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Feisty talk

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Sam Hewitt

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18th October 2017

Dear CR What an excellent letter from Gordon Chatterton (Classic Racer issue 187). It really sums up the current state of play, particularly with regard to the TT races. No longer the domain of the professional rider competing for world championship points as in the past, the event is now given over to various local entrants…
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Perspective, perspective

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Sam Hewitt

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18th October 2017

A pretty big chunk of my little downtime these past few weeks has been spent watching some amazing races via my Duke DVD collection. And whilst I’m watching the thrills and spills of childhood heroes like Anton Mang, Ruggia, Spencer, Gardner et al, I find myself questioning what we’ve lost in terms of the modern…
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My memory of Mike Hailwood

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Sam Hewitt

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5th September 2017

Dear CR A sunny morning practice at a very full Braddan Bridge in 1967, it was just like a race day, with everyone waiting for Mike and the Honda. Then that fantastic howl came from Quarter Bridge to Braddan, in round the left-hander into the dip and everyone stood up to look at their…
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Excited (and excitable)

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Sam Hewitt

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31st August 2017

The past few weeks have seen me attend several meetings with some major players in the racing world . You may be surprised to hear not much of what was discussed centred around modern, flashy racing. What was the hot topic of conversation was how ‘modern’ classic racing could be used more and expanded…
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Good as Gould

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Sam Hewitt

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29th June 2017

Dear CR In the November/December issue of Classic Racer, you covered the career and success of Rod Gould. He, along with his mum and dad lived next door to me and my parents, and Rod was born there. I was allowed to hold him when he was a few hours old, me being 12 at…
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Watching

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Sam Hewitt

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29th June 2017

Hello and welcome to this latest issue of Classic Racer – I sincerely hope you enjoy it. There is change in them there racing worlds. And we’re witnessing what could end up being the start of something pretty special. I’m talking about our racing world and how it’s starting to be viewed by the wider,…
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John Surtees: The man who wouldn’t settle for slow development

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Sam Hewitt

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11th May 2017

Dear CR, It is with a heavy heart that I write this letter having just heard of the passing of John Surtees. Surtees was everything that I thought a racing gentleman should be. He always appeared to carry himself with a certain style and class, even for the time he stood out as an exponent…
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Welcome

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Sam Hewitt

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20th April 2017

As you will have noticed by now, this is a special issue of Classic Racer. As soon as we heard the news about John Surtees, both Malc and I agreed that CR should devote the first, serious section of this issue to the man himself. As I sit here at Classic Racer towers, in a…
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Calling Classic Racer reader detectives!

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Sam Hewitt

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21st February 2017

Dear CR, Please can you help with some detective work? I bought a 1965 250xx ‘Air-Cooled’ TSS Bultaco Road Racer, one of 50 made before they produced the ‘Water-Cooled’ motor. Bob Coulter bought the Bultaco directly from the factory in April 1965, of which I have a copy of the factory records. Bob, from Ireland,…
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Hello and welcome to this month’s Classic Racer. I sincerely hope you enjoy it.

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Sam Hewitt

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21st February 2017

As my long-time friend, mentor and fellow paddock-gossip sharer Malc explained in the last issue of this fine racing publication, I am now in the hot seat. As such, these types of welcoming columns from new editors tend to be pretty much the same type of thing from whoever takes over the role. So let’s…
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