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Category: Blog

Missing men

3rd January 2020 Sam Hewitt Blog

Dear CR It is nice to see the photograph Nick Nicholls took at the start of the 125cc TT in 1961. And it is nice too, to have mentioned most of the riders, some of

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Setting it straight

31st December 2019 Sam Hewitt Blog

Dear CR Regarding the story in part one of the formation of the CRMC on page 77 of the November/December edition of Classic Racer and the photographs on page 79 – the guy in all

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Maico-ing my own way

24th December 2019 Sam Hewitt Blog

Dear CR Please find enclosed photographs of my recently finished restoration: a 1971 RS125 Maico, single cylinder two-stroke disc valve engine, with six gears producing 28hp @ 11,000rpm, with a top speed of 125mph. The

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Sticky issue

30th October 2019 Sam Hewitt Blog

Dear CR I have just received my issue of Classic Racer with a wonderful photo of Mick Doohan on his Rothmans Honda (p54/55) and on the lower fairing is a sticker for SAK who were

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Classic / Vintage… umm… old?

23rd October 2019 Sam Hewitt Blog

Dear CR With regards to the ongoing debate about what defines a classic/vintage racing machine, I would like to propose that there be three different types as follows: Completely original (eg: Lansdowne Series, Goodwood Revival)

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Remembering the roads

29th August 2019 Sam Hewitt Blog

Dear CR The article in CR #197 about the making of the film, The Road Racers, got me thinking – always dangerous for a pensioner… I saw the film on BBC2 when first shown and

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A reply from Pete Crawford

22nd August 2019 Sam Hewitt Blog

Dear Dick I’m so glad that you enjoyed the recent Ray Knight and Mick Boddice pieces. I’ve always had a soft spot for the chairs and production racers. They never quite commanded the same status

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It’s… and… with…

18th August 2019 Sam Hewitt Blog

Dear CR Yet another great mag (#198 July/August) and the where and when picture did indeed get me thinking, so many cross issues to note. To start, the two Nortons made me think 1973 but

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Remembering Rodney

12th July 2019 Sam Hewitt Blog

Dear CR Hope this note finds you well and continuing with your great endeavour of producing the wonderful magazine that is Classic Racer. It’s always a good day when my subscription arrives in my mailbox

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More on the Roberts clan plus

7th July 2019 Sam Hewitt Blog

Dear CR The Roberts boys were involved in motorcycling from a young age, and Kenny senior took them to various northern California events, just to meet some of the motorcycling greats of that time. Dick

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