I'd like to spend a little bit of your time talking about a favourite rider of mine. Turkish rider, Kenan Sofoglu (known to many by the nickname that heads this article) has the most … [Read more...]
Archives for June 2015
Grubastini, where are you?
While writing my article for mcnews earlier on in the week the subject of cafe racers came up which inevitably led to Rickman. The Rickman bothers, I am sure I don't need to remind you, became famous … [Read more...]
Swings and roundabouts
Grand Prix racing has always been a game of ups and downs (and I don't mean the crashing variety). One year a team will be up and the next year they will be down. Those with long memories … [Read more...]
34 years
With the Isle of Man TT races presently in progress it brings the reminder, as it always does, of the many riders who have paid the ultimate price of trying to tame the mountain. They came from all … [Read more...]
A little Rea of sunshine
Since signing on with Kawasaki Racing Team late last year, Northern Ireland's Jonathan Rea has achieved some pretty impressive results. After several years struggling to keep up with the pack on the … [Read more...]
A fitting send-off
Yesterday several hundred people, including a huge number of motorcyclists, gathered in Wollongong to farewell Martin van Meegen. After proceeding under police escort from City Coast … [Read more...]
Notes from all over
Sadly this morning I will be attending another funeral. Illawarra motorcycling lost one of its brightest last week when Martin van Meegen, Sales Manager for City Coast Motorcycles, collapsed … [Read more...]