Since the early 1950s the Pacific Highway has been the chief thoroughfare north out of Sydney, replacing the original route via the Wiseman’s Ferry punt that opened…
Blessed with movie-star looks, toughness and miles of talent, American Gene Romero was one of the most colourful and respected riders of his era. The dirt-tracker turned road racer had…
The day when Graeme Crosby and Tony Hatton should have won the iconic Bol d’Or 1977, 24 Hour – on a roadbike! At 270km/h on a French country road, 22-year-old…
Wilfred Steward Lamont also known as Billy Lamont was but 15-years-old when Johnnie Hoskins ‘invented’ speedway at West Maitland in December 1923. Speedway was much later defined as ‘racing motorcycles…
Wildman’, ‘crazy’, and ‘crasher’ were some of the descriptions thrown at Yvon Duhamel during his rough and tumble career. Born in Montreal in 1939, Duhamel’s love affair with two wheels…
Gone but not forgotten is an often expressed phrase when someone near and dear is lost, and it will certainly be the case that Warren ‘Wazza’ Monson will never be…
When Garry Taylor, former manager of the Suzuki Grand Prix team, died on 30 January at the age of 74, it marked the end of an era.
Largely funded by the huge brewery he owned in Lithgow, John Jones was a prominent member of the Royal Automobile Club, the NSW Light Car Club and the Sydney Bicycle…
What if we told you Australia’s first Superbike was a Yamaha R5 350? It was not known as a Superbike in the early 1970s. The category was Improved Touring. But…
History has it that blokes on bikes started racing in tight circles around the Maitland Trotting Track in December 1923. A great idea, quickly adopted along Australia’s east coast. They…
Anthony Gobert was the very antithesis of a modern professional racer. In every way, except for one. He was really, really fast. The sad yet unexpectedly affirmative story of his…
Cecil Sandford held a unique place in motorcycle grand prix racing. The Englishman gave MV Agusta its first world title. Until his death on 29 November 2023…
