Classic Racer

It was the Best of Times

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Sam Hewitt

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9th September 2019

The Racing Career of Charlie Williams Another long overdue story of a hugely successful race career is told in Charlie Williams’ autobiography. Starting out as a sidecar passenger, Charlie quickly realised he should stick to two wheels and success came quickly. Unsurprisingly, with nine TT wins to his name, Charlie is often thought of as…
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The madness of Millyard on show at Stafford

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Sam Hewitt

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5th September 2019

Genius engineer Allen Millyard, will be showcasing many of his wild and wacky creations at The Carole Nash Classic Motorcycle Mechanics Show in October when he is a guest of honour. Allen is renowned for creating mind-boggling bikes, having built more than 30 multi-cylinder machines ranging from four and five-pot, two-stroke Kawasaki machines, to a…
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Sliding for charity at sidecar festival

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Sam Hewitt

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3rd September 2019

One of the highlights of The Cadwell Park Sidecar Festival, held in June, (and there were many), was the sponsored passenger rides in the sidecars, raising money for charity. One of the first to hold her hand up was the landlady of the Wheatsheaf, in Louth, Lincs, Linda Proctor. Local sidecar team, Andy and Joanne…
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Farewell Itoh-san

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Sam Hewitt

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1st September 2019

Words: Tommy Robb It is with great sadness that I write this tribute to a long-time Japanese Suzuki Team icon who was one of Suzuki’s flagship riders and my friend of 59 years. When we first met each other at the 1960 TT, whilst sharing the same hotel, I was riding as a member of…
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Remembering the roads

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Sam Hewitt

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29th August 2019

Dear CR The article in CR #197 about the making of the film, The Road Racers, got me thinking – always dangerous for a pensioner… I saw the film on BBC2 when first shown and was inspired to have a go at between the hedges racing before making my MGP debut in 1981. I entered…
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T-minus five minutes…

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Sam Hewitt

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27th August 2019

YEAR: 1987 // LOCATION: Anderstorp, Sweden// IT’S THE: 125cc grid When Don Morley sent us this image for our Fausto feature on page 28 of this very issue, we had a problem. We desperately wanted to show you this photo, but we had no room in which to do it. The solution: put it into…
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Festival of 1000 bikes

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Sam Hewitt

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24th August 2019

Now back to its roots, the VMCC Festival of 1000 Bikes proved hugely popular with those on track and spectators alike. Always a favourite with the crowd is the John Cooper and Giacomo Agostini reenactment of the famous Race of the Year dice they had, and both legends returned to the paddock to provide the…
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A reply from Pete Crawford

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Sam Hewitt

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22nd August 2019

Dear Dick I’m so glad that you enjoyed the recent Ray Knight and Mick Boddice pieces. I’ve always had a soft spot for the chairs and production racers. They never quite commanded the same status as some of the other national classes but they invariably threw up the toughest battles, huge entertainment and all on…
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Webster stars at Stafford

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Sam Hewitt

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20th August 2019

Steve Webster, the most successful sidecar racer of all time, will be guest of honour at the Carole Nash Classic Motorcycle Mechanics Show this October. He always attracted a large audience during his racing days, and now fans have the chance to meet the former world champion, getting to know more about his memorable career.…
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It’s… and… with…

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Sam Hewitt

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18th August 2019

Dear CR Yet another great mag (#198 July/August) and the where and when picture did indeed get me thinking, so many cross issues to note. To start, the two Nortons made me think 1973 but then Ago is on a Yamaha so it has to be 1974 (and Sheene without his number 7!), but when…
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