Articles tagged with: 1970s
70s and 80s Bathurst 1000 memories
Only 11 days until the Great Race.
Grab a beer (or rum) and a fag and re-live the glory.
Videos:
1. 1980s Bathurst 1000 winners
2. 1970s Bathurst 1000 winners
3. 70s and 80s Bathurst highlights
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Jeff Ward – Monkey Bike Urchin to All-Round Legend
Two-wheel luminaries Steve McQueen, Malcolm Smith and Mert Lawwill weren’t the only dudes to star in On Any Sunday. If you’re a fan of the film, you may recall one of the first scenes featuring …
Agostini – “I am the greatest”
With 122 race wins and 15 world championships, Giacomo Agostini is one of motorcycle grand prix road racing’s all-time greats. French magazine Moto Revue recently interviewed the 67-year-old Italian ex-racer, and here are some excerpts …
Jammin’ Jimmy – Psyche-Out 101 Part III
In Parts I and II of our story on ‘70s motocross icon Jammin’ Jimmy Weinert, we learned how the tall New Yorker successfully employed calculated psyche-out tactics to blunt the arrogance of the all-dominant European …
Jarno Saarinen – GP Genius Part II
Doctor Claudio Costa is the famous physician who played a crucial role in saving Mick Doohan’s broken leg, enabling the Australian to go onto win five world 500cc championships. Costa has been lauded for the …
The day the Yamaha XS1100 won the Castrol Six-Hour – Part II
At 10:00am on Sunday, October 22, the flag was raised to signal the start of the 1978 Castrol Six-Hour. The riders sped across the front straight to their mounts, Graeme Crosby leading the charge up …
Touring car greats return to Lakeside
The halcyon days of the Lakeside circuit, when Dick Johnson ruled and the circuit was the scene of some of the greatest touring car battles ever staged, will be re-lived on September 19-20 at the …
