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Where are they now? Barry ‘Briggo’ Briggs is a speedway legend who is still racing at 81-years-young

Briggo is one of the biggest personalities in motorcycling, and has been friends with a host of legends. The Kiwi brought speedway to the mainstream, and his wild adventures after…
Rides

Reader story- 2016 TTMC, PI Track Day Report

As always, it was a marathon effort even get to the track, with a two-day flight down the Hume required – including the usual stop over at the town of…
Opinion

In Pit Lane - Proud, happy, and ready to kick

I am proud and happy to be able to write this column about this great sport of ours. A sport where all concerned shall henceforth live by the creed of…
History

He did what? Nick Lidstone - From Betws-y-Coed to Berrima

Scooting home form Betws-y-Coed one Sunday evening back in 1958, Nick Lidstone fantasized that if he just kept the throttle pinned on his newly acquired 125cc Douglas Vespa it could…
Features

New tech - Stopping everyone

It was the late 1970s when the anti-lock braking system debuted on a passenger vehicle. A decade of development later and the high-tech system was altered to cope with the…
History

Where are they now? Robert Hinton

Three-times 1970s Australian GP winner Robert Hinton was 72 in August and is still active in racing as a race-bike owner in Forgotten Era events. His Yamaha TZ350F has won…
Opinion

Ed’s letter - Can’t get enough

How good was this year’s MotoGP season? That is a rhetorical question. It was one of the best I can remember, and it just got better as the year went…
History

They did what?- Cannonball Down Under

American legend Erwin ‘Cannonball’ Baker enjoyed a remarkably long life for someone who parlayed a job testing motorcycle tyres for the Indianapolis Tyre Company into a full-time career as an…
Opinion

Ed's letter- Transition complete

There was a time when I dabbled in both the two- and four-wheeled world. A life as a motoring journalist with a healthy obsession for anything that could be ridden…
History

Where are they now?- Allan Cunynghame

In their day, the Castrol 6 Hour at Amaroo Park and the Arai 500 on Mount Panorama were Australia’s twin peaks of endurance racing. The 6 Hour was where champions…
History

History Makers- THE ORIGINAL SUPERBIKE SERIES

The term ‘superbike’ was a term loosely applied to any big-bore roadster of the late 1960s or early 70s, like the Honda CB750, Kawasaki H2 750, Triumph Trident, BSA Rocket…
Opinion

In Pit Lane - Unexpect the expected

Márquez’s 2016 season has been that of … not a different rider, but certainly a much changed version of the same rider They say one should always expect the unexpected.