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Letter: A Manx With History

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Sam Hewitt

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27th October 2016

Dear Malc The Mortons Archive photo (Classic Racer issue 181) of Rod Coleman on Douglas Quay shows my bike, which I have owned since 1995. Rod Coleman is shown being helped by fellow Kiwi NZ ACU Team Member Len Perry who also got a brand new Featherbed Manx. They had both been to the IoM…
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The 1974 500cc Italian Grand Prix: A gamble that didn’t pay off

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Sam Hewitt

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27th October 2016

Words and photographs: Jan Burgers A calculated gamble by Yamaha failed at the Italian Grand Prix. The mistake was in the estimation of the fuel consumption of the 500cc Yamaha four. Jan Burgers continues his journey with the Continental Circus. With only two laps to go during the 36-lap Imola race, the two-stroke Yamaha ran…
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And now for something completely different: The Eldee Velocette

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Sam Hewitt

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27th October 2016

Words and photographs Chris Swallow Eagle-eyed observers visiting the Honda museum in Motegi, Japan, will notice soon after paying their yen there is a racing motorcycle devoid of the familiar winged Honda vector. The emblem is distinctly Italian and proudly informs that you are ogling over an ‘FB MÒNDIAL’: made 1957, Milan, by the Counts…
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1971 revisited: The first ever Anglo-American match races

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Sam Hewitt

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27th October 2016

Words: Bruce Cox – Pictures: Mortons Archive and Bruce Cox Collection In more than a decade and a half of racing, the Transatlantic Trophy Series introduced no fewer than seven American World Champions to British fans. Here, from one of the series creators, and told for the first time, is the full inside story on the…
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Honda 125 Series: A level playing field

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Sam Hewitt

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27th October 2016

Photographs: Mortons Archive and Russ Lee At the beginning of the 1977 road racing season, an all new championship was added to the road racing calendar – the Honda 125cc series. Phil Wain reflects on a game changer. The series was designed to produce close racing on an equal playing field, Honda wanted to get involved…
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Welcome

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Sam Hewitt

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27th October 2016

Another Classic TT has passed and a really great event it was once again, although sadly things all turned a bit sour after the controversial Classic Superbike Race. For me there were some great highlights, not least the popularity and success of the Classic Racer Lap of Honour, which, thankfully, passed off safely with everyone…
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Welcome

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Sarah Wilkinson

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25th August 2016

I’m guessing that many of you grew up with the best motorcycling movie of all time, On Any Sunday? Steve McQueen starred in this iconic Bruce Brown movie, but the real stars of the show were the racers. Among all the other bike action the film followed Mert Lawwill as he defended his AMA Number…
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Endurance Legends 2017

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Sarah Wilkinson

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25th August 2016

Endurance Legends, held at Snetterton in October 2015, the UK’s first four-hour classic endurance race, the organisers have announced that it will return, bigger and better, at Donington Park in early May 2017, supported by Classic Racer magazine. In addition to the endurance race, the organisers promise a mix of classic support races, celebrity riders,…
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American Legends Star at Stafford

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Sam Hewitt

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25th August 2016

Four of the stars of the iconic Bruce Brown motorcycling movie from the Seventies, On Any Sunday, are to be guests of honour at the Carol Nash Classic Mechanics Show, held at Stafford County Showground, over the weekend of 15-16 October. Making the journey across the Atlantic will be Don Emde, David Aldana, Gene Romero…
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NORTH WEST 200 RETURNS: May 1947

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Sam Hewitt

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12th July 2016

For the first time since 1939 racing returned to the North West 200 in Northern Ireland. At that time the Portrush – Portstewart – Coleraine triangle ran to 11 gruelling miles. NORTH WEST 200 RETURNS: May 1947 As has so often been the case the weather throughout the history of the North West played its…
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