Classic Racer

This four-stamp issue,TT Winners, features Joey Dunlop, Steve Hislop, Ian Simpson and Ian Hutchinson, who, between them, have achieved more than 50TT victories. 2017 marks the 40th anniversary of Dunlop’s first win, Hislop’s 30th, Simpson’s 20th and

The Isle of Man Steam Packet Company has opened provisional bookings for sailings to the 2018TT. Provisional bookings, which are held with a deposit, can be made by visiting www.steampacket.com or by calling 08722 992 992 (UK) or 0044 8722 992 992 (R

Hello and welcome to this latest issue of Classic Racer – I sincerely hope you enjoy it. There is change in them there racing worlds. And we’re witnessing what could end up being the start of something pretty special. I’m talking about our racing wor

I really enjoy writing, quite bizarre considering my English teacher at school suggested it was a waste of time me going back for the sixth year. Even then my only interest was motorcycles, much as it still is now to be honest. I didn’t go back and h

The seventh annual Prescott Bike Festival, held at the home of the Bugatti Owners’ Club, on Sunday, April 9, was hailed as the most successful yet. Thanks to the glorious weather over 6,000 motorcycle enthusiasts flocked to a sun-baked Prescott to su

Barry Sheene is arguably the greatest British motorcycle racing rider of all time. A chancer, lovable rogue and the leading sports star of his era, adored by the public and press alike. He won two world motorcycle championships in 1976 and 1977. He a

Former Grand Prix star Simon Crafer is to be the guest of honour at Donington Classic Motorcycle Festival, on August 4-6, 2017, where he will celebrate his 500 Grand Prix victory at Donington in 1998. The list of machines planned for display over the

Jack Ahearn, the runnerup in the 1964 world 500 championship, passed away in April, in Lismore, aged 92. Ahearn won the 1964 Finnish GP at Imatra at age 39, on a privately entered Norton and was second in the World Championship to MV Agusta’s Mike Ha

It’s six decades ago this year since that memorable day. Archive articles tell the story of what happened with reverence and an air of near-disbelief. They make for some entertaining reading on their own. The facts of the race that spawned the ton la

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Words: Graham Lawlor Pictures: Russ Lee, www.sport-pics.co.uk Track day organisers and self-confessed endurance racing nuts, Rob Beale and Darin Frow have long dreamed of holding a major endurance event in the UK, reminiscent of the golden years of t

Compiled by Malc Wheeler // Send your classic racing news to: mwheeler@mortons.co.uk The son of an Isle of ManTT racer is bidding to make his mark on the legendary Mountain course, by pushing a speciallyadapted wheelchair. Graham Inchley, from Andove