Classic Racer Archive
Benefits to social isolation?... There aren’t too many, but it did give us time to look through the archive here at Classic Racer and come up with these great images from Nick Nicholls and Mark Wernham’s collections. Old ‘pals’Sheene and Read, the‘new wave’of Superbike stars in 2000, and a blast from a past master, the Mighty Mike, are this edition’s pictorial delights.

Line Art
Another lovely piece of penmanship from Mick Ofield – the Velocette KTT is a thing of beauty and was a‘positive step’ forward, not just for the motor, but for the gear change.

Kim’s Konig 680
In tribute to Kiwi ace Kim Newcombe, it’s a replicamore accurate than any, which a man who should know best, has ever seen...

PADDOCK GOSSIP

What’s happening in the wild world of classic racing, with shows, products and events up-andcoming.

STEVE BAKER

Steve Baker will be at Mallory Park this summer, so here’s a feature telling you just why you should attend to see this living legend in action.

HONDA CB500 RACER

Mike ‘Spike’ Edwards bought a bike from a mate called Barry who sadly passed away. He intends on making a racer from this commuter road bike – but first a baptism of fire out on the track on a CB500 race machine.

NEVER A CROSSWORD
Our regular crossword is another mix of classic racing clues and all with the carrot on a stick of the chance to win Weise Malmo gloves worth £74.99. Go for it!

1993 DUCATI SUPERMONO
Sir Alan of Cathcart talks about his three decade old passion for this amazingly sexy single from Bologna.

CADWELL PARK
Stuart Barker talks about the rich history of this parkland circuit, some of its magic moments and gets Ian Simpson to talk us round a fast lap of this challenging Lincolnshire track..

All kneel
A LIFE IN CHAIRS!

Breathe easy
AIRWAVES DUCATI 999 F06..

PADDOCK GOSSIP
What’s happening in the wild world of classic racing, with shows, products and events up-and-coming.

LINE ART: 1980 BIMOTA YB3
Mick Ofield gives us views of Jon Ekerold’s Yamaha-powered championship-winning 350cc racer.

ICONIC METAL: 1984 SUZUKI TGA500
Trying to get the best out of what they had, Team Gallina use slippery Massimo Tamburinipenned aesthetics to get some speed out of this GP 500…

NEVER A CROSSWORD
Our regular crossword is anothermix of classic racing clues and all with the carrot on a stick of the chance to a pair ofWeise Ridge Jeans worth £139.99. Go for it!

PHIL READ
Bruce Cox begins his three-part series on the life and times of this legendary British multiple world champion.

NEVER A CROSSWORD
Our regular crossword is another mix of classic racing clues and all with the carrot on a stick of the chance to win a Weise Redwood shirt worth £139.99. Go for it!

PADDOCK GOSSIP
What’s happening in the wild world of classic racing, with shows, products and events up-and-coming.
 
SILVERSTONE
Stuart Barker traces the history of this UK circuit and recalls some memorable moments, while asking Steve Parrish for his guide to the track of old.

NEVER A CROSS WORD
Our regular crossword is another mix of classic racing clues, and all with the carrot on a stick of the chance to win a Weise Stealth Hoodie worth £139.99. Go for it!

LEN & GEOFF PERRY
Fred Pidcock looks back at the life and racing career of father and son Kiwis, Len and Geoff Perry.

FOGGY PETRONAS FP1
The bike that came too late… The three-cylinder world superbike that was out-gunned when the rules went to 1000cc in the early Noughties..

PAT MAHONEY
Fred Pidcock looks back at the life, racing career and trials of Pat Mahoney.

DAVE STREET
A journeyman racer, BEMSEE champ turned ad man, bike dealer, fireman, actor and jive dancer!

BREAKFAST WITH BOZ!
Part one: racer, tester and team manager Nigel Bosworth lets editor Bertie buy him breakfast and talks about his career.

NEVER A CROSSWORD
Our regular crossword is another mix of classic racing clues and all with the carrot on a stick of the chance to win a Weise Splash Vision Jacket worth £59.99. Go for it!

PADDOCK GOSSIP
What’s happening in the wild world of classic racing, with shows, products and events up-and-coming.

CAROLYNN SELLS
Fred Pidcock doesn’t travel back so far this issue, as he looks at the career of Carolynn Sells..

DAVID WILLIAMS
Fred Pidcock looks back at the racing career of this journeyman racer and gentleman who often put loyalty above all.

ALLAN JEFFERIES
Father of Tony and Nick, and grandfather of David, Stuart Barker traces the fascinating story of Allan Jefferies, from solider to businessman and racer and beyond..

KING KORK
Kork Ballington’s rise to the very top – part one. The early years in South Africa before heading to Europe.

CRMC ANGLESEY
Another round – this time it was action in Wales, where the weather was very changeable but the action still red hot!

ROY FRANCIS
Roy – who’s still going strong today – hails from Kent and can count Bill Ivy and Paul Smart as both friends and racing contemporaries.

GEOFF DUKE VELOCETTE
Sir Alan again, he’s finally back with his ‘part two’ of his Velocette racer test: this time, one that was reframed and campaigned by none other than Geoff Duke himself.

EDDIE LAYCOCK
This battling Irishman went to 500cc Grand Prix racing in a time of legends and proved himself… Still involved in bike racing today, Eddie faced and beat his own personal challenges. Respect.

PADDOCK GOSSIP
What’s happening in the wild world of classic racing, with shows, no-shows, products and events upand- coming.

WALTER RUSK
Rusk was a prewar legend, with a shocking thatch of blonde hair and outright speed on a motorcycle, most notably the supercharged AJS. Sadly he passed away on a training flight early in the Second World War.

CRMC AGM/AWARDS
Graham Lawlor and Pete Morris report on the annual general meeting and awards ‘do’ for the CRMC. Don’t forget the dates for 2022 everyone…

ICONIC METAL: 2002 PROTON KR3 500
20 years ago, the two-strokes in the old 500cc paddock finally hung up their spurs – but there was often a last hurrah… the chance of a pole position, a decent finish, maybe a fastest lap. The 500cc machines never went with a whimper…

CLUB COMMANDO! - Norton’s Thruxton racer twin recalled.

MORINI 250 BIALBERO - Fastest 250 single ever?

RACE REPORTS - CRMC at Anglesey and Croft!

LINE ART: 1990 DUCATI 888
Raymond Roche took the blood-red Bologna V-twin to Ducati’s first World Superbike championship: the first of many…

DRAG QUEENS!
Pip Higham recounts his tale of how a humble drag racer (him) could help the likes of Croz and Mamola on their four-stroke outings. What larks!

PADDOCK GOSSIP
What’s happening in the wild world of classic racing, with shows, no-shows, products and events up and coming.

WERNER HAAS
The race career ofWerner Haas was short but sweet, until he retired in 1954 to spend time with a new obsession – private flying.

STEVE PARRISH
In part one, we chart Steve Parrish’s career and transformation into ‘Stavros’ the paddock’s perennial prankster! Apologies now, to the faint of heart!

LINE ART: 1971 YAMAHATD2B
Yamaha proved to the world that they could build a solid, over-the-counter racer which was good enough to win world titles. This was that machine.

MORIWAKI
Part one of our story on Moriwaki helps explain the links to our other‘Family Affair’ feature and looks at the early racing history of this prestigious Japanese tuning house.

PADDOCK GOSSIP
What’s happening in the wild world of classic racing as we are now firmly into 2021…Let’s hope for a better year and a busier one than 2020!

WHIT’SWISDOM #2
There are more funny stories in JamesWhitham than there are tea plants in China.. and India, and all the tea-producing countries of the world combined. Get a brewor a beer and come and have a laugh…

JEAN-MICHEL BAYLE
So, you’re a top moto-crosser and you go to the USA to dominate Supercross too.What do you do next?You have your FIRST ever road race at the 1992 French Grand Prix in the 250cc class… What an incredible story.

YamahaYZF-R6
Back in 1999, Yamaha developed a supersport machine like no other: the track focused R6. In 2021 it effectively disappears fromYamaha’s range. Here’s Alan Cathcart’s ride on theWorld Supersport contender.

Line Art: 1967 VelocetteThruxton
Enjoy the beauty of the Thruxton over two pages. This legendarymachine may have appeared dated and been derived from older models, but what machines! A stock Venom once averaged over 100mph for 24-hours back in 1961.

YAMAHA FJ1100 T-REX
Here’s one bike that was ‘Born to Boogie’, one of the‘Children of the Revolution’and Yamaha’s very own‘20th Century Boy.’‘Get it On’with this 160bhp pared-to-the bone Aussie racer: with apologies toMarc Bolan.Words courtesy of our down under dude JeffWare.

Dave Croxford
The Ruislip Rebel returns to wax lyrically in part two of this feature on his career and his popular Norton days. We find out: was he really a crasher? How did he get on with Peter Williams? Did one of his bikes really become a lamp-stand? And how many Astons canaman have? Not enough, clearly! Ha!

Ducati Bevel Special
Here’s a down under delight cooked up by two chefs… take a 1976 900SS bevel-drivemotor and spice it up with a race-bred chassis, top-line modern chassis parts, a dash of Duke 888 and a dollop of Ducati 916. The end result is an endurance-racer lookalike which really looks the part.

GOODWOOD GOER
Troy Corser's winning supercharged boxer Beemer ridden.

Classic Racer Archive
The combined works of great photographers as they catchGary Hocking, Derek Minter and Akira Yanagawa hard at work in their respective offices.

Franco Uncini
One generation knows Franco as the man hit by Wayne Gardner during a race and cheating death bymillimetres. Another knows himas the former world champion. If you know himfor either, you’ll like this. If he’s new to you, you’ll like this.

Up close: Kawasaki’s 250cc SR1
Officially, this bike doesn’t exist – and never did.Well, that’s pushing it a bit (here’s a large photoshoot about it after all) but for a while at least, Kawasaki wouldn’t admit to the SR1 being real. Up close, it’s flippin’ lovely..

Crossword
Another chance for you to stretch the racing memory banks and have a pop at completing the CR Crossword. A fine way to fill a cold, dark evening when the racing season seems so very far away.

Gianni Rolando
Amate of Sheene’s, he knew nothing of the racing world as he got faster and found success. Such naivety and such a lust for life – sometimes literally – combined to produce a story of the time that just couldn’t be repeated today.

The Story of the CRMC – PartTwo 
Let’s go racing.With the organisation put together, therewas nothing more to do than to get everyone out on the track to seewhat was what. Howexciting!..

Paddock Gossip - Malcolm’s been virtually glued to his phone and computer to get the news from the four corners of the racing quarter.

Kevin Schwantz: The Lone Star - Arguably one of the most famous, thrilling and exciting riders ever. His story is one you won’t know and you won’t ever have heard Revvin’Kevin ever be so open and forthright about the who, the what, the how and the why it all happened...

Paddock Gossip - Mr Malcolmhas been ear-to-the-ground to bring you the stories thatmattermost in the classic racing quarter.

Gene Romero - He was one of the true stars of the 1970s and whether you only heard the name Romero as part of OnAny Sunday or got to see him take part in the Transatlantic Trophy events, Gene's legacy tended to staywith you. Classic Racer says goodbye to theman with a steely determination to take the fight to others..

The Classic Racer Crossword - The latest edition of the racing-themed crossword fromBen Rumbold.

Paddock Gossip - Malcolm has been out and about again, looking into the various corners of various paddocks to grab a look at each and every happening that is newsworthy.

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Classic Racer Magazine - May/June 2020

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