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1 CLUB NEWSLETTER JANUARY 2012 Publicised
Cleveland Bay, Yarm. Second Wednesday of the month http://www.freewebs.com/yarmmcc Tel: 07517 605614 CLUB NEWSLETTER JANUARY 2012 Happy New Year everybody! Hope you all have a successful, fulfilling and safe 2012. The newsletter is later than usual owing to my being out all the holidays visiting relatives, getting tiddly, sleeping and doing other pointless stuff! I feel about a stone heavier and knackered! It will be nice when it is all over! Committee Meeting Wednesday 4th January 2012 Annual General Meeting Wednesday 11th January 2012 General Club Meeting Wednesday 8th February 2012 Forthcoming Events (latest additions in Bold). Let me know of any event you would like to be publicised. Jan 8 Christmas/New Year Lunch at Cafe 85, Yarm. Start 1pm Jan 7/8 2012 Classic Bike Guide Winter Show, Newark County Showground. Meet Steve Plater. Feb 2 – 5 MCN Motorcycle Show, EXCEL, London Feb 18/19 32nd Carole Nash Bristol Classic Motorcycle show Mar 10/11 Scottish Motorcycle Show, The Highland Centre, Edinburgh (Club Run 10th) Apr 20-22 Club Camping Weekend at Marthrown of Mabie. Apr 28/29 International Classic Motorcycle show, Stafford Showground May 12/13 The Great Scottish Bike Show, The Lanark Agricultural Centre May 18-20 BMF Show, Peterborough May 19 NorthWest 200. NB. Ferry NOT from Stranraer. Now from CAINRYAN. Jun 30 to Jul 1 National Road Rally Jul 6-8 BMF Kelso Bikefest Jul 6-8 Festival of 1000 Bikes. Go to www.vmcc.net/1000bikes for more information. Sep 14-16 BMF Tailend Rally, Peterborough Dec 1/2 The Scottish Dirt Bike Show, The Lanark Agricultural Centre The Club Website. -
Liste Des "Supercars" Contemporaines Et De Leurs Pilotes
Liste des "Supercars" contemporaines et de leurs pilotes Alfa Romeo 4C - 241 CV – conduite par Gérald Langlois Van Ophem, l’un des plus purs « Gentleman Driver » des années 60. Son palmarès éloquent s’est forgé notamment sur les Ferrari des prestigieux team que furent l’Equipe Nationale Belge et l’Ecurie Francorchamps avec des équipiers tels que : Lucien Bianchi, Beurlys… Termine 5 ème en 1961 au Tour de France sur Porsche 356 B , 3 ème en 1962 au Tour de France sur Ferrari 250 GTO, 2 ème en 1963 aux 24h du Mans toujours sur Ferrari, 4 ème en 1964 aux 1000 KM du Nürburgring sur Ferrari 250 GTO, 5 ème en 1964 aux 1000KM de Paris sur Ferrari 250 GT0. - 1 place Audi A5 cabrio – 4 cyl turbo – 190 CV - conduite par Pierre Sonveaux . On l’a vu à la Télévision et dans les journaux, et sa découverte a fait du bruit. A l’UCL, le Professeur Pierre Sonveaux dirige en effet une équipe de chercheurs financés par le FNRS qui a découvert un moyen d’empêcher les métastases cancéreuses. Le traitement est pour l’instant en phase de développement. Si son activité était confirmée chez l’Homme - et c’est tout le bien qu’on lui souhaite - il offrirait pour la première fois la possibilité d’empêcher qu’un cancer colonise tout l’organisme d’un malade, augmentant ainsi ses chances de guérison. – 3 places Audi R8 Spyder – V10 – 525 CV - conduite par Maarten Makelberge, pilote, participe à de nombreuses courses en grand tourisme. Champion de Belgique en 2013 sur Audi R8 LMS en compagnie d’Anthony Kumpen et de Bert Longin.- 1 place Audi R8 coupé – V8 - 430 CV conduite par Michel Leclerc, Champion 2002 VW Fun Cup Light. -
Mcn Quiz of the Year 2016
www.motorcyclenews.com fellowship? a) □ Blackburn b) □ Huddersfield c) □ Oxford MCN QUIZ OF d) □ Central Lancashire THE YEAR 2016 Welcome to MCN’s Festive Quiz! Now that ■ Tickets for all seven MCE Insurance a) □ Ducati 1299 grandpa is asleep on the sofa and a gentle British Superbike Championship rounds at 23 Panigale S a) □ Brough Superior fug of Brussel sprout and bread stuffing is in MSV circuits (Brands Hatch, Oulton Park, b) □ Kawasaki ER-6f 30 SS100 the air, it’s time to escape the house and give Snetterton and Cadwell Park) are now on c) □ Triumph Daytona 675 b) □ Triumph T120 Bobber this your undivided attention in the pub. So sale! Admission prices are frozen at 2016 d) □ Yamaha YZF-R1M c) □ Harley-Davidson Roadster tick the boxes and send in your answers and levels until December 31, so don’t miss out. d) □ Indian Scout you could win a pair of VIP hospitality tickets You can secure extra savings on all events to the opening BSB round at Brands Hatch. by purchasing an MSV Season Pass, with GENERAL You can also enter online at: a discounted rate if ordered before 22 What amazing stunt did KNOWLEDGE www.motorcyclenews.com/xmasquiz December. See www.msv.com for details. 18 trials superstar Dougie In the early 1980s, which Lampkin complete in 2016? 31 was the second biggest a) □ He jumped over the Queen motorcycle-related company in 2016 BIKES year, but whose battered suit b) □ He wheelied around the TT America, after Harley? Honda’s Africa Twin proved did they replace? course in one go a) □ Kawasaki Z900 a) □ Indian 1 an instant -
MM 207 Vk Com Englishmagaz
Every Wednesday February 18, 2015. £2.10 FREE SPORT SPECIAL + FREE YEARS 1955-2015 DVD WORTH £14.99 Only £2.49 postage Guy Martin to retire? OMotoGP back at Silverstone OHow to fit a new exhaust OLong-term MT-07 Triumph Ducati Bonnie Scrambler Retro looks, The new king modern twist of cool? Harley 883 Iron American icon for under £8k FIRST GROUP TEST SCRAMBLER! Why Ducati’s new V-twin is the best way to spend £7k www.motorcyclenews.com FREE SPORT EXTRA 2015 WSB PREVIEW At last, the bike racing season is about to kick off, driving away the dreary winter and filling our lives with colour and excitement. The first series to get going is World Superbikes and we’ve got six Brits capable of winning races and the title. We have exclusive interviews with every one of them and Tom Sykes and Jonathan Rea are strain- LONDON BIKE SHOW ing at the leash. We’ve also drafted in Carl Fogarty to give his expert views. On top of that there’s exclu- sive pictures from the first MotoGP test in Sepang and interviews with rookies Jack Miller, Eugene Laverty, Loris Baz and Maverick Vinales. KING CARL’S A SHOW-STOPPER When Carl Fogarty isn’t putting a Foggy is loving every minute of his Crocodile penis in his mouth, he’s reinvigorated fame, but still feels more Chaz Davies’ 2015 Ducati superbike wowing his still-loyal legion of fans. He at home looking at bikes. He said: “It’s gets an in-depth technical analysis opened the Carole Nash MCN London great being at the MCN Show and Motorcycle Show on Friday and the seeing all the new metal. -
TT LOCK-IN > SCHEDULE
SATURDAY 6 JUNE 2020 WEDNESDAY 10 JUNE 2020 Time Event Presented by / Featuring Time Event Presented by / Featuring 18:00 Welcome/Preview Chris Pritchard 19:00 Welcome/Preview Chris Pritchard 18:05 TT Onboard, with Milky Quayle Chris Pritchard with Richard ‘Milky’ Quayle 19:05 Ultimate TT Races presented by Bennetts 1994 Junior TT Race Highlights 18:25 The David Jefferies Story 19:15 TT Lock In Live! Chris Pritchard and Steve Plater with: 19:10 TAS: TT Winning Formula Phillip McCallen and Brian Reid 20:00 Virtual TT powered by Motul (1/4) Chris Pritchard with Team 1 and Team 2 19:40 Arai TT Edition Helmet Feature Aldo Drudi 20:45 Wrap Up Chris Pritchard 20:00 Virtual TT powered by Motul (3/4) Chris Pritchard with Team 5 and Team 6 20:45 Wrap Up Chris Pritchard SUNDAY 7 JUNE 2020 THURSDAY 11 JUNE 2020 Time Event Presented by / Featuring Time Event Presented by / Featuring 18:00 Welcome/Preview Chris Pritchard 19:00 Welcome/Preview Chris Pritchard 18:05 TT Lock In Live! Chris Pritchard and Steve Plater with: 19:05 Ultimate TT Races presented by Bennetts 2000 Formula 1 TT Highlights Ben and Tom Birchall, John Holden, Lee Cain 19:35 TT Lock In Live! Chris Pritchard and Steve Plater with: and Tim Reeves Michael Rutter and John McGuinness 18:25 Sundown Cinema: 3-Wheeling 20:00 John McGuinness TT Winner 20:05 Wrap Up Chris Pritchard 20:50 Wrap Up Chris Pritchard MONDAY 8 JUNE 2020 FRIDAY 12 JUNE 2020 Time Event Presented by / Featuring Time Event Presented by / Featuring 19:00 Welcome/Preview Chris Pritchard 19:00 Welcome/Preview Chris Pritchard -
Classement 24 Heures Du Mans 2001
Classement 24 heures du Mans 2001 N° Marque / Concurrent Moteur Cat. Pilotes Tour Ecart Meilleur Tour Audi R8 2001 V8 90° 3596 T LMP 900 Frank Biela 321 3:39.096 1 1 AUDI Sport Team Joest Tom Kristensen Emanuele Pirro Audi R8 2001 V8 90° 3596 T LMP 900 Laurent Aiello 320 1 3:39.046 2 2 AUDI Sport North America Rinaldo Capello Christian Pescatori Bentley EXP Speed 8 V8 90° 3596 T LM GTP Andy Wallace 306 15 3:42.713 3 8 Audi Butch Leitzinger Team Bentley Eric Van de Poele Chrysler LMP 2001 Mopar V8 90° 6000 A LMP 900 Olivier Beretta 298 23 3:46.181 4 16 Team Oreca Playstation Karl Wendlinger Pedro Lamy Reynard 2KQ L4 2000 T LMP 675 Jean-Denis Deletraz 284 37 3:53.577 5 38 Lehmann Pascal Fabre ROC Auto Jordi Gene Porsche GT3-RS F6 3600 A LM GT Gabrio Rosa 283 38 4:17.044 6 83 Seikel Motorsport type M96/77 Fabio Babini Luca Drudi Porsche GT3-RS F6 3600 A LM GT Gunnar Jeannette 282 39 4:18.739 7 77 Freisinger Motorsport type M96/77 Romain Dumas Philippe Haezebrouck Corvette C5-R V8 90° 7000 A LM GTS Ron Fellows 278 43 4:05.964 8 63 Chevrolet type LS1 Johnny O'Connell Corvette Racing Gary Pratt Scott Pruett Porsche GT3-R F6 3600 A LM GT Thierry Perrier 275 46 4:22.908 9 75 Perspective Racing type M96/77 Michel Neugarten Nigel Smith Porsche GT3-RS F6 3600 A LM GT Jean-Luc Chéreau 274 47 4:19.476 10 80 Larbre Compétition type M96/77 Sébastien Dumez Patrice Goueslard Porsche GT3-RS F6 3600 A LM GT Hideo Fukuyama 273 48 4:20.938 11 72 Team Taisan Advan type M96/77 Atsushi Yogo Kazuyuki Nishizawa Porsche GT3-RS F6 3600 A LM GT Anthony Burgess 272 -
The Best Was Yet to Come from the Michelangelo of Motorcycles
made it to the street model 750cc SB2 - the HB1, like But Massimo's talents weren't confined to high- the MV, had been a twin-shocker. He also helped performance products. He was responsible for the create the Ducati-powered DB1, which debuted in Mito 125, which made its debut in 1989 and was 1985 with similar integrated styling. a small-scale replica of the factory Cagiva 500GP Tamburini then went on to join Cagiva, a thriving racer-which Massimo also designed. This teen idol company (owned by two wealthy road-racing two-stroke was every kid's dream. Valentino Rossi tifosi, Claudio and Gianfranco Castiglioni) which won his first road race title - the 1994 Italian 125cc purchased the ailing Ducati firm in 1985. Tamburini Sport Production crown - on a Mito and its timeless ended up spending 25 years with the company. appeal kept it in production for 23 years, until First up for the design genius was the Ducati emissions finally killed it off in 2012. Paso 750 desmo V-twin sportsbike. It debuted at In 1990, Ducati achieved the Castiglionis' aim the Milan Show in November 1985 and took the of winning the World Superbike Championship, bike world by storm with its integrated bodywork with French rider Raymond Roche aboard an 851 enveloping the mechanical package. desmoquattro. It would be the first of seven world The performance limitations of the Paso's titles won by Tamburini-designed Ducatis. air-cooled desmodue two-valve engine led the But the best was yet to come from the Castiglionis to approve Bordi's plans to develop a Michelangelo of motorcycles as Massimo had by modern fuel-injected, liquid-cooled multi-valve now been dubbed. -
Join the Adventure
Issue 181 August 2013 WWW.THERIDERSDIGEST.CO.UK Back to Contents Page Contents... 4. From the editor… 33. A View from the Group 96. Men and the Art of 159. Motorcycle Girl Racer Heated discussions W Bench Motorcycle Maintenance Strange goings on at about what to wear in A German jaunt A quartet of classic bikes Stonehenge hot weather on a weekend trip to Spa 35. THAT phone call – a 163. Book Review 7. Rider’s Lives parent’s perspective 121. Never too old to lean – or – Riding on two wheels Vs Straight talking from the Dad’s dilema don’t give up Standing your ground man behind the Something exotic to Bike Shed MC 41. The Clever Girls and pep up the retirement Boys’ Club 8. Image of the Month The 3rd IJMS Conference 130. Are we our own worst Barnstorming Britten comes to London enemies? Digging our own grave? 10. Six & the City 68. Juke Box Jury Bringing back Blinky Martin does a little 136. Ask a Policeman investigative journalism The Barton Bike Meet 12. Paddy’s Perspective Chinese charmer 86. Bloodrunner 145. Seriously Super Motard An old Digest favourite The KTM SMT restores 29. The Boy Biker returns to make some Paul’s sense of purpose All fun and games… crucial deliveries 31. Nuts & Bolts It’s all about the engine Editor Contributors Cartoons Contacts Dave Gurman Tinks, Paddy Tyson, George Smith, Rod Young, Simon Kewer Editorial Assistant editor Ian Dunmore, Nick Lojik, Dave Gurman, Martin Haskell, Dave Gurman Peter Martin Antony Loveless, Neil Waugh, Wyn Edwards, Wizzard, +44 (0) 20 8707 0655 Design Graham Pierce, Paul Browne, Jonathan Boorstein +44 (0) 7948 897093 Simon Gardner Photographs [email protected] Web site Dave Gurman, Paul Blezard, Paddy Tyson, Nick Lojik, Advertising Andy Cadney Martin Haskell, The Busy Bee MCC, Antony Loveless, The opinions and comments of contributors Peter Martin Neil Waugh, Wyn Edwards, Hal, the FMMC, within this magazine do not necessarily reflect +44 (0) 7973 818579 Graham Pierce, Paul Browne the opinions of the editor. -
ROAD TEST the Best Superbi MCN Exclusively Tests Neil Hodgson’S WSB Title-Winning Factory 999 Back-To-Back with the Firm’S Ultimate Road Bike – the 999R
34 MOTOR CYCLE NEWS SEPTEMBER 17, 2003 ROAD TEST The best superbi MCN exclusively tests Neil Hodgson’s WSB title-winning factory 999 back-to-back with the firm’s ultimate road bike – the 999R DUCATI 999R COST: £19,250 RACE BIKE TOP SPEED: 165.7mph Brembo race-spec front brake master WEIGHT: 193kg cylinder with remote cable adjustment POWER: 130bhp @ 10,100rpm (mounted on left clip-on) for finger span. TORQUE: 73.5ftlb @ 7900rpm ROAD BIKE Brembo brake master cylinder (moulded round the clip-on), adjustable for finger span. RACE BIKE Carbon-fibre race fairing is supremely aerodynamic following extensive wind tunnel testing with British F1 car aerodynamics guru Alan Jenkins. ROAD BIKE Road fairing is carbon-fibre but with wider belly pan and lower standard screen. RACE BIKE Marchesini 3.5/3.75in x 16.5in magnesium front wheel. Marchesini 5.75/6.00/6.25in x 17in magnesium rear wheel. ROAD BIKE Marchesini 3.5in x 17in forged aluminium front wheel. Marchesini 5.5in x 17in forged aluminium rear wheel. RACE BIKE Ohlins 42mm nitrogen-charged race forks, adjustable for pre-load, rebound and high and low speed compression damping. ROAD BIKE Ohlins 43mm road/track forks adjustable for pre-load, rebound and compression damping. RACE BIKE RACE BIKE Track-use-only Michelin Pilot slicks/wets, Brembo 2 x 290/305mm fully-floating ranging from super sticky to almost super vented front discs. glue-like. ROAD BIKE ROAD BIKE Brembo 2 x 320mm semi-floating Sticky Michelin Pilot Race tyres. front discs. T’S not even 24 hours since Neil But right now the crowds are gone and calipers, which remain bolted in position. -
100 Miglia 200 Miglia
100 Miglia Start # First name Name Country Machine CC YEAR Entrant 1 Christian Sarron F Yamaha 0W47 250 1984 Team Yamaha Motor France 2 Wolfgang Prutscher A Yamaha TD2 250 1970 3 Matthias Farwick D Yamaha TZ250A 250 1975 4 Markus Halter D Yamaha TD3 250 1973 5 Peter Frohnmeyer D Yamaha TZ250 250 1978 6 Friedel Gerritzen D Bakker Yamaha 250 1975 7 Siegfried Schröter D Yamaha TZ250 250 1973 8 Klaus Wagner D Yamaha TZ250 250 1973 9 Roland Freymond CH Ad Majora 250 1981 11 Gianfranco Bonera I Harley Davidson 250 1976 12 Fiorini Cimatti I Kawasaki KR250 250 1970 KAWASAKI Classic Racing Team 14 Kork Ballington AUS Kawasaki KR250 250 1978 KAWASAKI Classic Racing Team 15 Fausto Ricci I Yamaha TZ250 250 1982 16 Luciano Battisti I Yamaha YZR250 250 1989 Team Battisti 18 Luciano Sansovini I Harley Davidson HDB2 250 1977 19 Rocco Tedesco I Kawasaki KR250 250 1980 KAWASAKI Classic Racing Team 20 Chas Mortimer GB Yamaha TZ250 250 1976 YAMAHA Classic Racing Team 22 Willem Heykoop NL Yamaha TZ250 250 1972 23 Michel Du Maine NL RTM 250 1979 24 Antonin Kruzik CZ Jawa 250 1975 25 Petre Balaz SLO Jawa 250 1976 31 Jos Schurgers NL Yamaha 0W47 250 1967 YAMAHA Classic Racing Team 32 Steve Baker 1 USA Yamaha YZR250 250 1977 YAMAHA Classic Racing Team 33 Pentti Korhonen SF Yamaha TZ250 250 1977 YAMAHA Classic Racing Team 200 Miglia. Start # First name Name Country Machine CC YEAR Entrant 1 Tony Smith GB Yamaha 0W31 750 1981 YAMAHA Classic Racing Team 2 Hubert Rigal F Yamaha 0W60 500 1982 Team Yamaha Motor France 3 Christian Sarron 1 F Yamaha 0W53 500 1981 Team -
Winter Did It from a Standing Start! Incredibly, He Ship, Please Contact Tony at Anthonymred- Magazine, All This Is Yet to Be Confirmed
Hutchinson and McGuinness, courtesy Gert Meulman Officials Contents 2. Editor’s Line. Patron: Pauline Hailwood 4. Team Tony. President: Charlie Williams Vice President: Chris Kinley 9. Chairman & Secretary Report, Regis- trars’ Report. 10. The rise and rise of Team Founds Chairman: Roy Hanks Racing. 50 Lyndhurst Road, Birmingham, B24 8QS. Tel: 14. What can you remember about TT 2016? 0121 6863799. 15. A Kiwi Returns - Colin Buckley. 18. Olaf Romijn. Phil Harvey Vice Chairman: 22. Susan Jenness Trophy. 2 Oak Villas, Rawcliffe Bridge, Nr Goole, East 23. Thierry Laforte... The only French sidecar Yorks, DN14 8NU. Tel: 01405 831070. [email protected] newcomer at TT 2016. 24. Ivan Lintin retains his TT title. General Secretary: Rose Hanks 29. An Italian Renaissance at the TT. 50 Lyndhurst Road, Birmingham, B24 8QS. 30. TT Digest. Tel: 0121 6863799. 35. The Alan Shepherd Experience by Mars- den Cross. Editor’s Line Treasurers: Roy & Rose Hanks 40. A Superb Season for Craig Neve... 43. The TTSC Column - 1976. Quartermasters: Paul & Julie Hanks-Elliot 44. News from the Joey Dunlop Foundation. Sadly, I feel it imperative that I write about the downside of our sport. Several pages 44 Lyndhurst Road, Erdington, Birmingham, B24 of our last issue – Summer 2016 – had to be rewritten after the final proof reading stage 8QS. Tel: 0121 373 1035, or 0121 6862390 45. Mick Alton and Chrissie Clancy relive their first TT experience. as the subject of one of lead articles, Billy Redmayne, tragically lost his life at the early after 6pm. 50. Quiz answers. season Scarborough meeting. A theme of that issue was ‘the re-emergence of the MGP Membership Registrars: 51. -
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GUTHRIE’S LES GRAHAM MEMORIAL DUKE’S JOEY’S HAILWOOD RISE AGO’S LEAP DORAN’S BEND HANDLEY’S BRANDISH BIRKIN’S BEND AGOSTINI ANSTEY ARCHIBALD BEATTIE BELL BODDICE BRAUN BURNETT COLEMAN CROSBY CROWE CUMMINS DONALD DUNLOP DUKE FARQUHAR FINNEGAN FISHER FOGARTY GRAHAM GRANT GREASLEY GRIFFITHS HANKS HARRIS HASLAM HUNT HUTCHINSON IRELAND IRESON ITOH KLAFFENBOCK LAIDLOW LEACH LOUGHER MARTIN McCALLEN McGUINNESS MILLER MOLYNEUX MORTIMER NORBURY PALMER PLATER PORTER READ REDMAN REID ROLLASON RUTTER SIMPSON SCHWANTZ SURTEES TOYE UBBIALI WALKER WEBSTER WEYNAND WILLIAMS CELEBRATING 100 YEARS OF THE ISLE OF MAN TT RACES 1907 - 2007 WELCOME TO THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH... AND THEN SOME! WORDS Phil Wain / PICTURES Stephen Davison The Isle of Man TT Races are the last of the great motorcycle tests in the When the TT lost its World Championship status, many thought it was world today and, at 100 years old they show no sign of slowing down. Instead the beginning of the end but, instead, it became a haven for real road race of creaking and rocking, the event is right back to the top of the motorcycle specialists who were keen to pit their wits against the Mountain Course, tree, continuing to maintain its status throughout the world and attracting the most challenging and demanding course in the world. Names like Grant, the fi nest road racers on the planet. Excitement, triumph, glory, exhilaration, Williams, Rutter, Hislop, Fogarty, McCallen, Jefferies and McGuinness came to and tragedy – the TT has it all and for two weeks in June the little Island in the forefront, but throughout it all one name stood out – Joey Dunlop.