HOMEGROWN HERO
IN THE pioneering days of Australian Superbike racing, no team made more headlines than the Mick Hone Suzuki outfit. In this excerpt from his new book, Slow Burn, Bob Guntrip explains how the outspoken and articulate Hone melded the skills of engineer Alan Pickering with the talents of rider Robbie Phillis into one of the most successful and professional teams in the history of Australian racing.
MELBOURNIAN Mick Hone remembers how the strengths of Superbike overcame early difficulties. “Unlike GP racing, in Superbike you could choose from a dozen different bikes and get your bits from a dozen different
