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

Stay Lucky!

MICK’S LAST LAP… • Mick Hemmings 1944-2021

Out of Hours Doctor!

STAR LETTER PRIZE

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Paddock Gossip

Editor’s welcome

BITS AND PIECES CORNER

WERNER HAAS

MULTI-COLOURED MARVEL! • From its early inception as a Zebra-striped 500 – easily spotted on the average black-and-white TV of the early 1980s, the Sanvenero became a multi-coloured machine that took the odd bite out of the Japanese works 500cc machines…

SANVENERO 500

ROCKET MEN! • Ron Haslam did it all in his professional life and then he had to see his own son go through the mill in his career.

ICONIC METAL BMW RS54

CANADIAN COOL! • As his career went on, Yvon Duhamel became a bona fide racing legend in the USA, also going on to sire a legend in his own right – son Miguel.

Marvellous Miguel and Mario!

LAVERDA 1000CC V6 • One of the most fabled bikes ever to take to the track, it could have been the beginning of a whole range of advanced Laverda road bikes.

Oh Lordy! It's STAVROS ! • Pit-lane practical joker, Bazza’s best mate, British champion, commentator, multiple truck champ, fart machine importer andTV hoax victim: stand up and be counted, Stephen James Parrish…

Parrish’s pranks… • So, let’s enjoy (or not) some of Steve’s greatest pranks.Those of a nervous disposition please look away now…

MORIWAKI MOMENTS! • Moriwaki’s star was climbing high when the firm met a young talented Aussie called Wayne Gardner – this sent it flying higher still!

CADWELL CALLING! • The weather played ball and the end result was that the Classic Racing Motorcycle Club (CRMC) enjoyed a wonderful weekend of racing over July 3/4.

SPRING HAS SPRUNG! • We’ve needed this: finally, classic bike racing is tentatively happening around the globe – we were at not-so-sunny Scarborough!

Back in the Day

Yamaha FJ1100 • We want to see YOUR pride and joy race machine in the pages of Classic Racer EVERY issue. It doesn’t matter if you no longer race, or no longer race the bike anymore – share with us the specs, stories and memories of your time racing your favourite steed! Email your hi-res shots and words to: bsimmonds@mortons.co.uk. Let us know what you’ve done and how you’ve done it, and tell us about your favourite race, too! Bertie.