Classic Racer

Welcome to this, the CR #200 Crossword. To mark the landmark issue we’ve made the puzzle a bit bigger, with even more clues to test your racing knowledge. And to make this Classic Racer Crossword that bit more special, we’ve landed a unique prize to

Dear CR With regards to the ongoing debate about what defines a classic/vintage racing machine, I would like to propose that there be three different types as follows: 1. Completely original (eg: Lansdowne Series, Goodwood Revival) 2. Replica (fai

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As its official media partner, Classic Racer has a unique relationship with the Classic TT, and the man in overall charge of the event, Paul Phillips. In an exclusive interview Paul shares his thoughts on the Classic TT and its future with Malc Wheel

The loss of Chris Swallow in the Classic TT Senior Race hit so many people so hard. The Wheeler family and the Swallow family have been great friends for 50 years, and Bill and I were deadly rivals on the track when we raced in the same class, but gr

To be honest it’s hard to take in that the Classic Racing Motorcycle Club is heading for its 40th birthday! Like so many more riders, and machine owners, I had parked my Seeley G50 in the dining room and continued to plough on with anything I could

The coordinator of Nicotte’s small three-man Chevallier Honda GP team (mechanic Fabrice Petit was the third musketeer) had been his neighbour in Plaisir, the town he lived in 30km to the west of Paris – ‘Gull’ Rietsch. Gull owns the ex-de Radiguès, e

So just what ultimately made Kevin Schwantz hang his Arai helmet up and walk off into the sunset of racing retirement? “I ended up sixth at Suzuka in 1995,” said Schwantz. “That was my worst result ever at the Japanese Grand Prix. On the way home I h

“I blew up the initial R H Smith bike, it dropped a valve at Brands and I couldn’t afford a cylinder head, pistons, cranks and things. So, Dick said to take the engine out, take it apart, go up to BSA in the van and ask for the race department – I wa

CR: Dani, did you enjoy your Goodwood Revival debut? DP: Honestly, it’s way better than I ever thought it would be! I think it’s a great experience that anyone who loves motorcycles has to come and be part of, even as a spectator. I must say I’m to

Since Bruce Anstey’s last race on the Island, two years ago, he has spent a lot of time undergoing treatment for a third bout of cancer. Even he feared at some stage that it would be unlikely he would recover sufficiently from multiple tumours in his

Experienced classic road racer Chris Swallow suffered fatal injuries after crashing at Ballaugh Bridge on the first lap of the Senior Classic TT. The 37-year-old, originally from Holmfirth, WestYorkshire, had been domiciled in Wellington, New Zealand