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YEAR: 1974 // LOCATION: DAYTONA, USA There’s seldom a wasted corner in racing. If you can’t find out something new about yourself, your bike or your tyres when you’re out there lapping alone, then there’s a chance that you can learn something – anything – by watching another rider getting it right or wrong in close proximity. Here No.37 has the best seat in the house to do some up-close learning. In his prime, we present for you all one Agostini, G on his way to a Daytona win. Cool.…
YEAR: YOU TELL US // LOCATION: SNETTERTON, NORFOLK Some days it all comes together – you’re great away from the line and you just know that you’re the man/men on this particular day.Try as they might, they aren’t going to catch you. Just relax into it, enjoy the speed and don't grab at anything. It'll come, it'll come – even if the face visor really squashes your nose up like a flattened tomato. Bryan Rust (driver) and Alan Bedford (passenger) really do make it look easy on the 998cc KGB Imp. Bravo, chair chaps.…
YEAR: 2003 // LOCATION: MONZA, ITALY It was the final year of WSB action forTeam GSE. New regulations had got the back up of team owner Darrell Healey and team manager Colin Wright – the plug on the global assault was pulled, the squad would not be coming back to World Superbikes. In the season, it had looked so bright for race fans. Chris Walker and JamesToseland both able to fight toe-to-toe were also both able to toe that team line when they had to.This wasn’t a lone gun type of deal, what Wright managed to a fine point was more like an on-track doublebaralled shotgun. Of course, the one – most basic – rule of professional, two-man-team racing still applied above all else: Beat.Your.Team. Mate.…
In light of Percy Tait’s passing, an image from his heyday seemed appropriate in this issue of Classic Racer (a full feature on Percy will appear in the next issue). This is the 1976 Texaco Heron Suzuki works squad, with Percy on the left next to Barry Sheene whilst John ‘Noddy’ Newbold and John Williams take up the other positions in this racing – and fashionable – foursome. What a brilliant snapshot of motorcycle racing time.…
It’s so new that these won’t be in the shops until March 2020 (so you’ll have to wait for yours until then if you’re our lucky winner), but you can bet that the beautiful new Glamster is going to be an instant modern classic and it’s certainly up to the job of racing either on track or going a bit quick elsewhere. To be in with a chance of winning this stunning lid, simply complete (correctly) this Classic Racer Crossword and send it in to us (details provided on the opposite page). We will pick the winner from an upturned helmet crammed with correct crosswords – and that person will get some super-cool retro-Glam for their 2020 riding season. The Glamster comes in plain colours which cost £399.99 whilst graphic…
If you want to get in touch… ... please do. We read every letter, email and comment sent to us and we enjoy hearing from you whether you’ve an event coming up, a motorcycle you own or you just want to let us know about something you find interesting in Classic Racer’s world. I KNOW THAT MAN! Dear CR Just read Adrian Pallet’s response to your identity poser (CR #199). I go with all he’s said, barring no 28 who is Middlesbrough lad John Webb who was the man to beat at Croft back in the day, and who Guy Martin definitely modelled his sideburns from. Sadly no longer with us, illness taking him a few years back. Love the mag. Peter Watson PS: I’ll bet you’ll get the same…
