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