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Cadwell master Derek Chatterton leads Rod Gould Lincolnshire motorcycling all-rounder Pete Boast, along with Errol Gowshall and circuit manager Jon Rush are the driving force behind the event, which will see three classic races take to the track on Sunday, along with a Classic Racer Champions of Cadwell parade. The Classic King of Cadwell will…

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March-April Classic Racer on sale now! CLASSIC RACER REGULARS • Editor's intro Malc set the scene • Archive Shot Breaking records • Paddock Gossip Breaking news • Readers Write Your turn to speak • Subscribe Why wouldn’t you? CLASSIC RACER PEOPLE • Rod Gould Part 3 Road to the title • Graeme Crosby Flying Kiwi…

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Mallory’s back in business Stuart Hicken and Eddie Roberts, both well known in the world of motorcycle racing, have formed a jointly owned company, Real Motorsport Limited, to run the circuit on a day to day basis. Commenting on the news, Eddie Roberts said: “This is a great day for us both. We have grown…

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Headlining the festival will be 20-times TT winner John McGuinness who will ride the ex Mike Hailwood 296cc Honda Six. He'll be joined on track by Steve Parrish on the 500cc Honda Four, as ridden by John McGuinness in the Mike Hailwood tribute alongside Giacomo Agostini as last year's Classic TT, where the pair famously…

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The Scottish ace, who retired from racing at the end of the 2011 season, will continue his comeback riding Tony Dunnell-prepared Nortons in both the 500cc and 350cc Classic TT events. Former factory Honda rider Amor takes over the seat vacated by Conor Cummins, who rode for Team Dunnell at last year’s inaugural event. Cummins…

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In its heyday Dunlop was the biggest tyre maker outside of the United States Dunlop has been based in Birmingham for nearly 100 years and is part of the landscape but the company's base was always in jeopardy after Jaguar Land Rover bought the Dunlop site for expansion last May. 'Fort Dunlop', the original tyre…

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Two track legends! John Surtees presents John McGuinness with his trophy The twenty time Isle of Man TT race winner John McGuinness joins the eight founding members and 17 past inductees including Ayrton Senna, Enzo Ferrari, Sir Stirling Moss, Michael Schumacher, Sir Jackie Stewart and Niki Lauda. The 'Morecambe Missile', twenty time Isle of Man…

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Roger Marshall talks to Steve Plater The Carole Nash Classic Bike Guide Winter Classic is open for business with the crowds coming to take advantage of the array of trade stands and autojumble plots, and study the rows of stunning machines on display. In the first main event of the day, 1980s race legend and…

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The final race, at Aragon, saw riders Peter Linden (SWE) Hugh Brasher (GB) and Cormac Conroy (IRE) finish second behind local heroes the Segarra brothers aboard a Motobox Moto Guzzi. The P&M which the Phase One guys race is the ‘factory’ bike which John Cowie and Bernie Tolman used in the 1978 World Endurance races,…

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William Dunlop, Olie Linsdell, Jamie Coward and Doug Snow share the limelight Following a week of practice the race programme gets underway with the Bennetts 500cc Classic TT Race on Saturday, August 23. This is followed on Bank Holiday Monday, August 25, with the Okells 350cc Classic TT Race, followed by the combined Motorsport Merchandise…

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