Hurley Wilvert in the winners’ enclosure after finishing third in the 1974 Daytona 200 looks on as paddock announcer, Roxy Rockwood, interviews an exhausted winner, Giacomo Agostini. Hurley Wilvert was born in Pennsylvania, one of
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Bob Smith: the peoples' champion
Bob leads into Scarborough’s Esses on the Suzuki RG 500, ahead of Steve Henshaw, Mark Salle Bob Smith was every part the gritty rider. He was a self-employed diesel fitter throughout the week and he
Read moreMcIntosh: The machines
Lucky boy Terry Stevenson gets to canter the McIntosh Manx. His other race bike remains a ‘work in progress’, an ex-Norris Farrow twin shock McIntosh Suzuki GSX1100 F1 machine, which won the Bike of the
Read moreJuly 2016
In the July 2016 issue: Special Scenic Winston Churchill – the history of an elder statesman among Burrells, Beamish commercials – the fleet reviewed, hidden tractors of ancient rome. Plus, 15 steamers for auction at keeled
Read morePraise For Morris
I really enjoyed the Dave Morris piece in the current issue of Classic Racer about BMW’s ‘forgetfulness’ in their PR for Michael Dunlop’s TT wins this year, but surely you too have forgotten something? If
Read moreObituary – Steve Murray
Steve giving Tommy Robb some words of advice at Daytona. Cheshire has, over the years, produced many exciting and gifted racing motorcyclists of distinction, but one of the most loved and charismatic of all, Steve
Read moreCadwell park anniversary
In your look back over eight decades of motorcycle sport at Cadwell Park 80th anniversary celebrations you seem to have missed the one major decade I cannot see or read any mention of the 1960s
Read moreIsland History
Dear Malc, My father, Alfred (Fred) Stride is a subscriber to your magazine and enjoys it very much. He was active racing back in the 1950s in various classes, he had a Douglas 250, an
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Our annual spring holiday in Florida (and before you ask, yes, I do pay for it with my own, hard-earned, cash), which by coincidence is at the same time as Daytona Bike Week, always throws
Read moreKen McIntosh – the legend lives on
980 was a time when big-bore Formula One racing was catching on worldwide, and the crowds loved it! The bikes were big, made lots of noise and in the right hands they could sometimes take
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