Articles in Bike Racing
Photo Flashback: US Motocross 1970s
These fantastic images were taken by Randy Petree from ClassicMotocrossImages.com
Randy has been a motorcycle enthusiast since the 1970s. He began racing motocross in 1973, but was also a regional press photographer between races and was …
Bell Jet Helmet – Steve McQueen ISDT 1964 replica
The retro trends keeps powering on with Bell releasing a replica of the helmet worn by the US Team in the 1964 ISDT (International Six-Day Trial).
The most famous member of this team was none other …
Castrol Six Hour Official Program 1975
The design of the official program from the 1975 Castrol Six Hour Production Race “…was branded an acid trip from the more conservative sections of the Willoughby District Motor Cycle Club ” according to a …
Psyche-out 101 with Jammin’ Jimmy – Part 1
One of the great characters of the burgeoning American motocross scene in the early ‘70s was Mitchell Nelson Weinert – better known as Jammin’ Jimmy Weinert.
The Jammer can lay claim to several milestones including being …
Goodwood Festival of Speed – the insider’s view
Anyone unsure about committing to a maiden visit to Goodwood’s Festival of Speed in 2010 should firmly and finally cast those doubts asunder. This unique event, the last bastion of open-house-anything-goes motorsport, celebrated its 16th …
Photo Flashback: Scottish Six Day Trial 1982
There is a bit of Moto-Trials fever going on with the Motorsport Retro.com team of late.
We are excited to be a supporting sponsor of the upcoming Aussie titles and the link up has fueled our …
“They don’t pay me enough to ride that thing.” Kenny Roberts to ride TZ750 again at Indy Mile.
On August 29, Kenny Roberts will ride the Indy Mile during August’s Indianapolis Moto GP aboard the infamous Yamaha TZ750-powered flat tracker that he rode to a heroic victory there in 1975.
“After the race in …
Glug, Glug, Glug – How a Trio of Stars Stared Down Oblivion, and Lived to Tell the Tale.
If not for some quick thinking on an April night, 1974, the 1975 Daytona 200 may not have been won by Gene Romero, and the 1976-1980 world 500 championships captured by people other than Barry …
