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Interviews

Grid Talk - Mark Bracks

What got you motivated to do something about the development of junior riders in Australia? I think it was July 2015 I put my hand up. The…
History

Where are they now? Gordon Barrett

Life these days for Kiwi Gordon Barrett is very different to when he won the 1981 Australian 350 road-racing championship. “I’m semi-retired and I have developed a passion for…
Opinion

Revolving Racer - Michael Blair

My driving force has always been to look for ways to improve; making small improvements moves me forward to meeting my goals. This is…
History

Bathurst’s greatest battle - 1972 AUSTRALIAN TT

It’s one thing to win at Bathurst, yet quite another to be first across the finish line after what many rate as the hardest battle around the mountain of…
Interviews

Grid Talk - Chris Jones

Your son Mike is racing for a factory team in Europe and you’re a suspension guru for a top team in Australia. How did it start? Well, I…
History

Racing legend Nobby Clark

Nobby Clark’s business card describes the 80-year-old as “The choice of champions”. Overleaf, a list of 15 names runs from Gary Hocking (1961 350/500cc) through to Kenny…
Interviews

Grid Talk - Mick Kirkness

You competed in Flat Track in the X Games ’17. How did that come about? I’ve been invited to all the X Games they’ve had now: ’15, ’16 and…
Features

How Stuff Works - Gear Boxes

1. If I want my bike to pop monos easier, do I need to gear my bike up or down? That depends. The language of gearing can…
Rides

Spannerman rides Vietnam

I was invited on a free trip to Vietnam in 1970. The Australian government was prepared to send me free of charge as long as I was prepared…
History

Not Forgotten - Rodger Freeth

Enter Rodger Freeth, the bespectacled Kiwi rider who made his name at Bathurst with a number of sizzling performances on McIntosh Suzukis in the 80s. T…
History

They did what? Racing up the Hume

Back in 1906, what is now the Hume Freeway heading north out of Melbourne was simply known as Sydney Road – a wide thoroughfare encompassing a narrow strip…
Opinion

Revolving Racer - Levi Day

My motivation in racing is to reach (and hopefully achieve) new goals. Going faster than the session before or improving a particular part of my riding is where…