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04 November 2018

2018 Isle of Man Festival of Motorcycling

If you’ve seen the 1935 British musical comedy No Limit, you’ll understand the atmosphere of the annual Isle of Man Festival of Motorcycling. George Shuttleworth, played by comic songwriter George Formby, builds himself an AJS racer in his garden shed for his assault on the

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31 October 2018

Where are they now? Dallas Rankine – Kiwi Ducati supertuner

At the dawn of World Superbikes 30 years ago, Kiwi Ducati fanatic Dallas Rankine was tearing his hair out. “I bought the first available 851 Superbike in association with Aussie Bob Brown for Robert Holden to race in WSBK,” he remembers. Ducati soul brothers obsessed with th

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24 October 2018

Revolving Racer - Adam Senior

The other day someone told me that by the end of this season I will have clocked up 700,000km in travel while racing in ASBK. It’s only about 380,000km from Earth to the Moon! I first competed in 2006 but since 2012 I have raced every single round in the Superbike class, excep

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23 October 2018

MOTO GP STARS FAVOURITE PARTS OF THE PHILLIP ISLAND GRAND PRIX CIRCUIT

The much-anticipated Michelin Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix 2018 is just around the corner, and the world’s best riders are reminiscing on their favourite parts of the Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit. Exhilarating racing, coupled with incredible scenic views, makes for on

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23 October 2018

WHEN AMCN WAS A FLY ON THE TEAM DUCATI WALL AT PHILLIP ISLAND

Phil Aynsley and Hamish Cooper were “flies on the wall” at 2016 Australian Grand Prix for the entire race weekend. Every practice, qualifying and during the race they were inside Ducati’s pit garage and they both  gained the belief that Ducati was about to start something

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22 October 2018

Tobacco and MotoGP

It was big tobacco that brought MotoGP Down Under

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22 October 2018

One-on-one with Troy Corser

Wollongong-born Troy Corser loved racing motorcycles as a kid. And it was thanks to this very Suzuki RGV250 and bit of encouragement from another well-known Wollongong racer named Wayne Gardner that Corser went on to win two World Superbike titles. Are you the type of guy who

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19 October 2018

Troy Corser’s Suzuki RGV250

Almost three decades ago, double world champ Troy Corser tried his hand at road racing on a Suzuki RGV250 production machine. This is that bike

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18 October 2018

Ed's Letter

There are times when I forget how long this magazine has been around. And then I take a phone call from one of the many great characters who have spent decades making the fortnightly pilgrimage to their local newsagency to enjoy the latest efforts from the dedicated team at Gassi

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13 October 2018

Amped about the Eighties

Wayne and Donna lived their lives in the public eye and in a very 80s, flamboyant way

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10 October 2018

Grid talk - Ben Henry

Cube Racing owner Ben Henry talks about Tom Toparis’s WSS300 adventure, his role in rider development and what it takes to compete at the top

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09 October 2018

Joey Evans

From paraplegic to Dakar finisher in a decade, acclaimed international sportsman, Joey Evans is now sharing his story