Classic Racer

Dear CR Good article on the ‘old singles’ – I’d like to throw in some ideas for consideration. Firstly an ‘old single’ is a Manx Norton, an AJS 7R, a BSA Gold Star or a G50 Matchless and must be exactly as they came from the factory. They can

Dear CR Just dropped by to say how much I enjoy Classic Racer and the icing on the cake for me is the crossword. Many hours spent (with the help of Google trying to decipher the clues), my only peeve is that the clues are in reverse (white on black).

Stuart Graham, a winner on both two and four wheels, has enjoyed a successful and unusual racing career, and will share his stories in front of a live audience at the 40th Carole Nash International Classic MotorCycle Show on April 25/26 at Stafford C

Ducati enthusiasts have a chance to get their hands on a classic piece of engineering thanks to E–N Products – the ultra-rare 1976 Marzocchi racing fork. In 1976 Marzocchi built a new version of its popular 38mm fork that had been used by several man

It’s a weird sensation, writing a column for Classic Racer this issue, after the departure from our publishing company of Malc Wheeler. Malc has been such a cornerstone, not only of Classic Racer (and many publications across many years), but also

Legendary circuit Paul Ricard is up for sale – again. Currently owned by the ex-wife of Bernie Ecclestone, Slavica Ecclestone, the circuit is a going concern with an airport and two hotels included. When does a rider really retire? Not now for Jorge

Classic racer and bike collector Dave Fitzpatrick has formed a new business providing a vapour honing (vapour blasting) service to other restorers, enthusiasts and engineers. Competing with BHR in the BEARS Class for some years, the former F3 champio

Jonathan Palmer’s MSV group has been busy over the winter months, spending considerable amounts of money on improvements to four of their already excellent facilities – Brands Hatch, Cadwell Park, Snetterton and Oulton Park all benefitting from exten

These were the words of Andy Molnar, who owns and runs Molnar Precision Limited. Andy and his company are known and respected around the world as manufacturers and builders of high performance classic motorcycles for the road and track. For the past

BDO Accounting Group has been announced as administrator to Norton Motorcycle Holdings and Norton Motorcycles UK, as well as two other companies owned by Stuart Garner; Donington Hall Estates and the Priest House Hotel. Garner bought the company in 2

Having written about the Bartol 250/350 project during my early days as a GP reporter, it was very satisfying to finally ride one, which, thanks to Manfred John and his Klassik Motorsport organisation team, I was able to do in practice for the Franci

Six days later the action moved north to Armoy, where, thankfully, there was no sign of the torrential rain that forced the abandonment of last years races, in fact it was clear skies and sunshine all weekend long. The Armoy circuit is located at the