Because motorcycles are awesome
by Sam Matthewman. Oliver’s Mount at just 35 miles away is my local and favourite track. Run by the northern club the Auto66. I’ve been racing there since 2000 picking up a fair few wins and occasionally holding the outright Course Record. Last year I took the record back from good friend and local man [...]
The BMF Show is once again upon us, all roads lead to Junction 17 on the A1M. Peterborough. The event continues to draw me there, even though most visits result in me saying “Won’t bother with that next year” and it must be worse if you’ve actually paid to get in? Years ago it was [...]
It was back to our local track for the second round of 2013. Since the Snett winter weekend last month I would like to say we have spent hours preparing Ben’s TZR. However we haven’t, nothing needed doing. So his time was spent getting his TZ250 finished after a complete rebuild since buying it last [...]
Snetterton in March was never going to be warm. But in the days leading up to the round, the weather guys were predicting an ice age! Never believing what you see on TV we packed the caravan, loaded Ben’s bike in the van and headed off to Snett Thursday evening. If any of you have [...]
This great pic, taken by Graham Etheridge, shows Barry Sheene during the early part of 1976, signing autographs for kids and Mums with handbags! To all, Barry had a certain kind of appeal and he went on to win the first of his two 500cc GP World titles later.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ggAnEVSXdQQ&feature=youtu.be
By Sam Matthewman. Gurston is the only downhill start Hillclimb in the UK and despite times being around the mid minute mark it is a very challenging and blindingly fast track! This championship round was a one day meet and took place on 21st April, which allowed for a 300 mile steady drive starting on the Saturday afternoon from [...]
Take a look at some of the action in the paddock at the Stafford Show
Does April 15th mean anything to you? Someone’s birthday, perhaps even an anniversary? Not for me, April 15th was the date the rules changed at the DVLA and HMRC making it even harder to register a frame or bike bought in from the European Union. The date was the 22nd and I’ve just stormed out [...]
Team Gibson was started by me (Tony Greenslade) and a friend Peter Wright back in 2005. We had been racing a 50cc moped at the BMF for a few years and had got a taste for the racing lifestyle. Being skint, constantly working on bikes and driving miles in a van. So over a few [...]
