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Andy Kershaw; a man in demand When Andy met Dave Bedlington (something of a legend himself) at Stafford in October, and he had the opportunity to blip up Dave’s genuine ex-Phil Read MV four, Dave was so bowled over by Andy’s boyish enthusiasm that he foolishly offered him a ride on the MV in 2013.…

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Betty Phillis and Eric Hinton with author Don Cox Don Cox was inspired by his old mate and fellow journo Jamie McIlwraith to include as many riders of the period as possible. The book fills a large gap in Australians’ knowledge of the era and has some wonderful photos, many of Manx Nortons. You can…

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Sammy Miller aboard the Moto Guzzi V-twin Evergreen Sammy will be appearing along with his newly acquired Moto Guzzi 500cc racer and his equally rare 1950 Moto Guzzi V-twin 500cc. Sammy will be interviewed twice each day and visitors will get the opportunity to view these two rare machines up close. The show takes place…

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Classic Racer Jan-Feb 2013 on sale now! CLASSIC RACER REGULARS • Archive Shot • Paddock Gossip A busy month for news • Readers Write Another packed mailbag • Subscribe Get it first and save CLASSIC RACER PEOPLE • Ralph White Versatile American • Giancarlo Morbidelli Italian maestro • Goodbye Ace John Brown tribute • An…

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The Donington Park based factory outfit has signed Nottingham's Dan Hegarty. Dan will partner Runcorn based Ian Mackman who will return to the TT on Norton's distinctive SG1 for his second year. Dan, 25, made his Isle of Man TT debut in 2010 and has a fastest lap of 121.731mph (18m35.80s), which he clocked in…

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Derek will be best remembered for his win in the 1953 IoM Junior Clubmans TT, on a Gold Star. He followed this with success in Manx Grand Prix, short circuit races and the gruelling nine hour Thruxton races. In 2003 Derek was reunited with his recently restored TT winning machine, which he paraded on the…

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Honda TT Legend’s squad for 2013 The three-man superbike squad, equipped with the Honda CBR1000R, will also contest the North West 200. Australian road racer Cameron Donald and 2011 fastest TT newcomer Simon Andrews will join the team for the four-round Endurance World Championship. The new-look team was unveiled at Motorcycle Live in the UK…

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Racing calendar shapes up for 2013 The VMCC made the announcement ahead of the launch of a new BHR website, where a full list of classes is due to be published in 2013. More than 20 championships will appear on the next BHR calendar, spread over meetings at venues including Lydden Hill in the South,…

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