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  • Sparton: the chapel-built British racer that scared the factory giants

    Sparton: the chapel-built British racer that scared the factory giants

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    Mark Lancaster

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    27th June 2026

    For a brief period in the 1970s, one of the most powerful race bikes in the world was being built in a converted chapel in North Wales. Sparton was a collaboration between Barton Engineering and Spondon Engineering. Barton brought the two-stroke engine expertise, Spondon brought the frame-building brilliance, and together they created a machine that…

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