COLUMNS
1970 was one hell of a year for land speed records at Bonneville
Gary Gabelich’s Blue Flame rocket car became the first vehicle to top 1000km/h and Don Vesco’s twin-engined ‘Big Red’ streamliner the first motorcycle to better 400km/h. Then, in what seemed like a page from a fairy tale, Cal Rayborn squeezed into his two-wheeled Harley-D
Not forgotten - Art Baumann
The Team Kawasaki USA man rode the roller-coaster as a factory rider in the 1970s
WHERE ARE THEY NOW?- Denny Megalos
The 125 GP racer turned bank teller turned factory wrench worked with ASBK’s greats
Not forgotten - Bob Brown
Though denied a shot at lasting GP glory, the Aussie still made his mark
Grid Talk with Troy Guenther
Troy, you jumped off the Kawasaki ZX-6 last year, and went straight onto the Yamaha R6 this year. You won the opening round of ASBK at Phillip Island in February. Were you expecting to hit the ground running like that? Yamaha has proven to be a race winning package before, so I
Racer of the week - Lewis Dray
I was born on 8 June 1996 and had my first major operation 12 hours later. I was given a less than 50 per cent chance of survival and remained in hospital for three months. Perhaps this somewhat difficult start in life has helped me with my racing and outlook on life in general.
Motorcycling in Asia isn’t all sunshine and smiles. But it’s still brilliant
AMCN reader blog - Jeremy Torr's motorcycling travel tales
Where are they now? - BERT KINGSTON
Bert hit his prime after he quit the British League, winning in front of a home crowd against the Lions at the Royale.
Not forgotten- Geoff Perry
On the verge of greatness, the white-hot Kiwi was lost in a mystery air crash over the Pacific
WHERE ARE THEY NOW?- Ross Hedley
Ross Hedley’s ventures across OZ and Europe typified the perils of a privateer in the 70s
Racer of the Week- Dan ‘Chucky’ Sanders
My highlight for 2015 was when I flew out to Slovakia to represent Australia in the ISDE. I surprised myself, and a lot of others there by finishing in 4th outright and 1st E3 class and the junior team to win gold. I’m really happy with the result and it’ll be a very hard
Custom Cool XR1000 V-twin tribute
Ray Drea created this café racer in honour of his mentor, Willie G Davidson