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THE FIRST LAP OF TASSIE

When Reg Beauchamp and his mate Len Hyland first announced their intentions to ride around their home state on motorcycles, no one took much notice. For most Tasmanians,…
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THE TESI TANGO

  Words AMCN & Alan Cathcart Photography Kyoichi Nakamura & AC “We’ll supply and maintain the Tesi 1DR Corsa,” Bimota CEO Giuseppe Morri said…
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THE MEN WHO MADE MOTOCROSS

A history of the men who made motocross. In the years following WW2, motorcycle scrambles flourished across the south eastern regions of Australia. Yet it was a…
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SUPER-STUNT SPECTACULAR

   Words & Photography Peter Whitaker Up in the Hunter Valley it was a time when Sunday afternoons in Autumn were set aside for solos, sidecars…
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POSTER BOY

   Words Darryl Flack    Photography AMCN & DF archives When I signed up to be AMCN’s Sydney editor, little did I…
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LOST CAUSE: YAMAHA'S 1982 500CC GP SEASON

The 1982 season was a watershed moment in the 500cc Grand Prix world championship. It was the final year all four Japanese manufacturers including Yamaha went head-to-head in…
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THE HINTON & MORRISON SHOW

It’s late July 1949 in a still-rebuilding Europe and the Continental Circus has come to Gedinne in the south of Belgium, providing welcome entertainment. The…
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ERIC ‘DEBBO’ DEBENHAM

Whenever Debbo’s name crops up the first recollection is of his tremendous laugh and, in an era when short circuit racers enjoyed regular meetings at Vineyard, Taree, Goulburn, Bungarribee,…
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CASTROL SIX HOUR | WIN ON SUNDAY...1970-1987

The rise and fall of the Castrol Six Hour Production Race The FJ Holden and the Skyline Drive-In were beyond the horizon when the dawn of the fabulous 1950s…
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TREVOR DISCOMBE: THE LEGEND OF YAMAHA ASIA

Younger readers may not know the name, but Trevor Discombe is one of Australasia’s most successful road racers. He became almost unbeatable in the 350cc class anywhere he…
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GEOFF DUKE: FIRST GENTLEMAN OF RACING

Six times World Champion and six times TT winner Geoff Duke OBE passed away peacefully on Friday, 1 May 2015 at his home in the Isle of…
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JIMMIE GUTHRIE

With six Isle of Man TT victories and 22 Grand Prix/TT wins in Europe, Scotland’s Jimmie Guthrie was one of Britain’s best racers. Four of his victories, including…