Tag: Racing

Actors on track

McQueen actor

Steve McQueen blurred the lines between acting and racing as efficiently as he blurred the photographs of keen fans trying to capture him at over 200mph. Of course, he was not the only one. Actors often have a stab at being a racing driver, and they conjure up some success with that second ‘career’. But […]

Peter Hickman Interview

Hicky doing a burn out at Thruxton to celebrate his first BSB win for Smith's Racing (of Gloucestershire) credit Bob Annakin

As it’s a superbike special this month, we thought what better way to celebrate that than to interview one of the British Superbike Championship’s (BSB) rising super stars Peter Hickman. The guy is on an upward spiral. Last week he won the Thruxton BSB Championship, then the Dundred 150 on Thursday, as well as two […]

Snow Quake: the coldest motorcycle race on earth

Snow Quake 2017

As my breath clouded my vision, a thick fog clinging to the air in front of my face, I surveyed the scene outside of the warmth of my Fiat 500 rental car. Inside, with the heater blasting, the reading of -10C seemed unreal. Outside, however, I could quite believe it. Gas heaters stood thawing out […]