Griff, that's Ray Booty, not Ron, who pretty much disappeared out of sight when he quit racing. I heard that he is a bit less retiring now and was persuaded out to speak to a local club. He is still living in Yorkshire. His record breaking Raleigh is in the hands of a private collector.
Hugh Thornton
>From: GRIFFKS@aol.com
>To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
>Subject: [CR]Re: Where are they now?............Ken Bird
>Date: Tue, 6 Nov 2001 05:05:28 EST
>
>>worth does anyone have any updated news on:-
> Alec Bird (Ken's frame building brother),
> Albert Hitchin (Holdsworth /Campag.rider of the 60's),
> Ron Booty (first under 4 hour 100 miler)
> ..........and of course Lord Lucan?
>regards
>Griff King-Spooner (London UK)