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the
briefsbieffsGeoff Duke was originally credited with the first
100mph average lap of the Snaefell mountain
course at the 1955 Isle of Man TT, but the official
timekeepers revised this to 99.97mph. Bob
McIntyre claimed the achievement in 1957Did
you
know?
You did not!→YOUR QUICK FIXHot&Not
AMCN’S
THERMOMETERWaiting
his turn
News that Danilo
Petrucci has been signed
to take Jorge Lorenzo’s
spot in the Ducati factory
team means Jack Miller
will need to wait a little
longer for a factory seat.Silly
season
Lorenzo to Honda for 2019
alongside Marc Marquez?
We had to double-check it
was not 1 April. It’s going
to be huge.Helping
hand
More than £14,000 (about
$A25,000) has been
raised to assist Steve
Mercer, who remains in
hospital following a head-
on collision with a course
car at the year’s IOM TT.Too
young
The death of 14-year-
old Andreas Perez in
a Spanish Moto3 race
reminded us that the
dangers of racing are real
at any age.Who, What, WhereOur Whosit? competition last issue drew a record
number of entries. Most had eight of the nine helmets
correct,butMaxBiaggi’s(#1)caughtalotofpeople
out, with Loris Capirossi being the most common
incorrect answer. Alan Mills claimed the prize.
At right is the full list of correct answers.Can you
identify a track by its topography? Then turn to page
26 and have a crack at this issue’s Mental Twisties.http://www.MA.org.au
Motorcycling Australia has
launched its new-look website,
which it claims is more user-
friendly and has improved
functionality. It is designed to take
riders through their motorcycle
journey, from beginning to
wherever they want to go.- Max Biaggi
- Alex Criville
- Cal Crutchlow
- Nicky Hayden
- Marco Simoncelli
- Casey Stoner
- Valentino Rossi
- Shinya Nakano
- John Hopkins
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Indian’s concept Scout FTR1200 Custom road bike (pictured) created
a stir at EICMA last year, and now the American company has
confirmed a production FTR1200 will form part of its 2019 line-up.
Based on its flat track championship-winning FTR750 factory racer,
the FTR1200 will be powered by an all-new V-twin engine developed
specifically for the new model. Indian would not go into details but did
confirm the new bike will be unveiled later this year.84.786MPH
It may not seem that fast to
modern-day young pups on their
21st-century crotch rockets, but
to 90-year-old off-shore yacht
racer Peter Mounsey it’s plenty
fast enough. Especially when
screaming across the salt f lats of
Lake Gairdner for the first time on
a 1948 350 Mac Velo. Pete was
one of 60 salt racing debutants
keen to tick land speed racing
off their bucket list at this year’s
Speed Week on the Aussie salt.Read our 2018 Speed Week report on PWho is Curtiss?
Confederate is now called Curtiss, but what
does that name mean? As well as obliterating
(unofficially) the motorcycle land speed record
on a self-built V8-powered bike in 1907,
which clocked 136mph (219km/h),
Glenn Hammond Curtiss also
invented features we now take
for granted. It’s all part of our
Curtiss Zeus E-Cruiser feature.Read the full story on page 34BRONZED 69
A life-size bronze statue
celebrating the life of late
MotoGP champion Nicky
Hayden has been unveiled on
the front lawn of the Owensboro
Convention Centre in Hayden’s
home town in the state of
Kentucky. The statue depicts
Hayden celebrating on his
victory lap following the 2006
US Grand Prix at Laguna Seca
Raceway.The Butty Van
A humble UK food van owner is becoming
a legend of the bike community for his love
of motorcycles and culinary skills with
the humble 'butty'. Col Malony’s regular
Facebook videos of the two-wheeled
wonders that visit his tiny kitchen on
wheels are gathering a cult following.Happy Birthday, cobber
Bring up the name Kel Carruthers in the
company of anyone who knows about racing
and the unanimous agreement will be that
he is one of the most unsung Aussie heros of
international motorcycle racing. Carruthers
became an octogenarian this year, so it’s
high time we celebrated his achievements.Read his incredible
story on page 62