Classic Racer

Classic Racer takes you so close you can actually smell the Castrol R. With the world's finest archive, and an editorial team who live and breathe the sport, the only way you'll get closer will be to put on your leathers.

Classic Racer

SUPERMANN!

Haslam’s Honda...

Are we seeing the back of Valentino?

STAR LETTER PRIZE

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DIARY DATES • Some dates for your diary… remember, thanks to Covid-19, nothing is set in stone, so do check these before you go. Booking online is best…

Paddock Gossip

Editor’s welcome

ANGELO BERGAMONTI

TRIXIE’S TALE! • Our Alan has had a long and interesting race career, but one of his most beloved race bikes was Trixie – a Yamaha TRX850R parallel twin!

YAMAHA TRX850R

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ROCKET MAN! • If there’s a more humble legend in the race paddock, we here at CR have yet to meet him or her. Stand up Ron Haslam: multiple British champ, founder of Team Great Britain, passer on of much knowledge via his race school and sire of another British champ, Leon. Here’s part one of the ‘Rocket Men’ story.

1971 YAMAHA TD2B

DUHAMEL! • “Go, blow or punch a hole in the fence!” Apparently, this was Yvon Duhamel’s approach to racing success – but from the 1960s through to the 1980s the French Canadian was a force to be reckoned with in US racing.

KAWASAKI KR350 • 1982 was the final year of the 350cc class in Grand Prix racing. Here is a look at Jean-François Baldé’s KR350 on which he finished 3rd in that year’s championship.

MAKING THE GRADE! • Kevin Magee had a stellar domestic career and was thrust into the crucible of 500cc Grand Prix racing in the late 1980s. Looking every inch a champion in waiting, it never happened: here’s part two of the Magoo story.

MORIWAKI MARVELS! • Mamoru Moriwaki is one of those unique people – combining nature and engineering to achieve excellence in his chosen field of motorcycle performance – and the story goes on to this day.

YOSHIMURA AND SUZUKI It’s a family affair part 2! • Like all good tales this one has some twists, turns and sub-plots!

Yoshimura Suzuki: how to build an AMA winner

TT tales • In part two of our look at the Isle of ManTT races, we once again chat to an established star, as well as those vitally important privateers who make the event what it is.

CRMC STUART HICKEN MALLORY CLASSIC • In these crazy Covid times we’ve missed going classic racing – but the CRMC calendar is now back on track.The first outing was at Mallory Park and Graham Lawlor and Pete Morris were on the spot to see all the drama unfold.