Classic Racer

  • Success for Stratford Autojumble!

    Success for Stratford Autojumble!

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    May 12 saw the start of the jumble season in Warwickshire with the Stratford Autojumble.

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  • Classic Dirt Bike Show Success

    Classic Dirt Bike Show Success

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    Thousands of visitors descended on the Telford International Centre for the Classic Dirt Bike Show, sponsored by Hagon Shocks, in February, illustrating the strength of the classic off-road scene. The show was packed with off-road machines, private restorations and an array of clubs, with the outdoor autojumble overflowing with bargains. Legendary off-road stars Dougie Lampkin…

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  • Dan Sayle Returns

    Dan Sayle Returns

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    Sulby’s Dan Sayle, who was seriously injured during last year’s Classic TT, is set to make a return to road racing at the Blackford’s Pre-TT Classic Road Races held on the Colas Billown Course on Friday, Saturday and Bank Holiday Monday, May 24-25 and 27. Dan will be riding a 250cc Yamaha in the eight-lap…

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  • Oliver’s Mount Tickets Now On Sale

    Oliver’s Mount Tickets Now On Sale

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    Tickets are now available for the relaunched Barry Sheene Classic and the International Gold Cup at Scarborough’s famous Oliver’s Mount. Duke Marketing, operators of the iomtt.com website, will be managing and selling tickets in partnership with the new commercial operators of the circuit, who have taken on the resurrection of the stunning parkland course. Duke…

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  • Bikers’ Classics 2019

    Bikers’ Classics 2019

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    Plans are pushing on for the 17th edition of Bikers’ Classics, which will take place at the Spa-Francorchamps circuit in Belgium from July 5 to 7. For the 2019 event the sidecars will be entitled to free sessions on the track (in addition to their traditional parades) and the old trial machines will once again…

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  • Good, good, slip

    Good, good, slip

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    “Good article about the ex-Frank Perris machine in issue 195. A handful of these made their way down under in the late 1960s; Melbourne rider Peter Jones rode one to many wins.”

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  • Island Racer 2019 – The go-to guide for this year’s TT action

    Island Racer 2019 – The go-to guide for this year’s TT action

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    Discover 148 pages of incredible TT action in the upcoming Island Racer 2019 edition, on sale from May 16, 2019.

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  • 100th TT Races Celebrated

    100th TT Races Celebrated

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    Following the lead set by The Carole Nash International MotorCycle Show in April, the Jurby-based Isle of Man TT Museum will be marking the 100th Tourist Trophy Meeting during the 2019 TT. To celebrate the milestone, the team at the Isle of Man Motor Museum in Jurby has launched a new exhibition featuring a motorcycle…

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  • Flying Haggis remembered in style

    Flying Haggis remembered in style

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    This year’s Isle of Man Classic TT will celebrate the career of the late Steve Hislop, one of the greatest British motorcycle racers of all time. Entitled ‘Back to the Future: The Hizzy Years’ the celebration takes place 30 years after Steve set the first ever 120mph lap around the Mountain Course. The parade lap…

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  • A Knight tale

    A Knight tale

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    Dear CR Thanks for the excellent article about Ray Knight in CR196. It brought some good memories back for me as I started racing in 1964 on a production Honda 250 CB72, which was also my ride to work bike. Like so many others I was in my late teens and mad as a box…

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