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  • Colin Edwards: 20 Years of Hurt – The MotoGP Victory That Got Away

    Colin Edwards: 20 Years of Hurt – The MotoGP Victory That Got Away

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    Mark Lancaster

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    Colin Edwards came close to winning a MotoGP race two decades ago, but didn’t quite manage it… In fact, he was heartbreakingly close… Colin raced in MotoGP from 2003 through to 2014, when he retired halfway through the season. Bertie Simmonds reports… He raced for Aprilia, Honda and Yamaha. He would take 12 podiums in…

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  • Bazza’s first!

    Bazza’s first!

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    Mark Lancaster

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    Words: Bertie SimmondsPic: Mortons Archive Some Fifty years ago Barry Sheene took his first 500cc Grand Prix race win. It was just months after his near-death crash at Daytona and his victory set the scene for his two world championships in 1976 and 1977. Suzuki’s iconic RG500 would eventually win 49 races, four riders’ titles…

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  • Dunlop Debut!

    Dunlop Debut!

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    Mark Lancaster

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    Fifty years ago… the summer of ’76 — the heatwave, petrol at 76 a gallon, Barry Sheene and James Hunt winning world championships on two and four wheels. Punk rock was on its way to shake up the establishment and one J. Dunlop was about to make his debut at the Isle of Man TT…

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  • When HRC unleashed the RVF750 at the 1991 Isle of Man TT

    When HRC unleashed the RVF750 at the 1991 Isle of Man TT

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    Mark Lancaster

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    Back in 1991 the most exotic prototype four-stroke racing motorcycles took part in the punishing Isle of Man TT races. Bertie Simmonds reports… Two very special RVF750s were given to then TT legends Steve Hislop and Carl Fogarty to race around the punishing 37.73 mile Mountain course. In some respects, the bikes were the four-stroke…

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