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Whatever happened to? LEN & GEOFF PERRY

COOL FOR KATS • The Island Classic may be no more, but the memories of muscling mega-bikes around the sultry curves of one of the world’s best circuits lingers. Alan Cathcart rides a 1294cc Suzuki Katana P5 classic racer.

Jive talking! PART TWO • Racer, dealer, ad rep, fireman, TV and film extra, and keen jive dancer: Dave Street may be 75, but he’s still 21 at heart, with a lifelong interest in bikes, especially race bikes.

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BREAKFAST WITH BOZ! PART TWO • Nigel Bosworth was a top 250cc two-stroke pilot in the UK during the 1980s and early 1990s. He became a test-rider for Kenny Roberts and ran teams such as Red Bull Ducati and Foggy Petronas. Classic Racer bought him breakfast and recorded some stories…

NORTON P86 CHALLENGE • Compromised from the outset by poor management decisions, the P86 was a failure – although a descendant finally achieved race glory over a decade later!

HIZZY King of the road... • In 2002 Steve Hislop won the British Superbike Championship for the Monstermob Ducati team. He was tragically killed in a helicopter crash 20 years ago, in 2003. In the first of Classic Racer’s two-part series looking back on Hizzy’s career, we focus on the road-racing years.

BEST OF BRITISH! PART 3 • In the final part of our series, Honda Britain team co-ordinator, Barry Symmons, reveals his side of the story as the team expanded through the 1980s.

TURQUOISE ELEPHANT? • Racing is clearly a matter of timing: it’s how the pecking order is worked out. But it also has a direct effect on whether a machine will be a success or not. The stars often need to align… They didn’t for the gorgeous Foggy Petronas FP1…

Man behind the microphone • For 50 years, Fred Clarke was the voice of British motorcycle racing. This is his story.

Fickle fate... • Guest columnist Steve Parrish recalls how the fickle hand of fate got him into racing and into the limelight.

Back in the Day • Welcome to ‘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! There’s a prize for the best! Send them to: BSimmonds@mortons.co.uk

Next Issue • #222 – on sale June 15, 2023