Aerodynamics is MotoGP’s big new area of technical development, replacing electronics R&D, which in 2016 was mostly terminated by the introduction of same-for-all software. It’s no coincidence…
You don’t need us to tell you that cars and bikes are different. But nowhere is that more fundamental than when it comes to a shunt. That’s because a…
More than a decade after its inception, the Finke Desert Race had become the premier event for dirtshifters across Australia. A clash between the proud Territorians and the…
It was with the succinct reply above that 22-year-old Winifred Wells answered a journalist who wished to know what prompted her to undertake one of the most arduous…
Growing up as the son of a Parramatta District Club committee member, Les Burdus spent many weekends spectating at circuits such as Wynstanes and The Poplars, before signing…
Certainly young Chad Reed had served adequate notice he was destined for success on two wheels. The 50cc PeeWee having been superseded by an 80cc machine, and Reed’s first…
The drive of BMW Motorrad’s team of engineers led by Norbert Klauer, its Head of Drive Train Development, is to produce increased power and torque across the entire rev…
Right now Ducati is proving that if you stick to what you know, you earn trust and confidence from your customers. The Italian factory is in the middle…
There are no more peaks to be conquered; no depths to be explored. It’s all been done before. If you’re seeking stimulation, take a trip to Disneyland. But…
Tyres play a vitally important role in how a bike steers, stops and goes. Tyre companies spend millions on developing a product, and the tech filters down from…
Watching his father compete at Penrith Speedway – said to be the fastest mile in Australia – it’s little wonder Col Crothers became fixated on speed at a very…
AS AUSTRALIAN TOBACCO advertising restrictions tightened throughout the 1980s, ‘big tobacco’ poured more and more money into motorsport, with the consequence that Wayne Gardner’s 1987 World Championship was as big…
