Classic Racer

YZR500 The OW60 family line

by

Sam Hewitt

–

21st December 2017

Yamaha’s RD56 factory racer which took Phil Read to the 1964 250cc World title really did use a disc-valve motor which profited from MZ technology – purloined by Suzuki from the DDR’s MZ, by enabling its rider-engineer colleague Ernst Degner to defect to the West in 1961 – that tech was widely shared and with…
Continue reading »
French sale

by

Sam Hewitt

–

15th November 2017

There’s a fabulous, eclectic range of machines on offer at Osenat’s sale, at the Salon Moto Legende in Paris, on Saturday, November 25. Ranging from a host of engines – mainly from French machines – through to barn find motorcycles, restored lightweights and having a pair of Vincent Black Shadows as its marquee lots, there’s…
Continue reading »
Classic Racer November/December 188

by

Sam Hewitt

–

18th October 2017

From the archive This month we have three stunning images from the world of Classic Racer, two of which are from deep within our huge archive and the third having a much more recent flavour to it (but it’s still very much on topic). Readers Write Another passage of time passes us by and some…
Continue reading »
Mr Springsteen

by

Sam Hewitt

–

18th October 2017

Dear CR Thanks for another great issue of Classic Racer. Your article on Jay Springsteen was awesome… but you failed to mention that #9 still road races! He’s been riding an XR at the Barber Vintage festival for the last few years and does really well. It’s easy to see why he’s accumulated so many…
Continue reading »
Feisty talk

by

Sam Hewitt

–

18th October 2017

Dear CR What an excellent letter from Gordon Chatterton (Classic Racer issue 187). It really sums up the current state of play, particularly with regard to the TT races. No longer the domain of the professional rider competing for world championship points as in the past, the event is now given over to various local entrants…
Continue reading »
Perspective, perspective

by

Sam Hewitt

–

18th October 2017

A pretty big chunk of my little downtime these past few weeks has been spent watching some amazing races via my Duke DVD collection. And whilst I’m watching the thrills and spills of childhood heroes like Anton Mang, Ruggia, Spencer, Gardner et al, I find myself questioning what we’ve lost in terms of the modern…
Continue reading »
ÁNGEL NIETO 1947-2017

by

Sam Hewitt

–

18th October 2017

Spain’s 13-time world champion and so-called ‘king of the tiddlers’ Ángel Nieto passed away on August 3, from head injuries sustained in a road traffic accident a week earlier. This saw him thrown off a quad bike he was riding on the holiday island of Ibiza, where he’d lived for many years. He was hit…
Continue reading »
Colin Edwards Snr

by

Sam Hewitt

–

18th October 2017

Colin Edwards Snr, 72, of Montgomery, Texas, passed away on September 18, 2017. He was born on September 12, 1945 in Sydney, Australia. Colin, first and foremost a proud dad and grandpa who loved being close to his family, travelled the world in his early years, living life to the full while working in the…
Continue reading »
Harry Pearce 1923-2017

by

Sam Hewitt

–

18th October 2017

The funeral has taken place at Poole Crematorium of H A (Harry) Pearce, the very first motorcycle road race winner at Brands Hatch, who passed away peacefully aged 94, after a short illness. Originally from Surbiton, Surrey, he was a regular trials and scramble rider before he took up road racing in 1948 in the…
Continue reading »
Lansdowne update Cadwell Park and Castle Combe

by

Sam Hewitt

–

18th October 2017

It’s not often you can visit Cadwell and be blessed with sunshine, but this time we were lucky. Dean Stimpson, the leader in the Bonhams Championship, took pole position on Nick Izzard’s Manx, with Glen English second on the SCC Works Manx, and Mike Russell third on Richard Adams’ Manx, followed by current champion Chris…
Continue reading »

Classic Racer

Latest Issue

Free Digital Issue

Search

Tags