The term Classic Racing in the United Kingdom is generally accepted as motorcycle racing as defined under the rules and or auspices of the Classic Racing Motorcycle Club (CRMC). This was established in 1981 and mostly caters for solos and sidecars manufactured in the period 1945–1972.
20-509: Motorcycles from an earlier era, including a Pre-1935 class, are raced by the Vintage Motor Cycle Club (VMCC). The VMCC race classes are mostly for Pre-1963 bikes. The Manx Grand Prix , held on the Isle of Man , is considered by Classic racers worldwide as the ultimate classic racing event. This involves three or more laps around the famous 37 ¾ mile long 'Mountain' circuit. The Manx GP
40-405: A magazine-format, space was limited and although road-race and off-road sport reportage was always present, Motor Cycle enjoyed a reputation more as a technically based periodical. 1967 saw a merger with some elements of underperforming rival Motor Cycling which had already changed to broadsheet newspaper format in 1962, leaving Motor Cycle as a compact magazine with limited page-space. With
60-547: A motorcycle to join the club, which has developed into an organisation for anyone interested in older two-wheelers. The club's head office is at Allen House in Burton upon Trent , Staffordshire . Current membership is over 10,000. The club has been organised into regional sections, most of which have at least one club night each month. The VMCC library holds original British motorcycle factory records for Triumph , BSA , Norton , Ariel , Scott , Levis and Royal Enfield being
80-449: A name-change to Motor Cycle . Noted for detailed road tests of contemporary motorcycles and articles on readers' bikes, the magazine had regular features, including "Current Chat" and "Letters to the Editor" where many of the key issues relating to British motorcycling of the day were debated. The contributors often signed their pieces with pseudonyms such as Torrens (Arthur Bourne, one of
100-403: A sales and wants system for spares and motorcycles, insurance for difficult cases and an annual dinner. All makes are catered for regardless of the country of origin. The VMCC has also broadened the 1930 rule to include all motorcycles over 25 years old and has also set up a Post-1960 Section for motorcycle manufactured between 1961 and 1981. Most significantly, it is no longer necessary to own
120-408: A specialist road-race and road-test reporter and successful endurance racer – continued-on with the merged staff from 1967 bút left by 1971 to establish a road-race school – Dixon Robb Racing – in conjunction with successful 1950s and 1960s racer Tommy Robb . By 1973 Dixon had established his own retail concern – Dixon Racing – with a shop at High Street, Godalming . Specialising in importing to
140-425: A year as a 'glossy' it was closed. Some former staff established Motor Cycling Weekly , in a newspaper format, during late November 1983. Echoing the change in 1967 when Motor Cycle ceased as a Thursday publication to match rival Motorcycle News on Wednesdays, Motor Cycling Weekly was pitched to reach the newsstands on Tuesday, having the strapline "First with the news...and first every week!". Issues were sold in
160-555: Is a UK-based vintage motorcycle club with over 10,000 members, which aims to promote and preserve all makes of motorcycles over 25 years old. The Vintage Motor Cycle Club was founded on 28 April 1946, by 38 enthusiasts at the Lounge Cafe, Hog's Back , near Guildford in Surrey , for owners of motorcycles manufactured before December 1930. Many of the founders rode to the first meeting on vintage motorcycles and had travelled from around
180-669: Is inspired by the Hailwood Trophy race at the Goodwood Members Meeting. Typical machines are Yamaha TZ250 and TZ350 but other marques including the Harley Davidson RR250 and Rotax feature. The International Historic Racing Organisation has been running for over 20 years and organises high level competition for classic racing motorcycles around Europe In the United States Classic Racing is organised by
200-630: Is traditionally held at the end of August. The Lansdowne Classic Series hosts the official British Championship for pre-1964 Grand Prix 500cc machines, their other classes serve 350 and 500 machines of the period with various modification regulations. The Lansdowne enjoys a unique link to the Goodwood Revival and the Barry Sheene Memorial Trophy race. GP Originals has the biggest dedicated grid of 250cc and 350cc Grand Prix post-classic motorcycles. The UK based Series began in 2017 and
220-662: The American Historic Racing Motorcycle Association (AHRMA) who organise Classic Racing events for all types of Classic bikes. Classic Racing Australia is a non-profit organisation, formed in August 2000, which was designed to keep Classic Motorcycle Racing alive and well in Australia. This Motorcycle racing-related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Vintage Motor Cycle Club The Vintage Motor Cycle Club (VMCC)
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#1733084985965240-560: The Editors) and the famous Ixion (Canon B.H. Davies). From 1962, 'The' was dropped from the title, being then simply known as Motor Cycle . Regular features developed such as 'On the Four Winds' by Nitor and 'Racing Line' by David Dixon in addition to many different trends, with a readers' write-in 'Help Club', technical articles, stripdowns and repair sequences, new model analysis, practical road riding, accessories, clubs and rallying. As
260-676: The UK tuning products for the rapidly expanding Japanese superbike range, he established a long-standing arrangement with Yoshimura , with products initially concentrated on the Honda CB350 , CB500 and CB750 machines. By the end of the same decade, Dixon Racing became the UK concessionaires (importer) for the early Bimota frame kits – 'KB1' for Kawasaki 1000 , 'SB1' for Suzuki 1000 and 'HB2' for Honda 900 donor engines. Dixon died in 2013. Motor Cycle Weekly continued as newspaper-format until 1983 when it reverted to magazine-format. After less than
280-399: The country in poor weather conditions. The first meeting had been organised by former journalist and wartime despatch rider , the late 'Titch' Allen, with the aim of promoting the use and preservation of vintage motorcycles manufactured prior to 31 December 1930. The club's activities have expanded over the years to include rallies, hill climbs , trials , a workshop and museum, a library,
300-419: The features you expect plus much more extensive coverage of sport and news." Traditionally, Motor Cycling had a sporting-bias whilst Motor Cycle had more of a technical grounding. Under the new venture Motor Cycle incorporating Motor Cycling , former Motor Cycling Editor Norman Sharpe was installed as the new editor with Harry Louis enjoying the title of Editor-in-Chief Louis stated in his first-page article of
320-524: The largest collection of motorcycle-related paperwork in the world. It is also a DVLA recognised body for age related motorcycle registration numbers. The collection includes catalogues, handbooks, spare parts lists, runs of The Motor Cycle and Motor Cycling magazines, as well as other motorcycle magazines and books from the 1880s to the present day. The library also has a comprehensive collection of photographs of motorcycles, riders and events. The Motor Cycle (magazine) The Motor Cycle
340-454: The last magazine-format of Motor Cycle: "Besides bringing two famous, long-established publications together, we are uniting the star writers on both into one team operating from Dorset House. These enthusiasts who, basically all-rounders but with specialized interests when they punch their typewriters, form the most experienced, knowledgeable and liveliest bunch of motor-cycling journalists ever in our field." Some staff transferred over to
360-432: The merger came the opportunity to change into newspaper format. Harry Louis, editor of Motor Cycle, stated in the last magazine format dated 3 August 1967: "You'll get it a day earlier, on Wednesdays. The printing will be by the latest process, web-offset, which gives much brighter reproduction of pictures than has been possible in the past. With about twice as much space as in this issue, the new Motor Cycle brings you all
380-603: The new venture. Particularly successful was Mick Woollett who became sports editor, eventually progressing to editor of Motor Cycle which was later renamed Motor Cycle Weekly. Woollett then was involved in The Classic Motor Cycle and other projects under IPC magazines. The two publications continued as one in the newspaper format, initially under the name Motor Cycle Incorporating Motor Cycling under Motor Cycle publishers Iliffe Specialist Publications Ltd . Stalwart 'Motor Cycle' staffman David Dixon (1933–2013) –
400-502: Was one of the first British magazines about motorcycles . Launched by Iliffe and Sons Ltd in 1903, its blue cover led to it being called "The Blue 'un" to help distinguish it from its rival publication Motor Cycling , which, using a green background colour, was known as "The Green 'un". Many issues carried the strapline "Circulated throughout the World". The covers eventually used a variety of different background colours after 1962, with
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