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    SPEED FEST

    Jul 04, 2018 3 minutes
    WORDS GEOFF SEDDON

    THE annual QBE International Festival of Speed at Sydney Motor Sport Park is the biggest motorcycle sporting event in NSW. With more than 400 classic and post-classic bikes competing in 50-plus races over three days, the on-track action is non-stop and the celebrity factor is high.

    “THE EVENT KICKED OFF IN 2004 TO CELEBRATE THE LIFE OF DUAL WORLD 500 GP CHAMP BARRY SHEENE”

    The Legends line-up for 2018 included former GP racers Pierfrancesco Chili, Jeremy McWilliams and Steve Parrish, alongside Aussie royalty

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