in under 11 seconds. Alf won a trophy and £20 for the third best aggregate performance at the Festival.

Alfred Joseph Hagon will be best known to readers of these pages as the dominant force in motorcycle Sprint and Drag Racing in the 1960s. Many will also be aware that his prowess in designing, building, riding and racing bikes in many different areas …

Alf Hagon born in 1932 became well known in Speedway, Drag Racing, Grasstrack and engineering. It was when he was grasstraking that he began to think of developing his own machine which with the help of Tom Kirby he did.

Jun 15, 2013 · The fastest standing quarter, and World record at the time, actually recorded by Alf on the Jap was 9.28 seconds with a terminal speed of 157mph. Hagon shot to world wide fame in 1968 when he became the first man in the UK to break the 200mph barrier on a motorcycle.

Nov 30, 2019 · Have a look at his 1961 score of grass-track wins for a start: 250cc class – 67 starts and 63 firsts; 350cc – 78 starts and 73 firsts; 500cc, 142 wins – he can’t remember how many starts. And last Sunday he scooped his third 350/500 double title.

One of the foremost exponents of sprinting in the land of tea and crumpets is a small, bespectacled, soft-spoken man of many talents. Alf Hagon is his name. For many years he was unbeatable in...

Full Name: Alfred Joseph Hagon. Born: Ilford, 3 October 1931. Class: 350cc & 500cc Solo. Family Connections: Martin Hagon (Son). British 500cc Championship: First 1954, 1956, 1959, 1962, Second 1963. British 350cc Championship: First 1954, …