Nanae Okamoto – Cinder lady
Story: Jim Scaysbrook • Photos: Peter White, Brian Darby and OBA archives. Solo speedway is one of the few forms of motorcycling that has always been traditionally male dominated. This is the story of Japanese lady […]
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Ron Robinson: Never a dull moment
Story: Jim Scaysbrook • Photos: Keith Ward, Charles Rice, Ron Robinson, FoTTofinders. At the end of 1962, Ron Robinson was at the crossroads. He’d been racing in Australia since 1955, and had honed his skills to […]
Bryan Hindle: One quick chemist
Story: Jim Scaysbrook • Photos: Merv Whitelaw, John Hiscock, Rob Lewis, Dick Darby, Greg Heath, Ken Duperouzel. Is there a stereotype motorcycle racer? If so, Bryan Hindle probably would not have fitted the bill; teetotal, […]
Bryan Thomas: The Wizard of Feilding
Story: Jim Scaysbrook • Photos: Thomas collection and Jim Scaysbrook If Bryan Thomas had not been such a brilliant engineer, he could have made a living playing character roles in film and television. Neat and dapper, […]
The Jon Munn story – “As soon as I got on a motorbike, I was finished.”
Story: Jim Scaysbrook • Photos: Jon Munn archives Talk to Jonny Munn at his well-established classic bike outlet Classic Style Australia in the outer Melbourne suburb of Seaford, and you’d never guess that this quietly spoken […]
Murphy’s Law: From Brisbane to Ballaugh on a BSA
Original title: Murphy’s Law • Story: Peter Whitaker • Photos: Peter and Julie Murphy At the time (1953) BSA trumpeted Kevin Murphy’s achievement as the first motorcycle journey from the Colonies to England. Not that it was […]
Doug Voss: The long way to the Earls Court Show
Few people have ridden overland from India to England. Even fewer would still own the bike they rode, 58 years after the ride, and still use it regularly. Such a man is Doug Voss, 85 […]
Chum Taylor: Sandgroper Speedway Star
An interview with Edwin Vernon ‘Chum’ Taylor by Ken Duperouzel Chum Taylor’s speedway career last a quarter of a century. He was the only West Australian rider to ever score points in a World […]
Tony Edwards: All round racer
People have been trying to keep up with Tony Edwards for decades. Now, at 87, it is still a difficult task. Fit, sharp and entertaining, Tony’s life is as busy as it ever was, with […]
Ray Curtis: A born showman
Spectacular and successful throughout his long and varied career, Ray Curtis never had top machinery, but that didn’t stop him always putting on a show for the paying public. Story: Jim Scaysbrook • Photos: Dick […]
