Barry Sheene
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VIDEO: Brilliant 1979 TV action from the Transatlantic Trophy series
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How about this for a cracking bit of old bike racing action from 1979? It’s awesome footage from an old Grandstand BBC programme. This is the second race of the 1979 Transatlantic Trophy at Brands Hatch and it’s a tour de force by Barry Sheene against the likes of Dave Aldana, Tom Herron and Mike…
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Suzuki new title sponsor of Oliver’s Mount Barry Sheene Festival
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Suzuki has become the circuit sponsor for Oliver’s Mount Race Circuit for the 2015 season and the title sponsor for the Barry Sheene Festival. The event, which will be held on June 21, will now be known as ‘The Barry Sheene Festival Powered by Suzuki’. Oliver’s Mount road race circuit is England’s only natural ‘road’…
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Steve Parrish confirmed at World GP Bike Legends
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Grand Prix podium finisher and renowned personality ‘Stavros’ will take to the track at Jerez on 19-21 June to compete against the ever-growing list of Legends Fan-favourite Steve ‘Stavros’ Parrish will return to the race track for the first ever World GP Bike Legends – an unprecedented event that will see a huge collection of…
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Success for Maria Costello in New Zealand
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Maria Costello MBE has returned from New Zealand to concentrate on her new season after taking a brace of top six finishes in the Classic Solos class at the Wanganui Cemetery Circuit in New Zealand. Costello had been invited to participate in the three-event 2014 Suzuki Series, held on two short circuits and one street…
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Bultaco launch electric motorcycle – the Brinco Moto-bike
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Bultaco has unveiled a new concept, an electric motorcycle/bicycle . Here’s what the press release had to say… THE LEGEND IS REINVENTED AND BORN INTO A NEW CONCEPT; BULTACO BRINCO Bultaco has unveiled a new and groundbreaking concept, but remained true to its values; passion, innovation and competition. The Brinco Moto-Bike is a new segment…
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It’s back…the Steve Parrish MAD Tour 2015
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BBC commentator, ex motorcycle & truck racer and the eternal practical joker, Steve Parrish, has added more dates to his already successful MAD Tour (My Adolescent Dad) so more people can enjoy an evening of funny stories, moving tales and his passion for living life to the full! Enjoy the life and times of Steve…
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Barry Sheene images on sale at Sotheby’s
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There will be something for everyone at the Graham Budd Sporting Memorabilia sale at Sotheby’s in London. The sale will be taking place from Sunday, November 9 to Tuesday, November 11 – with viewing of the lots available now. The sale will include images of Barry Sheene from an unpublicised two-day Formula 1 test…
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Maria Costello at the Barry Sheene Motorcycle Classic
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Maria Costello joined women from New Zealand and Australia on track at Hampton Downs in a celebration of women in motorcycling at the Barry Sheene Motorcycle Classic. The Northamptonshire racer returned to the southern hemisphere after a successful Australian debut in the first leg of the Trans-Tasman Trophy at the Barry Sheene Festival at…
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Maria Costello celebrates female motorcycle racing in New Zealand
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New Zealand is where Maria Costello MBE heads to next week to race at the Barry Sheene Motorcycle Classic at the Hampton Downs race track. Maria, the first woman to stand on the podium at the iconic Isle of Man, is making her second visit to the southern hemisphere to race, having appeared at the…
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Get a biking bargain at the huge Stafford motorcycle show
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It’s time to raid the change jar, empty the piggy bank and dig for coins behind the sofa as more than 500 traders make final preparations ahead of Staffordshire County Showground’s annual bike event. Taking place on October 18-19, the Carole Nash Classic Motorcycle Mechanics Show welcomes sellers of all the best bikes, biking bits,…
