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Excursion: Heaven VMX Vintage Motocross Bulahdelah April 18

Its called Heaven VMX for a very good reason, because racing vintage dirt bikes around an immaculately prepared natural terrain grass track, certainly makes you feel like you have left the earth for a better …

Gallery: 1978 Vetter Kawasaki KZ1000

In 1976, the Englishman Reg Pridmore won the AMA Superbike Championship on a BMW R90S. The following year, he became the first man to win an AMA race on a Japanese bike: at Pocono in …

Classic Team Lotus Festival 20th June 2010

The Classic Team Lotus Festival at Snetterton presents a unique opportunity to see Team Lotus racing cars spanning more than fifty historic years of history all in the same place at one time, …

Croz’s first Oz Race: Castrol 6 hour 1975

“My first race on Australian soil was at the 1975 Castrol Six Hour. I travelled over in the belief that I could find a ride and I thought that Kawasaki Australia would help a little …

ADB Magazine Celebrates 35 years

The fabulous Australasian Dirt Bike Magazine is celebrating 35 year in print. Founded by dirt bike addict Geoff Eldridge in 1975, the magazine has been a hugely influential in the off road motorcycling industry in …

SIDI: 50th Anniversary 1960-2010

If you are a Motocross fan then you would be very familiar with the iconic Italian brand SIDI, which is celebrating its 50th Anniversary in 2010.
In 1960 SIDI commenced production as a single craftsman in …

Classic Rallying Video: The 60s, 70s and 80s

Rally fans will really love this tribute to the kings of sideways action.
The video takes us from the production based late 1950s cars thought to the epic flame spitting Group B monsters of the 1980s.
Just …

Jimmy Ellis set to ride at the 2010 HBBB

Motorcycling Australia (MA) is pleased to announce that former American and Australian Motocross and Supercross Champ, Jimmy Ellis, will take to the tracks this Easter (3-4 April) as part of the 2010 Honda Broadford Bike …