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World famous engine tuner Tony Scott died recently after a hard-fought battle with illness. Tony was revered within the racing world for his ability to get the best from racing four-stroke engines, something he did from his modest workshop, a task he carried out in an equally modest way. Working on everything up to and…

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Hot on the heels of Aussie Troy Corser announcing he will ride in the 2018 International Island Classic at Phillip Island over the weekend of January 26-28, former US World Superbike champion, Colin Edwards, has announced his intention to ride for Team USA. On making the announcement Edwards joked: “First off, I’m not coming out…

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Arguably the most memorable and emotional moment in the TT’s 110 year history will be central to the celebrations at next year’s Classic TT presented by Bennetts, which forms part of the Isle of Man Festival of Motorcycling. Twenty-three time TT winner John McGuinness will ride a parade lap on the original Sports Motorcycles Ducati…

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ELEMENTS of the scooter/motorcycle rivalry of the mid-60s will be showcased at The Carole Nash Classic Bike Guide Winter Classic show. The motorcycling event, now in its seventh year, takes place at Newark Showground on January 6-7 and has been expanded by two halls for 2018. Among the many attractions on offer will be a…

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Editor Tony’s little quiz to identify the two riders in the Kawasaki sandwich in the great archive shot in the last issue of Classic Racer caused great interest, with my inbox jammed with correct answers from our knowledgeable readers. The riders were, of course, Kiwi Aaron Slight and Fabrizio Pirovano. First off the mark was…

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The last two meetings of the year, both with the CRMC, were at the Donington Festival in August and their Race of the Year at Brands in October. Donington was a four-race programme with 41 riders entered. Qualifying was close with Mike Russell (Manx) taking pole a fraction ahead of Dean Stimpson (Manx) and Glen…

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There’s a fabulous, eclectic range of machines on offer at Osenat’s sale, at the Salon Moto Legende in Paris, on Saturday, November 25. Ranging from a host of engines – mainly from French machines – through to barn find motorcycles, restored lightweights and having a pair of Vincent Black Shadows as its marquee lots, there’s…

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Spain’s 13-time world champion and so-called ‘king of the tiddlers’ Ángel Nieto passed away on August 3, from head injuries sustained in a road traffic accident a week earlier. This saw him thrown off a quad bike he was riding on the holiday island of Ibiza, where he’d lived for many years. He was hit…

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Colin Edwards Snr, 72, of Montgomery, Texas, passed away on September 18, 2017. He was born on September 12, 1945 in Sydney, Australia. Colin, first and foremost a proud dad and grandpa who loved being close to his family, travelled the world in his early years, living life to the full while working in the…

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The funeral has taken place at Poole Crematorium of H A (Harry) Pearce, the very first motorcycle road race winner at Brands Hatch, who passed away peacefully aged 94, after a short illness. Originally from Surbiton, Surrey, he was a regular trials and scramble rider before he took up road racing in 1948 in the…

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