When Albert Geoffrey McElhinney passed away on the Gold Coast in July 2017 few would have known he was one of the most-well travelled blokes in Australia. Born in Melbourne…
In the middle of the 1930s, BMW surprised friend and enemy when it introduced its newest racer, a supercharged boxer twin. The black machine didn’t appear all that threatening, but…
Eric Geboers and his four older brothers proved Belgium has more to offer the motorcycling world than Spa-Franchorchamps, one of the most beautiful road racing circuits circuits in the world…
Pat Norton first came to public notice when – at the age of 14 – she was known as ‘Nipper’ Norton in the Bondi Swimming Club. Only a year later…
Teddy Preston’s death at the Sydney Royale Speedway towards the end of the 1965/66 season was the final straw for Geoff Grocott. His beloved Vincent outfit was put on the…
IN 1957, KEITH Bryen might have been tempted to pinch himself to check it was real, in one season racing ex-works Nortons, works AMC machines at the Isle of Man, works…
January can easily become summer’s dead zone of boredom. When it’s too hot to ride what’s to do? Even television is a dead zone, largely inhabited by series repeats and…
Bathurst race fans received a star-attraction bonus at Easter 1980. Gregg Hansford, rated the number-five rider in the world by prestigious yearbook Motocourse, raced on the Mountain – while his…
Glen Dix’s involvement with motorsport began in the early ’50s – a time when Rowley Park Speedway broadcast live to air on radio. His job as penciller – recording results…
Born late enough to miss the end of WW2 hostilities, Brian Payne arrived in Melbourne as a Ten Pound Pom, conning a job with the BSA importers despite a lack…
Who was Kawasaki’s first road-race winner in Australia? Ken Blake, Ron Toombs, Gregg Hansford? It was Richard Reid, in the Victorian 250 TT at Calder on 12 February, 1967. In…
Until the ISDT was rebranded as the International Six Day Enduro and Australia became affiliated with the Federation Internationale de Motorcyclisme (FIM), Aussie riders were obligated to compete under the…
