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Opinion

In Pit Lane - The Misano Mutineers

Ah, the good old days. When racing was racing and riders were tough. Not like today’s pampered social-media celebs. I was thinking about this at…
History

Not forgotten - Robert Holden

Robert Holden was born in the UK in 1958, and emigrated to New Zealand with his family when he was 13. In the mid-70s he survived a…
History

Boberg’s bungle

Long before the term photojournalist was coined, John (‘Jack’) H Boberg convinced his literary editors at the Sydney Daily Mail that taking a year to circumnavigate Australia with his…
Interviews

Grid talk with Dave Fuller

You’re a well known guy in the racing scene and many readers will know your face, but fill us in on what it is that you do.
How to

How to - Change clutch plates

For guys like Steve Martin, a worn-out clutch would mean no more wheelies. Which would then mean tears. Thankfully, replacement is pretty straightforward. This article uses the…
History

Where are they now? Bruce Collins

In 1983-84, Bruce Collins (then 26) and passenger Chris Dinuzzo gave the Australian championships a red-hot go, sometimes literally. In 1983 at Oran Park they beat multiple champions Geoff…
Interviews

Fast Talk with Jason Doyle

Pain is temporary, quitting lasts forever.’ That six-word axiom made famous by cancer survivor Lance Armstrong is not only etched into the skin of Jason Doyle, it has become a…
History

Where are they now? John Langfield

I grew up in Manly and didn’t know much about motorcycles. Rugby league fans will know Brookvale Oval, but back then it was the Brookvale Showground, and that’s…
Features

What’s in a donk?

1 What’s all this I hear about back-to-front motors in MotoGP? For the first time in the history of premier-class grand prix racing, every motorcycle on the…
Opinion

Real Respect for other riders

Guys you meet in the pub are a notoriously unreliable source of information and opinion. Legendarily so. This was a little different. These guys included…
History

Not Forgotten - Dave Simmonds

Many will remember Kawasaki’s grand prix success in the late 1970s with Kork Ballington fending off teammate Gregg Hansford, then with Anton Mang’s incredible run in the…
Features

Ack Attack team at the World Land Speed Trial

Patience. It’s a virtue for any racer. For some, it’s the patience to wait another lap to make a pass, or settle for second place this time. Every racer…