AMCN rode the ragged edge in 2024 to bring you the best package of words and photos you can buy. Here we relive some classic moments captured through the lenses of our fleet of photographers

In one of our most emotional issues, we farewelled the troubled genius that was Anthony Gobert, who left us aged just 48 years. The overwhelming reader reaction resulted in demands for a poster, which we supplied in the following issue.

 

Remy Gardner exclusively revealed to AMCN the long road to racing redemption he had travelled that saw him earn several MotoGP wildcard entries for Yamaha

 

He might have crashed a lot but our MotoGP expert Neil Morrison says Pedro Acosta proved to be the most exciting of any rookie in the premier class since 2013 (that was Marc Marquez!)

 

The loneliness of Dakar racing is caught beautifully in this shot

 

Who said you need the latest bike to win? After a 1043-day losing streak, Marc Marquez won a MotoGP race on a 2023 Ducati

 

Perhaps the most bizarre new model of 2024 was the Aston Martin-Brough turbo AMB 001…

 

…but there was also Triumph’s Rocket 3 Storm torque-meister

 

The moment Pecco’s 2024 title hopes disappeared into the gravel trap dust? Alex Marquez and Francesco Bagnaia clashed controversially at the Aragon MotoGP with each blaming the other for the incident

 

If we learned one thing in 2024 it’s that middleweight twins, such as Suzuki’s GSX-8R, are the future

 

Josh Waters overcame some personal doubts to dig deep for a record fourth ASBK Superbike title

 

Michael Dunlop, here jumping Ballaugh Bridge on his Supersport Paton, became the Isle of Man TT GOAT after his 29th victory

 

Ducati’s DesertX Rally came like a bolt of lightning out of the blue

 

Aussie history was made with an unlikely victory in the  Motocross of Nations, described as the Olympics of motocross

 

Titanium sure makes an instant light show when it all goes belly-up in MotoGP

 

In one of the most bizarre startline incidents ever, Marc Marquez lost traction at Phillip Island riding over his visor tear-off!

 

 

In a leap of faith both for himself and new team BMW, Toprak Razgatlioglu won the WorldSBK title at his first attempt

 

Jorge Martin’s MotoGP title win was the first for a rider from an independent team since Valentino Rossi in 2001 (and the sixth ever)

 

Jack Miller battled fearful front-end chatter all season… and then KTM dumped him!

 

Troy Herfoss showed the Yanks how to race (and win) on a Bagger