Classic Racer

A magazine that celebrates the legends of the past. It features in-depth reviews of classic racing machines, penned by experts who push these vehicles to their limits. You’ll also find inspiring stories about the individuals who shaped the world of motorsport.

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May / June 2025 | Classic Racer Magazine

1 month ago | classicracer.com | Alex Bestwick

Classic Racer magazine celebrates the greatest racers and racing motorcycles in history, where motorcycle-racing legends truly live on. Classic Racer magazine covers everything from tests of historic racing machinery, written by those who rode them, to tales of the heroes who made the sport great.
January / February 2025

Dec 16, 2024 | classicracer.com | Alex Bestwick

Classic Racer magazine celebrates the greatest racers and racing motorcycles in history, where motorcycle-racing legends truly live on. Classic Racer magazine covers everything from tests of historic racing machinery, written by those who rode them, to tales of the heroes who made the sport great.
Single Private Owner Sale: Classic British 1950s & 60s motorcycles and parts

Dec 15, 2024 | classicracer.com | Alex Bestwick

We have received payment for the content in this article. Learn more. To include AJS, Ariel, Matchless, Royal Enfield & Triumph. Japanese Classics including Kawasaki, H I F, Mach III 500, K1000A I & Suzuki GS 1000E. Auction 16 January 2025 at 11am. Gregory Street, Nottingham, NG7 2NLmellorsandkirk.com
Classic Racers: Jimmy Aird

Sep 19, 2024 | classicracer.com | Bertie Simmonds

What can be said about hard-as-nails Jim ‘Jimmy’ Aird, legendary off-roader, Scottish champion and proprietor of SCOTT Leathers? We love these shots of Jim in action. Especially the splendid Nick Nicholls shot from 1974 which shows Jim riding a KTM 360 at a Newbury ‘scramble.’ How far both have come, eh?
Cadwell Park celebrates 90 years this weekend

Sep 19, 2024 | classicracer.com | Bertie Simmonds

This year marks a huge milestone for Cadwell Park as this iconic circuit celebrates its 90th birthday. September 21/22 will see the circuit burst into life with a huge celebration spanning the biking history of this awesome and much-loved venue and you can be there, thanks to our friends at Classic Bike Trackdays. Over the two days the Cadwell paddock will be filled with a spectacular array of machines both in static displays and coming to life in their natural environment, out on track.
Classic Racers: Mick Doohan

Aug 5, 2024 | classicracer.com | Bertie Simmonds

A look at the life and career of five-time consecutive 500 cc World Championships Mick Doohan. Photographs: Nick Nicholls collection at Mortons Archive“That is my bloody traction control mate…” Mick Doohan points to his right wrist, leaving the young journalist asking the question, a tad flustered. It was a relevant question: was Mick using all the various tech aids that the other HRC riders were rumoured to be using in the early 1990s?
The all-time most successful rider in Grand Prix history

Jun 25, 2024 | classicracer.com | Bertie Simmonds

Giacomo Agostini – a legend and all-time most successful rider in Grand Prix history. Eight 500cc championships and seven 350cc championships: perhaps his astonishing record will never be surpassed? Photographs: Nick Nicholls collection at Mortons ArchiveCritics will say that a number of his titles were against little in the way of opposition when on the dominant MV Agusta machines in both classes, but you can only beat the racers and machines that are there.