Sam Hewitt

Going for Gold

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Sam Hewitt

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7th April 2017

The BSA Gold Star has been part of motorcycling folklore for the past eight decades, and at this year’s Carole Nash International Classic MotorCycle Show the ‘Goldie’ will be celebrated in the Restoration Theatre. Expert hints and tips on all things restoration and maintenance will be on offer once again at the Carole Nash-sponsored Stafford…
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AUSTIN HOCKLEY: Fearless Fighter

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Sam Hewitt

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7th April 2017

FROM OUR ARCHIVES Ask any of the competitors who raced regularly against Austin Hockley and the most common description they give him is ‘fearless’. Chris Carter charts his varied career. Words: Chris Carter Photographs: Austin Hockley Collection and Nick Nicholls Collection – Mortons Archive In a career lasting 12 years Austin has had a great…
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The greatest show on earth

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Sam Hewitt

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29th March 2017

With the coming of spring, all eyes are focused on the biggest event of its kind in the world, the Carole Nash International Classic MotorCycle Show that will take place at the Staffordshire County Showground over the weekend of April 22/23. There, visitors will find row after row of stunning display machines, several halls and…
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CRMC Awards: It’s that time once again

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Sam Hewitt

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2nd March 2017

As always the CRMC annual awards and dinner/dance was sold out, with genial Guest of Honour and TTRA President Alex George on hand to present the prizes at the Mercure Daventry Court Hotel. Words by: Graham Lawlor; Pictures by: Russell Lee – www.sport-pics.co.uk There was no doubting the popularity of the decision to award the Racer…
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Crash, bang and wallop Phillip Island delivers a Classic

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Sam Hewitt

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2nd March 2017

Last year Team UK trounced the Aussies. This year the margin was just 11 points after the Aussies staged a remarkable comeback in the last of the four races. The victory was made even sweeter for Team UK when their star rider, Jeremy McWilliams, set a new lap record for the International Challenge. Maybe in…
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Transatlantic Trophy: USA superstar surprises

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Sam Hewitt

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2nd March 2017

The performances of Cal Rayborn and Yvon Duhamel, when they shared top individual Transatlantic Trophy Series honours with British riders in 1972 and 1973, had already shown fans in the UK that America could produce road racers who could run with the best. But no one on either side of the Atlantic could have predicted…
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Classic GP: Spa-Francorcamps 1974

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Sam Hewitt

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2nd March 2017

It was a race of extremes. Bikes seized, Barry Sheene was left coasting and Read romped home. Building to the race… The seventh round of the 1974 500cc World Championship took place at the picturesque and ultra-fast mountain circuit at Spa-Francorchamps in Belgium. Phil Read was fastest in practice on the MV- Agusta but there…
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Revamp for NMM

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Sam Hewitt

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22nd February 2017

The National Motorcycle Museum, which houses the largest collection of British motorcycles in the world, with over 1000 machines from 170 different manufacturers, has undergone a revamp. During the latter part of 2016 the five display halls were completely reconfigured to enhance the visitor experience. Of the 1000-plus machines in the collection there are around…
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Top start to the classic season

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Sam Hewitt

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22nd February 2017

Now a well-established starter to the classic events year, the Carole Nash Classic Bike Guide Winter Classic, held at Newark Showground over the weekend of January 7-8 proved to be as popular as ever. The guests of honour at the show, sidecar aces Ben and Tom Birchall, were hugely popular with the large crowd, and…
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All over again

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Sam Hewitt

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22nd February 2017

TT podiums, 500GP world championships and a host of other duties. The Dugdale Maxton Yamaha TZ385 that served under Charlie Williams was far more than a one-trick pony. Back in the days before anyone dreamed that Yamaha two-strokes would ever be venerated as prized collectables, the Dugdale Maxton Yamaha TZ385 that took Charlie Williams to…
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