Gone but not forgotten is an often expressed phrase when someone near and dear is lost, and it will certainly be the case that Warren ‘Wazza’ Monson will never be…
When Garry Taylor, former manager of the Suzuki Grand Prix team, died on 30 January at the age of 74, it marked the end of an era.
Largely funded by the huge brewery he owned in Lithgow, John Jones was a prominent member of the Royal Automobile Club, the NSW Light Car Club and the Sydney Bicycle…
What if we told you Australia’s first Superbike was a Yamaha R5 350? It was not known as a Superbike in the early 1970s. The category was Improved Touring. But…
History has it that blokes on bikes started racing in tight circles around the Maitland Trotting Track in December 1923. A great idea, quickly adopted along Australia’s east coast. They…
Anthony Gobert was the very antithesis of a modern professional racer. In every way, except for one. He was really, really fast. The sad yet unexpectedly affirmative story of his…
Cecil Sandford held a unique place in motorcycle grand prix racing. The Englishman gave MV Agusta its first world title. Until his death on 29 November 2023…
In senior high school, Phil Aynsley was a slightly nerdy science whiz and model aircraft maker with the ambition to be an air-traffic controller. Then he…
Ivan was blasting around the Jurien Bay sand dunes on his quad when he first met Vern Strange and the two struck up a lasting…
At a time when a bicycle cost the average punter more than 10 weeks wages, motorcycling was restricted to the wealthy man-about-town and a four-wheel voiturette was the province…
Rimini, Italy, 1950s. Every Sunday an Italian boy walks from his house to the barber for his weekly trim. The barber always talks to the boy about his great…
Thirty years ago Daryl Beattie scored his maiden grand prix victory on a Honda NSR500 at Hockenheim in Germany. At 22 he was the country’s youngest GP winner…
