Sam Hewitt

Welcome

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Sam Hewitt

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12th July 2016

I’ve been around motorcycle racing a very long time; in fact I’ve been around motorcycle sport, in all its forms, for a very long time. Welcome Growing up in a small Lincolnshire village within earshot of Cadwell Park I guess it was inevitable I would get hooked, and once I was my older cousin, Colin,…
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TEAM MINNOVATION RACING EQUIPE

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Sam Hewitt

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12th July 2016

After a very successful 2015 season the team, along with riders Lee Hodge and a now fully fit Mark Cronshaw are looking forward to the remainder of the 2016 season. TEAM MINNOVATION RACING EQUIPE Last year started full of promise but unfortunately ended early for Mark when an old racing injury to his arm required…
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ASI MOTO SHOW

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Sam Hewitt

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12th July 2016

Not too far from many iconic two- and four-wheeled factories and museums in northern Italy is the Autodromo di Varano de’ Melegari. ASI MOTO SHOW Frankie Chili entertains at Dijon. It is a small, but interesting race track that each year becomes home to the ASI Moto Show, now in its 16th year. Although the…
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McIntosh: The machines

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Sam Hewitt

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12th July 2016

Aucklander Dave Morley is now onto his second immaculate McIntosh Manx Norton 500. McIntosh: The machines Lucky boy Terry Stevenson gets to canter the McIntosh Manx. His other race bike remains a ‘work in progress’, an ex-Norris Farrow twin shock McIntosh Suzuki GSX1100 F1 machine, which won the Bike of the Show award at a…
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Bob Smith: the peoples’ champion

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Sam Hewitt

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12th July 2016

EVERY now and again there arises a rider who could hop on any bike and blast the hell out of his peers. Mike Hailwood was one, Bill Ivy another. But there’s another example – albeit a much lesser known one – who shared the majestic two-wheeled prowess of both Hailwood and Ivy – Bob Smith.…
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Hurley Wilvert: From mechanic to the world stage

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Sam Hewitt

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12th July 2016

Hurley Wilvert was a mechanic and amateur racer who earned his shot at the big time in the early 1970s. By 1974, he was on the podium of the Daytona 200 with Giacomo Agostini and Kenny Roberts. Norm DeWitt tells his fascinating story. Hurley Wilvert: From mechanic to the world stage Hurley Wilvert in the…
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Motul joins forces with the International Dirt Bike Show

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Sam Hewitt

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12th July 2016

LEADING European oil and lubricant specialist Motul is to be the official partner of the 2016 International Dirt Bike Show, the two parties have announced. Motul joins forces with the International Dirt Bike Show The manufacturer has teamed up with the premier indoor off-road motorcycle exhibition as it reveals the launch of 13 new bespoke…
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July 2016

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Sam Hewitt

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21st June 2016

In the July 2016 issue: Special Scenic Winston Churchill – the history of an elder statesman among Burrells, Beamish commercials – the fleet reviewed, hidden tractors of ancient rome. Plus, 15 steamers for auction at keeled collection ‘ sale of the decade’. So don’t miss out – get involved and take out your print or digital magazine subscription…
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Praise For Morris

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Sam Hewitt

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15th June 2016

I really enjoyed the Dave Morris piece in the current issue of Classic Racer about BMW’s ‘forgetfulness’ in their PR for Michael Dunlop’s TT wins this year, but surely you too have forgotten something? If memory serves (not too well nowadays if truth be told!) John McGuinness added a further BMW TT win in the…
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Obituary – Steve Murray

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Sam Hewitt

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15th June 2016

Steve giving Tommy Robb some words of advice at Daytona. Cheshire has, over the years, produced many exciting and gifted racing motorcyclists of distinction, but one of the most loved and charismatic of all, Steve Murray, passed away in his sleep at home on February 22, 2016, aged 83. Steve was taken from us suffering…
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