Pat Mooney was having a bad day at Donington… Manx Grand Prix winner Ryan Farquhar has decided to quit racing after the tragic death of his uncle Trevor Ferguson in the MGP Super Twins race.
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Pat Mooney was having a bad day at Donington… Manx Grand Prix winner Ryan Farquhar has decided to quit racing after the tragic death of his uncle Trevor Ferguson in the MGP Super Twins race.
Read moreStunning 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
Read moreIn 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
Read moreJ.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
Read moreNew 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.
Read morePhoto 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
Read moreTT 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
Read moreClassic 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
Read moreFurious action at VMCC Championships There were 40 races held as part of the VMCC British Historic Racing Championships 2012 on August 11-12. Fastest lap of the weekend in the Classic Racer magazine BEARS race
Read morePacked circuit reflected bike racing in the fifties was a massive spectator draw In the solo classes the battle between established star Geoff Duke and rising talent John Surtees was grabbing all the headlines. Duke
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