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September/October 2012 Classic Racer at a bookstalls near you now! CLASSIC RACER REGULARS • Archive Shot – Isle of Man TT, 1969 His Royal Higness Prince Philip clearly enjoyed the TT experience during his visit to the 1969 Isle of Man TT races. • Paddock Gossip All the news • Readers Write A packed mailbag…

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Tommy thanks wellwishers. Pic Phil Morris Evergreen Tommy Robb took a nasty tumble from Phil Morris’ 250 Honda during the Festival of 1000 Bikes. Wee Tommy dropped the plot at the Essess and suffered broken ribs, a punctured lung, broken fingers, and severe bruising, which laid him low in Leicester Royal Infirmary for almost a…

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A happy Andy Kershaw poses with the Yamaha Andy, who spent lots of time in race paddocks as a youngster, had always wanted to find out what it felt like to ride one of the screaming two-strokes, and thanks to the generosity of Dean Want, who loaned Andy his beautifully prepared TZ350 for the day,…

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Take It To The Limit, a Peter Starr film Starr will be showing clips from his films including Take It To The Limit, talking about his work with the likes of Mike Hailwood, Barry Sheene and Kenny Roberts, and signing copies of his book and DVD. The ‘Evening with Movies’ takes place at Coventry Transport…

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Doug Polen leading from the front in 1992 The historic occasion will be part of the Bikers' Classics event which begins tomorrow – June 29 – and concludes on Sunday. Polen joins a stunning line-up of former competitors at Francorchamps including Raymond Roche, Fabrizio Pirovano, Stéphane Mertens, first British superbike race winner Terry Rymer and…

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200 Miglia 2011 After many difficult negotiations and thanks to the unconditional support of the new director of the Pietro Benevuti track, a 4 Hour race will be added to the 2012 programme using the same successful formula that the team runs during the Bikers’ Classics in Spa Francorchamps. The classic endurance race will be…

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Popular Kiwi Graeme Crosby crests Cadwell’s Mountain Croz made a huge impact in a relatively short European career and instantly caught the imagination of the British public with his antics on the high bar Moriwaki Kawasaki when he arrived in the UK. A factory Suzuki ride soon followed with TT wins and Grand Prix success.…

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Classic Racer on sale • Archive Shot: twenty four hour Triton Despite the enormity of the victory you would be hard pushed to find mention of the Barcelona 24 Hour race in the period motorcycle press when Dave Degens and team-mate Ian Goddard stormed to victory in the gruelling event. Malc Wheeler tells the story.…

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Aircraft spec petrol tanks for Ducatis Two of Ducati’s most iconic models, the 750SS and 900SS are available now, in 1:12 scale from Moto Legends for £99.99 each. Superbly replicated by German die-cast company Minichamps, the models are just as eye-catching as the original thing. Moto Legends has an extensive range of models, all accurately…

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