A global lockdown couldn't stop Sideburn from amassing a tantalising all-you-can-eat buffet of the freshest flat track stories from around the world. Tuck into: Johnny Lewis describing Royal Enfield's entry into American Flat Track Jeffrey Carver's giant-killing Wood Rotax And the £58,000 Brough Superior hooligan racer PLUS The rookie who thought the ideal beginner's bike was a 'brand new' Bultaco Astro AND A reappraisal of road racing 'drama' Silver Dream Machine AND Input f

It's 40 years, and one day, since Mount St Helens erupted, killing at least 57, and, far less importantly, but more relevantly, burying Castle Rock racetrack. I remember hearing about the eruption, it made world news. I'm sure there had been volcanic eruptions elsewhere in the world in my young life, but as a just turned nine-year-old, and it being in America, Mount St Helens was quite the attention-grabber. This photo popped up on social media yesterday. It was taken on the

I miss how much interaction and comments blogs used to get before nearly everyone migrated to facebook, before deciding instagram was better. We don't get the feedback on the blog that we used, and I'm not sure why. As an individual, and organisation, I/Sideburn never really connected with Facebook. We have a presence, mainly reposting instagram stuff and linking back to blog posts, and only check in to answer questions. Instagram is a bit different, and I use it a lot more,