Wednesday 16th September 1931

Herbert ‘Bert’ le Vack (52), a motorcycle world speed record holder throughout the 1920, was killed in a sidecar accident near Bern, Switzerland. The ‘Wizard of Brooklands’, was an expert racing engine tuner. Le Vack worked for some of the great marques and in the late 1920s joined Motosacoche in Switzerland as the works rider, chief designer and tuner.