The world in his hand – world champion at just 22 – and then came the immovable Count. To temporarily leap forward to the end of the 1955 season is to glimpse at just how
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John Surtees: The beginning of competition
John Surtees may have had his first taste of riding a motorcycle at the age of 12 on the Wallace-Blackburne speedway bike, but it wasn’t until the lofty age of 14 that he took his
Read moreBernard Hargreaves: Innovator, Engineer, Publican and Motorcycle Racer
FROM OUR ARCHIVES Bold as brass, sharp as a knife and very quick on a four-stroke – meet Bernard Hargreaves, the 5 ft 1 in Lancastrian who won the Clubman’s TT with a missing wheel
Read moreAUSTIN HOCKLEY: Fearless Fighter
FROM OUR ARCHIVES Ask any of the competitors who raced regularly against Austin Hockley and the most common description they give him is ‘fearless’. Chris Carter charts his varied career. Words: Chris Carter Photographs: Austin
Read moreTransatlantic Trophy: USA superstar surprises
The performances of Cal Rayborn and Yvon Duhamel, when they shared top individual Transatlantic Trophy Series honours with British riders in 1972 and 1973, had already shown fans in the UK that America could produce
Read moreClassic GP: Spa-Francorcamps 1974
It was a race of extremes. Bikes seized, Barry Sheene was left coasting and Read romped home. Building to the race… The seventh round of the 1974 500cc World Championship took place at the picturesque
Read moreAll over again
TT podiums, 500GP world championships and a host of other duties. The Dugdale Maxton Yamaha TZ385 that served under Charlie Williams was far more than a one-trick pony. Back in the days before anyone dreamed
Read morePeter Brown: BSA’s backroom boy
British Sidecar Champion in 1968 he may have been, but it was bad luck and worse timing that robbed Peter Brown of the greater success he undoubtedly deserved. Pete Crawford spoke to the man himself
Read moreWes Cooley: From hero to hell and back again
He raced motorcycles that tied themselves up in knots. He found that extra something that all champions manage to find. He took on – and beat – the best. One big crash and 12 days
Read moreGoing it alone: The Kim Newcombe Konig 500
Like something from a Hollywood blockbuster, what a guy from New Zealand managed to make went out on track and stunned the racing world. This is the story of that motorcycle. Words by: Terry Stevenson
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