France’s Bol d’Or 24-hour race celebrated its centenary last year. Here, we have a brilliant action photograph from the 1924 edition, where solos and sidecars ran together.
Many recall Frederick Burdette Spencer’s amazing double title win in 1985, when he took both the 500cc and 250cc titles for Honda on their NSR250 and NSR500 two-stroke machines but his first title was no less dramatic.
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.
