Classic Racer

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Classic Racer

INCHING IT... • YEAR: 1961 //

RIIIING... DING... DING... DING... • YEAR: You tell us // LOCATION: Where do you reckon?

‘COME ON THEN, STOP US STRIKING!’ • YEAR: 1982. // LOCATION: Nogaro circuit, paddock gates, France.

#3 IT'S THE CLASSIC RACER CROSSWORD! • Welcome to the third Classic Racer crossword. Put your racing knowledge to the test and complete the puzzle to be in with a chance of winning a terrific RST IOM TT Grandstand one-piece leather suit. Good luck.

Don’t forget!

readers Writer

AGO HEADLINES THE CLASSIC TT

HONDA CELEBRATING 60

SIDECAR DATE AT CADWELL

ALL TIME RECORD FOR BONHAMS AT STAR STUDDED STAFFORD

SIDECAR STAR STEVE SET FOR SHOW

Aw, dammit...

TOM LOUGHRIDGE

BARRY RANDLE

A Legend Lost

MOVE QUICKLY FOR OLIVER’S MOUNT ENTRIES

BELGIUM CLASSIC CELEBRATES SEVEN DECADES OF MOTOGP

MOON EYES THE JOHN COOPER STORY

NEW WAY IN

GRAND TOTAL EXPECTED FOR THE SPA PARADE

CLASSIC RACER ICONIC METAL

AGAINST ALL ODDS: THE 1982 COLEMAN SUZUKI GS1000R • This is a motorcycle that used monocoque thinking to perform in a very special way indeed.

SPACE AGE ON A SHOESTRING • How Suzuki went racing with a cardboard box

The stiffness conundrum

ALL JAPAN THE 1998 SUZUKI RGV500 XR88

GRAZIANO ROSSI: Father figure • It seemed all beautifully wrapped up for Graziano Rossi, but in reality it wasn’t. A few corners to go and the Italian had the lead of the 1979 250 British Grand Prix at Silverstone comfortably in hand. Sitting more than a second ahead of Kork Ballington, who was chasing hard on his own Kawasaki, it looked like nothing could possibly go wrong for Rossi Senior...

THE DELESPINAY PROJECT

SUPPLYING THE QUICK • If you want to be rapid, get along to Minnovation.

MATCHLESS G50 ENGINE

QUICK-FIRE QUESTIONS WITH MARTIN PAGE

GORGEOUS THE EXACTWELD Story • You don’t get to this level of racing thought and execution without being able to tap into some top-flight thinking.The result... amazing...

JOHN WILLIAMS A PRIVATE MATTER • Throughout the 1970s, John Williams was one of the UK’s leading racers and although he only had one year as a fully-fledged factory rider, 1976 saw him not only claim a 500cc Grand Prix victory but also become the first rider in history to lap the Isle of Man TT Mountain Course at more than 110mph.

Qualifying

FAST DOWN UNDER • Rain ended play early, but Sydney’s International Festival of Speed hit the Forgotten Era lap record out of the park.

1972 THE GREATEST BATHURST BATTLE

Legendary!

Factory bike

Pistol Bill

Geared up

MALLORY TIME AGAIN • The British Historic Racing championships got underway for 2019 at Mallory Park, with a busy grid in most classes and a fine performance of racing on classic machinery. MikeYiend was there to catalogue the best.

DARLEY MOOR • Another busy round of BHR action in Derby proved how popular the various championships are. Even when you beach an outift in some style it’s not all over (providing you weren’t the cause of the red flag that was already out)...

A FLYING START

NOTHING MINNIE ABOUT THEM

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