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Stunning displays at Salon Prive The highbrow three day event, which was sun-kissed every day, saw John Warr scoop the Important Competition Machines award with his superb 1972 Harley-Davidson XR750TT, ahead of John Ely’s wonderfully restored 1953 ISDT Royal Enfield ISDT and Martin Jones 1987 Honda NS500, which is still regularly ridden by Freddie Spencer.…

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In later years he worked for Mortons Media publications including Classic Racer and was also a correspondent for the Daily Telegraph, Daily Mirror and Sunday Mirror and covered Grand Prix racing for the Sun during the Barry Sheene era. He was also a press officer for World Superbike and ran a PR company with clients…

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J.H. Simpson on his Scott The September/October issue of Classic Racer, issue 157, carried a story on the new TT Riders Association (TTRA) president, Nigel Rollason. Nigel had previously won the Senior Manx Grand Prix on a Yamaha solo and a Sidecar TT aboard a Barton Pheonix engined outfit and has been elected president of…

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New proposals for TT races announced Plans to hold three classic TT races taking place over the middle weekend of racing at the event and the August Bank Holiday Monday were announced in early August. Now the Isle of Man Government has said these could be supported by a mini festival featuring period events, classic…

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Photo courtesy Dave Kneen Castletown’s Chris Palmer, an adopted Manxman, won his third Manx Grand Prix title with victory in today’s 350cc Classic Grand Prix Race. It was a welcome return to the top spot for the man who had finished second in all three of his races at the Manx last year. Tamworth based…

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TT ace John McGuinness enjoyed his first classic race bike experience The revised Manx Grand Prix Festival will see the Classics become the feature races with a high profile series of races planned over the August Bank Holiday weekend, with the popular Festival of Jurby running on the Sunday. Also causing interest at the Festival…

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Classic bikes at Imola Fifty teams of two or three riders each will compete in the 4 Hours of Imola Classic at the Enzo e Dino Ferrari track at Imola on September 22. There are three race categories – Formula 750 for serial models up to 1981 with four-stroke 750cc engines, Formula Imola 750 for…

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Pic courtesy Dave Kneen However, it was a frustrating evening for competitors as fog closed in on the mountain section during the opening lap and riders were only able to get a lap in before the first session was flagged. Ahead of the session, riders were advised of damp roads after the exit of Handleys,…

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Classic Racer at your fingertips… For our growing army of readers around the world the Classic Racer app is the ideal solution if they want the magazine there and then, and what’s more, you can save money too. The digital versions are even easier to read too, as you can enlarge the pages to suit…

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