Sam Hewitt

Stars and bars at Stafford October 15/16

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Sam Hewitt

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21st December 2016

On Any Sunday and Transatlantic Match Race stars David Aldana and Gene Romero proved to be extremely popular guests of honour at the Carole Nash Classic Motorcycle Mechanics Show, with thousands of fans gathering to see the legends at Stafford Showground. Also along for the weekend should have been Daytona 200 winner Don Emde and…
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Apache horse: Bimota’s racing beginning

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Sam Hewitt

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21st December 2016

Words and Photographs: Jeffrey Zani “its main strength was the chassis, its worst failing, the fairing.” This is an extreme summary of what worked and what didn’t on the YB1, the first racing bike ever made by Bimota, a plumbing company based in the city of Rimini, Italy, that in the early Seventies decided to…
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Ducati TT Symposium

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Sam Hewitt

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21st December 2016

The Isle of Man is the obvious place for a Ducati TT2 and TT1 symposium as it was the place that gave these race-winning motorcycles their name. In 2017 it will be 35 years since Ducati TT2s first raced – and won – at the Isle of Man TT and to celebrate, between August 25-28,…
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McIntyre Tribute

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Sam Hewitt

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21st December 2016

Michael Dunlop is to ride a replica of the 1957 500cc Gilera four during August 2017’s Classic TT, to celebrate the first lap of the TT Mountain Course at more than 100mph, set by Scot Bob McIntyre 50 years earlier. The Ulster rider has joined forces with Black Eagle Racing, creators of the accurate replica,…
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Arter Wagonwheels

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Sam Hewitt

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21st December 2016

Anyone who followed motorcycle racing in the late Sixties and early Seventies will remember the great combination of skilled engineer and brilliant rider that was Peter Williams, and his innovative Arter Wagonwheels Matchless. On the back of the success of the re-creation of the JPN Special, Peter and his team plan to revisit that hugely successful…
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Well-Travelled Classic Racer

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Sam Hewitt

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21st December 2016

Dear Malc Thought you might enjoy the travel adventures of my latest copy of Classic Racer. When it arrived to my home in the eastern United States, I saved it for my upcoming international travels. I ended up reading most of it on my long flight to Bangalore, India, where I travelled on business. I…
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The 1974 500cc Dutch TT Assen: Yamaha one and two

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Sam Hewitt

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21st December 2016

Words and photographs: Jan & Hetty Burgers Over 150,000 race fans went to see the sixth round of the 500cc world championship at the end of June 1974. They were all eagerly looking forward to the battle of the fours between the MVs, Yamahas and Suzukis. The Isle of Man TT results of early June…
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Devimead: The racing Masons

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Sam Hewitt

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21st December 2016

Words and Photographs: Peter Crawford and Mason Collection. Synonymous with BSA there was far more to Devimead than parallel twins. They flirted with Bartons and Morinis but Pete Crawford found out that it was with Honda that they came closest to the big time. “With the F2 Honda we fixed all the problems, had it…
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Skip Aksland: What might have been

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Sam Hewitt

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21st December 2016

Words: Norm DeWitt Photographs: Norm DeWitt and Mortons Archive Skip Aksland was another of the Californians who formed a tidal wave of talent that swept the podiums of the world. Along with Kenny Roberts and Cal Rayborn, Skip was amongst that first generation to make its mark in international road racing. Skip was immersed in motorcycles…
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Comes a time…

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Sam Hewitt

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21st December 2016

I’ve been focused on the laptop screen for 20 minutes without typing a word. It’s not that I don’t know what I have to write… it’s that I’ve been struggling for a headline. As usual I’ve trawled the back catalogues of two of my favourite music legends; song titles have long been a source of…
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