If you are new to this blog please read the Introduction page. On my laptop the page list is on the left. On the iPad and Android you need to click on the word NAVIGATION above to expose the page list. The Introduction page is at the bottom.
Hailwood, Ducati & The TT
Today’s page is the second part from our guest blogger, Patrick Slinn. It is the story of Mike Hailwood’s Ducati victory in the Formula One TT race at the Isle of Man in 1978 from someone who was intimately involved. See the page VD. Hailwood, Ducati, & the TT, part 2 of 2.
Hailwood, Ducati, and the TT
The latest page added to this blog is from a guest blogger. It is the story of Mike Hailwood’s Ducati victory in the Formula One TT race at the Isle of Man in 1978 from someone who was intimately involved. See the page VE. Hailwood, Ducati, & the TT, part 1 of 2.
The Rest of the U.S.
It’s taken over a year but part two of the two-part survey of U.S. racetracks has been posted. Part one, you might remember, was on page VG. The Fall and Rise of West Coast Racing and covered tracks in the three west-coast states. Part two surveys the rest of the U.S. It’s on page VF. Other U.S. Racetracks.
A Survey of West Coast Racetracks
There’s a Monty Python skit, set in the time of the plague when so many people died a wagon was pulled through the town with the cry “Bring out your dead!” People would toss the bodies of the victims onto the wagon. One of them whimpers “I’m not dead yet” only to get the reply “Shut up. You’ll be dead by the morning.” That’s kinda like this blog. It’s not dead yet, even though I haven’t added anything since last November. There is a new page posted today, part one of two parts. Check out the page VG. The Fall and Rise of West Coast Racing
A Comparison — BSB and MotoAmerica
You may be thinking I’ve given up on this blog. It’s been three months or so since I last added anything. I haven’t quit I’ve just gotten really slow. This newest page is a closer look at the British Superbike Series, why it’s so good at churning out World Superbike racers, and a brief comparison to our own MotoAmerica series. Look for the page “VH. Another Look at British Superbike” or click on This Link.
A Nice Summer Ride
It seems that I’ve been posting something every couple of months. I’ve just added the mid-summer page about a swell motorcycle ride in the State of Jefferson. Look for the page titled “VI. The State of Jefferson National Scenic Byway,” or click the link HERE.
A Survey of Naked Motorcycles
Prompted by a magazine ad I decided to take a look at the class of “Naked Middleweight” motorcycles. I found a lot more than I expected, and I thought you might want to know. See the page titled VJ. The Naked Middleweights or click the link.
Nicky Hayden
Nicky Hayden passed away five days after being hit by a car on May 17th. He was riding his bicycle in Italy at the time. Reports say he suffered severe brain and torso damage. I didn’t know Nicky (met him once in an autograph line) but always admired his riding, his work ethic and his comments during interviews. He will be missed by many. RIP Nicky.
The Final Beyond Racer Road Article
I’ve given up on the club-racing article I was working on and instead republished an article from Cycle magazine. This is the last of the Beyond Racer Road articles. And I had to cheat to get this, the 7th in the series. This one is about a Superbike BMW, not a Ducati, and the guest author, Kevin Cameron, was Cycle’s technical editor at the time. Look for the page VK. Beyond Racer Road 7 – The Making of a BMW Superbike or click the link.
Beyond Racer Road 6
I’ve been neglecting this blog lately. I was working on a piece but it wasn’t coming together, then there was Christmas, then New Years, and the piece is still not working. Instead today’s publication is the sixth in the series of “Beyond Racer Road” articles originally published in Cycle magazine in the 1970s. This one reveals the dark secrets of the 1977 Daytona-winning Ducati. Look for the page titled VL. Beyond Racer Road 6 – Dark Secrets Revealed or click the link.
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