Race Across the Great Divide: How the 1970s Transformed Aussie Motorcycle Racing

he much spoken-of but still undiscovered Australian Rider Factory must surely exist somewhere in the vast island continent to allow a country with a population of fewer than 25 million to produce such a consistent array of world title-winning riders over the past half-century. In the U.K., more than one-third of British Superbike grids often are occupied by Australasians – so, yes, Kiwis too – who have travelled to