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Tractor Wheelies

"In 1978 there was once a young tearaway called Hurlingshaw who lived in a nearby village on a farm. One day he and about four children were bunking off school and he decided to take them for a ride to remember in the biggest tractor on the farm, and by this I mean one of those giant ones you usually see on the Downs.

They came into Malmesbury and "H" (christian name I have forgotten) thought some "showing off" to his friends who were stood around him in the huge cab would be in order to wake up the sleepy locals of our High Street.

Now you may have seen the victory celebrations performed by top motorcycle racers on the television at world class events where at the last turn into the final straight the winning rider lifts the front wheel of the bike several feet off the ground and travels several hundred yards down the track and over the winning line before becoming a two wheel machine again. Well "H" in his giant tractor could perform this trick as easy as breathing.

They treated the gob-smacked shoppers to a free show several times after the short trip around the block, then went on to visit their chums up at Malmesbury School."

 

 

This article was found on the internet and undoubtedly refers to Richard Herlingshaw who was aged about 14 in 1978 and at the time lived with his parents Louis Raymond and Phyllis Mary at Cleverton, near Malmesbury. The tractor would have been "borrowed" from Richard's Saturday employer across the back field as the those belonging to the family were old and very small.

 

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