Friday 31 July 1914

The general comments from the Judges of the Six Day Trial was issued. And they obviously did not want to upset anybody:

“With very few exceptions indeed, machines could be started quickly and easily, a great advance on previous years. Practically no marks were lost by reason of machines not being ready "to start to time each morning. The judges are of the opinion that the showing made by every machine to finish was distinctly good, the cycle cars put up a fine performance, and particular credit is due to the Calthorpe and J.B.S. machines. In the motor cycles, the P. and M., Sunbeam, Scott, Bat, Douglas, and Blackburne were extremely good, whilst the performance of the O.K. and Baby Clyno motor cycles is deserving of very special mention. Of the sidecar machines the Chater-Lea, Matchless, and Clyno were almost equally deserving of credit. The latter' make was perhaps the neatest in lay-out and strongest weight for weight, but its mechanism was less accessible.”

Tuesday 28 July 1914

The motorcycling world was beginning to get excited about the International Six Days Trial due to start from Grenoble, on Monday 3 August. The motorcycling press had printed details of the route  and lists of entrants including Sunbeam Rider Vernon Busby. 

Although Busby did not know it, he was to be going to Europe on his Sunbeam as a dispatch rider.

This was the International Trial that never took place.

Monday 29 June 1914

 29 June 1914

Vernon Busby 2nd from left Howard Davies 3rd from Left

The Triumph motorcycle with Gloria Sidecar converted to an Ambulance seen at the Brooklands Red Cross day on 20 June 1914 was very much a concept machine. It was however later further developed by Royal Enfield.

Sunbeam had been very successful in the 1914 Isle of Man TT winning the team prize. Rider Howard Raymond Davies later of HRD fame was no doubt thinking of his racing career and could not have known that he would soon be flying for the Royal Flying Corps as an artillery spotter later to be shot down. Unknown to the Allies he was captured alive leading to him being posted missing presumed dead. Vernon Busby another team member had already had some military experience, although this was far from his thoughts as he also continued a successful season.