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Bayliss tops the bill
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World Superbike legend Troy Bayliss is to make the journey from his homeland, Australia, to be the guest of honour at the Carol Nash Classic MotorCycle Show at Stafford over the weekend of April 22-23.
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Calling Classic Racer reader detectives!
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Dear CR, Please can you help with some detective work? I bought a 1965 250xx ‘Air-Cooled’ TSS Bultaco Road Racer, one of 50 made before they produced the ‘Water-Cooled’ motor. Bob Coulter bought the Bultaco
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Wes Cooley: From hero to hell and back again
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He raced motorcycles that tied themselves up in knots. He found that extra something that all champions manage to find. He took on – and beat – the best. One big crash and 12 days
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Going it alone: The Kim Newcombe Konig 500
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Like something from a Hollywood blockbuster, what a guy from New Zealand managed to make went out on track and stunned the racing world. This is the story of that motorcycle. Words by: Terry Stevenson
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Hello and welcome to this month’s Classic Racer. I sincerely hope you enjoy it.
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As my long-time friend, mentor and fellow paddock-gossip sharer Malc explained in the last issue of this fine racing publication, I am now in the hot seat. As such, these types of welcoming columns from
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TELFORD OFF-ROAD SHOW GUESTS OF HONOUR ANNOUNCED
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The countdown has begun to the biggest classic off-road event of the year… and it’s all eyes on the Telford International Centre, which will once again host the two-day Classic Dirt Bike Show, sponsored by Hagon
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Teams flock to 4-Hour!
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More than 30 teams are now entered into the CMM-backed 4-Hour Endurance Legends event, which is due to take place this May at Donington Park. Darin Frow of Classic Bike Track Days says: “We now
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The 1974 500cc Dutch TT Assen: Yamaha one and two
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Words and photographs: Jan & Hetty Burgers Over 150,000 race fans went to see the sixth round of the 500cc world championship at the end of June 1974. They were all eagerly looking forward to
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Devimead: The racing Masons
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Words and Photographs: Peter Crawford and Mason Collection. Synonymous with BSA there was far more to Devimead than parallel twins. They flirted with Bartons and Morinis but Pete Crawford found out that it was with
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Skip Aksland: What might have been
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Words: Norm DeWitt Photographs: Norm DeWitt and Mortons Archive Skip Aksland was another of the Californians who formed a tidal wave of talent that swept the podiums of the world. Along with Kenny Roberts and Cal
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