We have a great story on the Barbara Fritchie Classic in Sideburn 41. This is the oldest dirt track race in the world, coming up for its 99th year (Covid-19 allowing). A huge fan of the event, Ted Ellis, wrote the piece for us. He knows what he's talking about. That's him, leaning on the fence, white, untucked baseball shirt with green sleeves, red hair, at the very same Maryland race back in 1976. Buy Sideburn 41 to learn about the race and see great photos from its history.

Harley-Davidson's Milwaukee museum is a must-see for anyone with even a passing interest in motorcycles. It differs from Britain's national motorcycle museum by being properly curated, not just a collection of historic bikes. It's wonderfully designed and changes its displays on a regular basis. A current display shows century old photos and plans of the city's Juneau Ave factory. The site is still the company's global HQ, but is now used as offices, not an assembly factory,

Indian are doing a sterling job of linking the current Minnesota-based company, owned by Polaris, with the history of the original company, founded by Hendee and Hedstrom in 1901, a firm that ceased trading in 1953. The brand recognition and history is valuable. Polaris's previous two-wheeled effort, Victory, struggled to get traction in a crowded market, despite making bikes of identical quality and performance to some of the current Indians. As much as some of you might dis