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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.

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POLICE BIKE! • Ducati had great success in the early years of World Superbike and dominated with Doug Polen over the 1991/92 seasons. Alan Cathcart rides Doug’s Police Ducati 888 Superbike racer from 1992 to find out why.

DUCATI 888 SUPERBIKE

1992 WORLD SUPERBIKE RULES: Loaded Dice?

New lease of life... • Using the trusty air-cooled Velocette single-cylinder motor, this Duke Velo 350 shows what might have been in GP racing, says Alan Cathcart.

DUKE VELOCETTE 350

ICONIC METAL 1966 GREEVES SILVERSTONE

Shooting Starr! • For two decades, Peter Starr filmed bike racing’s superstars across all the disciplines, in the UK, the USA and across the world. As Classic Racer embarks upon a series of features from Peter, we thought we should give him a chance to tell his own story…

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BHR/VMCC AT MALLORY PARK • The first rounds of the BHR/VMCC have taken place at Mallory Park and Classic Racer was there.

NSU RK500 • This impressive-looking German racer, originally from the late 1930s, was designed by an Englishman!

SHEENE ‘77 • It is 45 years since Barry Sheene won his last 500cc world title, and he remains the last Brit to win the premier class world crown. Classic Racer looks back at what it took for Bazza to win his second title.

Back in the Day • Welcome to a relatively new section called ‘Back in the Day’ – where we want to see all your old photographs from way-back-when. They could be of you racing, or perhaps you meeting your racing idol – or maybe just snaps you’ve taken at a race event from yesteryear: do be mindful of copyright! Send them to: BSimmonds@mortons.co.uk

WELSH WIZARDS! • Spring has sprung and that can mean only one thing: racing! Welcome to our first report of 2022, the Classic Racing Motorcycle Club’s event at Pembrey, over the weekend of April 16/17. As always, Pete Morris and Graham Lawlor were there for Classic Racer.

The fighting Irish! • As if battling the legendary names from the grand prix scene of the 1990s wasn’t enough on fearsome 500cc two-strokes, Eddie Laycock had his own, private battle to win. Here’s part two…

Delectable Derbi! • 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

TEAM-HATES! PART TWO • The first person you have to beat is… That’s right, we’re back into the murky world of team-mates that become ‘team-hates!’