Elsewhere on these opening pages of CR you can read Malc’s thoughts about spending time with Gene Romero, who passed away recently. Malc, quite rightly, views his time with the On Any Sunday star –
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Editor Intro
Hard as nails We are back from our annual Daytona holiday, slightly jet-lagged and I wish I could still feel that warm Florida sunshine on my back, but what a great trip it turned out
Read moreWelcome: How much, then?
In the process of winter blues, I recently made the mistake of visiting an old friend at his dealership. I was there for a meeting with other people but factored in time to see said
Read moreMoving on
So, another year of racing draws to a close. And as such we stop for a moment, pausing to catch our collective breath, remembering those we lost along the way. It’s an odd time for remembrance
Read more500 ways to go
Speaking with Jan De Vos, the man behind the Redfox Grinta Ducati machine which you may have noticed on the cover of this issue of Classic Racer, something became very apparent. Jan, as with a
Read moreCall to arms
Welcome to your latest edition of Classic Racer. I sincerely hope that you enjoy it. By now, you’ve probably noticed the Great Racing Motorcycles DVD on the cover of this magazine. This fine documentary from
Read moreHigher-archy
Years ago I was interviewing the legendary Mick Doohan. At the time, the Aussie was pretty much at the height of his power. Doohan was, outwardly, in command and harshly honest – not only
Read morePassion fruit
Recently, I found myself sitting with cleverer people talking about motorcycle racing. Yes, I quite agree – finding people cleverer about racing than me is not exactly the world’s toughest task – the average empty
Read morePerspective, perspective
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
Read moreExcited (and excitable)
The past few weeks have seen me attend several meetings with some major players in the racing world . You may be surprised to hear not much of what was discussed centred around modern,
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