This in from Dave Skooter Farm. This footage was only uploaded yesterday afternoon. It was originally filmed and uploaded by Masakazu Matsuzawa. I didn’t recognise the riders but somebody tagged Bubba Shobert and Doug Chandler and a coupla other folks confirmed it was them. With Bubba commenting himself. Sadly Ricky Graham is no longer with us. Within dirt track circles, Ascot is regarded as ‘Hallowed Ground’ and the photos you would typically see (usually shot at night under

We have a stock of lovely photo books. The publishers call them books, so we will too, but they also has a fanzine feel. They're 24 or 36-page collections of photos showing normal people in regular settings. The mainly unposed, natural feeling photos are so engaging, because they show the kind of detail and real life that yet another photo of Steve McQueen or Audrey Hepburn, looking perfect, never could. The subjects in the Isle of Man TT Races 1971 book are both fans and rac

I've been meaning to write this off-topic Sunday post for a few months now. It's stuck with me for a number of reasons so I've finally made the time. The photos and video footage (below) is of a football match I attended, having travelled the 100 miles from my home in Leeds to Birmingham for the end of season game. The team I support, Leeds United, had a notorious away following at the time of the worst hooliganism in the UK. I used to travel with a couple of brothers who wer

Earlier this week I interviewed an AFT SuperTwins rider for a future issue of Sideburn. The name Skip Eaken came up. I knew the name, knew he was a team owner and tuner, but didn't know too many details. This tidy short film, from the AMA Hall of Fame, put a lot of meat on the bones and shows some great period photos of the late Eaken and the racers who worked with. GI #SkipEaken #HondaRS750 #BubbaShobert #RickyGraham #HondaXR750 #1970s #1980s #1990s #RickyHowerton #SteveMore