Sam Hewitt

Life after COVID-19: Lessons from past pandemics

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Sam Hewitt

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6th August 2020

With lockdown restrictions easing slightly in UK, this is perhaps a time to reflect on the past months, and look forward to what a world could look like once the COVID-19 pandemic has gone, if ever. Life after COVID-19 investigates past epidemics and their aftermath, seeking to draw parallels with the world of today and…
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Chadwick and ‘Privat’ MVs

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Sam Hewitt

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6th August 2020

Dear CR I enjoyed issue 202 as much as ever. It was good to read the piece on Dave Chadwick. I knew him well and attended his funeral at Northenden. I understood his accident occurred when he was unable to avoid an ice cream salesman who was walking backwards on the track selling his wares.…
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Normous Newark Autojumble to go ahead on August 16

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Sam Hewitt

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4th August 2020

THE biggest and best regular Autojumble in the UK is back with bang… but we’ll be making a few changes to keep you safe. How to get your tickets (safely). Buy your ticket in advance and beat the queues Buy your ticket with contactless card payment on the day Or, buy your ticket with cash……
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Classic Racer Machines: Thierry Rapicault TZ250 – That’s a Works Bike!

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Sam Hewitt

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3rd August 2020

Words: John Parnham Photographs: John Parnham Collection and Joe Dick – www.mortonsarchive.com Every racing motorcycle has a story to tell, but a chance encounter with Carlos Lavado revealed that this TZ may have a more interesting history than most. At that moment we could not have guessed how interesting it was. What had Carlos Lavado’s…
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MoreBikes relaunches with brand new website!

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Sam Hewitt

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1st August 2020

Bringing together the best of Fast Bikes, Motorcycle Sport and Leisure, Classic Motorcycle Mechanics and Back Street Heroes – MoreBikes.co.uk is about to get bigger and better than ever before. Motorbikes are awesome. And so are the people who ride them. That’s why the website for the world’s biggest motorcycle monthly bike title is getting…
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National Motorcycle Museum LIVE 2020 postponed

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Sam Hewitt

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31st July 2020

The National Motorcycle Museum has announced that their Museum LIVE event is postponed until October 2021. The event was due to take place on Saturday 31 October 2020, but issues revolving around social distancing requirements due to Covid-19 means Museum LIVE “simply isn’t possible”. James Hewing, Museum Director, thanked everybody who has supported the event since…
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Rutter Remembered

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Sam Hewitt

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30th July 2020

Dear CR I was very sad to hear about Tony Rutter’s death, as reported in issue 203. I once remember seeing him come off his bike going into Knickerbrook at Oulton Park when it was really fast. He slid and bounced, then hit the bank at speed. As they stopped the race, I decided to…
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Throwback: John Surtees at the BBC

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Sam Hewitt

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29th July 2020

Back in August 1957, John Surtees took viewers for a ride when the BBC’s television programme, ‘Let’s go motor cycling’, filmed a lap of Oulton Park with the World Champion. That June, John had come second in the Senior TT on his 500/4 MV Agusta, in the longest ever Grand Prix, at 8 laps, 3hrs,…
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classic racer machines: Kawasaki KR250 – 350: Developing The Tandem Twins

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Sam Hewitt

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27th July 2020

All fans of the ‘light and lean, green and mean’ Kawasaki tandem twins, that finally overcame Yamaha’s domination of the World 250 and 350cc Championships in the 1970s, are aware that these lithe little machines, with their game-changing inline cylinder layout, took a total of eight World Championships in those classes between 1978 and 1982.…
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Happy memories

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Sam Hewitt

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23rd July 2020

Dear CR Thank you for publishing the photo of Bryan Rust and I on the KGB Imp, in issue 201, it brought back many happy memories of Snetterton’s Race of Aces in 1973. This was our first year racing with the Imp, which replaced the BSA that had a terminal engine failure at Estoril, Portugal…
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