Written by Martin Hodgson
In the earliest days of the 20th century, right across the Continental United States, motordromes were filled with thousands of spectators watching the fastest men on two wheels battle it out on the board track. Amongst the powerhouse factory teams, the big corporate sponsors and the inevitable carnage and death, was a remarkable kid racer. Nearly 100 years on, Indian Motorcycle company has turned to one of Europe’s premier custom workshops and the World’s best suppliers to honour Albert ‘Shrimp’ Burns. The Glimmer Twins of Anvil Motociclette have handcrafted a Flat Track Scout Sixty Racer that’s world unveil will happen today in France the moment this article goes live.

Indian has spared no expense in making this special tribute come to fruition with France’s Wheels & Waves festival chosen for the reveal. But the ‘Shrimp’ as it is known is no static display, with talented Italian flat track rider, Emanuele Marzotto, drafted in to race the Indian in the El Rollo flat track race this Sunday. First however a new Indian Scout Sixty was shipped to the Northern Italian workshop of San Marco and Phonz to begin the journey.?One of our greatest passions is to read about motorcycle history. During our research we found out about Shrimp’s story and we were suddenly fascinated by him.? So black, deep space is jealous
What captivated the pair was the short life of Shrimp Burns, who started racing prof...