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    DTRA: Reschedule
    • Feb 19

    DTRA: Reschedule

    The postponement of MAy's MCN Festival has led to a DTRA reshuffle. The first round is now at the Adrian Flux Arena, King's Lynn, and is now a week earlier. All the details are on the poster (with artwork by Ryan Quickfall). #DTRA #DTRA2021 #RyanQuickfall #KingsLynn
    Best SB Artwork of 2020
    • Jan 10

    Best SB Artwork of 2020

    Following on from last weeks Best SB Photos of 2020 post, here are my ten favourite illustrations of the four issues we made in 2020. Sideburn has always used a lot of illustration, with some artists have only one appearance in the mag, others becoming regulars. Eight of these pieces were commissions, two were supplied as part of portfolio features. I've purposely only chosen one piece of work from each artist, and not included artwork we've used on our merch (which we also l
    DTRA 2020
    • Sep 22, 2020

    DTRA 2020

    It's been a weird year for everyone and British flat track has been derailed by much bigger forces, but they've kept monitoring the situation, organising, reacting and staying positive. They're trying to sneak in two meetings before the end of the year. Here's the information. It’s been a funny year for everybody racing motorcycles, so we wanted to put together a couple of races where we can all ride together before the end of the season. A few years back we ran a race at the
    NEW: Engine Caps
    • Jun 5, 2020

    NEW: Engine Caps

    New premium snapback caps are now for sale, embroidered with the ever popular Engine, as stylised by Ryan Quickfall. Embroidered in the UK. Available in black, green or blue. All with black and white stitching. They are full, cotton twill caps, not meshback trucker style. £21 plus post Browse Sideburn hats NOW #sideburnmerch #Rotax #RyanQuickfall
    Skate
    • Apr 30, 2020

    Skate

    I'm not a graphic designer, and I really wish I knew my way around Photoshop and Illustrator. Instead, I sketch stuff and ask designers to sort my ideas out for me. Sometimes it's a magazine feature layout I have a particular idea for, or a T-shirt, or, in this case, the skate decks we've been making. The idea of Sideburn skate decks came from Paul Hartman. His Racewear and Triumph hooligan were featured in Sideburn 38. He works for a skateboard manufacturer in Southern Calif
    Last One
    • Apr 14, 2020

    Last One

    We won't post this on instagram or facebook, preferring to just let the blog faithful know about it. This is the last one of this design we have for sale. It will never reprinted. Order here - Sideburn Indy Skate Deck #sideburnmerchandise #ryanquickfall #yamaha
    New T-shirts - Selling Out Fast
    • Jan 29, 2020

    New T-shirts - Selling Out Fast

    New T-shirts landed last week and some sizes have sold out already. The Limp T-shirt is an old favourite back for another run, this time in three different colours. BROWSE SIDEBURN T-SHIRTS Continuing this series of Ryan Roadkill-designed skate deck T-shirts we have the bright yellow Indy. BROWSE SIDEBURN T-SHIRTS We will have some of these all these shirts, and more merch and magazines, for sale at the One Show in Portland too, if you're attending. #sideburnmerchandise #ryan
    DTRA Indian Euros 2020
    • Jan 20, 2020

    DTRA Indian Euros 2020

    Dates are out for the 2020 Euro flat track series, organised by the DTRA and sponsored by Indian Motorcycles. this is what Indian say... Indian Motorcycle is reinforcing its investment in the growth of European motorcycle sport with the Dirt Track Riders Association (DTRA) and are pleased to announce the race schedule for the 2020 Indian Motorcycle European Flat Track Series. Following a successful inaugural series in 2019, Indian Motorcycle has worked with the DTRA to selec
    Sideburn Scarves!
    • Nov 26, 2019

    Sideburn Scarves!

    It's been a few years since we made a scarf and we've returned to this niche market with a black and cream beauty that has been undergoing tests around the necks and wrists of some of Britain's most feckless football hooligans since the mid-1970s*. The Sideburn Springfield scarf is high-definition, meaning the stitching is closer to give a better quality image. You could almost use the Ryan Roadkill graphic we commissioned as a parts manual. One side has our logo big and bold
    Winter Throwdown
    • Nov 17, 2019

    Winter Throwdown

    Cory Texter is organising another winter race in Florida (where winter is something they see on TV). Classes for just about everyone you can imagine and supported by lots of pros who make Florida their home now. See more at the official Winter Throwdown event page. AFT Production Twins champ, Cory has also written a couple of regulars for the next Sideburn, out in early-December. Make sure you get hold of it by subscribing to Sideburn. Super poster by, yep, Ryan Roadkill. #Co
    Springfield Skate Deck and T-shirt
    • Oct 1, 2019

    Springfield Skate Deck and T-shirt

    This high quality, 7-layer, Canadian Maple skateboard deck features artwork by Ryan 'Roadkill' Quickfall and each one was individually screen-printed by hand in the UK. These decks are equally happy slash-grinding a backyard pool as they are being hung on a wall as an attention-grabbing piece of art. This isn't some factory produced, cheapo laid on heat transfer. ORDER NOW We only have 40 to sell and we will never reprint this design, but have plans to make a series of three
    2019 AFT Champion: Briar Bauman
    • Sep 23, 2019

    2019 AFT Champion: Briar Bauman

    Congratulations to Briar Bauman for sewing up the 2019 title with one race to go. We interviewed him before the start of the season for Sideburn 36. When I asked, 'I have $1000 to bet on the 2019 AFT championship. Should I put it on #14?' Briar replied... 'I’m not much of a betting man, so that is a tough one to say. I can be a bit loose at times so maybe not the best idea.' He got that wrong. The Singles and Production Twins classes are going to the final round, with Dalton
    Tynemouth Happening
    • Aug 22, 2019

    Tynemouth Happening

    Everybody wants cool stuff to happen in their town, but it rarely does. Us lot that ride bikes and are involved with our particular sector of motorcycling travel nationwide for events, race meetings and parties. I can’t count the amount of times I’ve driven the 300-odd miles from Tynemouth to London for a party, exhibition, show, gig or whatever else. I think it’s in our DNA. I saw that Deus had produced a new short film; Death Rides A Horse. It seemed to be about a gang of p
    Pre-Redcar Get Together
    • Jul 15, 2019

    Pre-Redcar Get Together

    Tom Bing and friends are putting on a Friday night get together in the North-East, the night before the DTRA Redcar round if racers are interested in making a longer weekend of it. They're showing a the Deus-financed film Death Rides a Horse. We love the idea of local groups promoting events around the races, to make long journeys more worth it, and also to encourage local scenes to grow. To be honest, the UK doesn't have regional scenes like some much bigger countries. The o
    All Torque Sweats
    • May 22, 2019

    All Torque Sweats

    We have restocked our popular black and yellow All Torque crewneck sweats and added a new colour, Navy with cream print. We have only made a few of each colour in each size, so if you want one, don't hang around. The art is by Ryan Quickfall. There's a small print on the front, big on the back. Printed in the UK on a nice Russell Athletic crewneck. BUY ALL TORQUE Click to See Ryan's artwork process for this illustration. #Sideburnmerchandise #RyanQuickfall
    Hells Race 2019
    • Apr 24, 2019

    Hells Race 2019

    Coming up soon. One of the best vibe races at one of my favourite race tracks, Dirt Track Lelystad. They are hosting the first round of the DTRA European Championships. If you're going you'll have a blast! Find out more at Hells Race Lelystad. Poster art: Ryan Quickfall We had Black Dots Video shoot this film there last year. #HellsRace #Netherlands #RyanQuickfall #DTRA2019 #DTRA #BlackDotsVideo
    DTRA 2019: Rnd 1 Details
    • Apr 12, 2019

    DTRA 2019: Rnd 1 Details

    SATURDAY 13TH APRIL - PRO, ADULT INTER, HOOLIGANS 14:00 - Scrutineering and sign on 15:00 - Riders briefing 15:30 - Practice and qualifying races for Pro and Adult Inter (including practice for Hooligans) 18:00-20:00 - Main event for Pro, Adult Inter and Hooligans 20:00 - Podiums and presentations SUNDAY 14TH APRIL - ALL OTHER CLASSES (YOUTH, MINIBIKE, ROOKIE, VINTAGE, THUNDERBIKE): 08:30 - Scrutineering and sign on 10:00 - Riders briefing 10:30-11:40 - Practice for all class
    Dirt Rookies, Spain
    • Apr 5, 2019

    Dirt Rookies, Spain

    The next Dirt Track Rookies event is coming up in Catyalunya, Spain next month. The track is 77 miles from Barcelona El Prat airport. Their email is on the poster if you want to get involved. See more of Dirt Rookies in our Sideburn Story and Dirt Track Rookies blogpost. Poster art: Ryan Quickfall #Spain #DirtTrackRookies #RyanQuickfall
    DTRA Launch Report - Megapost
    • Apr 3, 2019

    DTRA Launch Report - Megapost

    The DTRA season launch has become a fixture on the UK flat track calendar. It's always held in London, originally at Bolt, more recently at the Bike Shed's arch 3, and it's always been popular. On the surface, it's an unusual idea. Most race clubs have end of year presentation events, not pre-season launches, but it really works and is a good way to get racers, sponsors, supporters and staff together (all pictured in one snap above, with DTRA bossman mouthing off on the big s
    Survivor Customs Honda CFR450 Framer
    • Mar 17, 2019

    Survivor Customs Honda CFR450 Framer

    A unicorn, a minotaur, the Loch Ness Monster, Sasquatch. In recent years, UK dirt track fans have been as likely to see one of those mythical creatures in the pits as a 450 framer, but one man has decided to change that. After back-to-back DTRA Thunderbike championships on Rotax-powered bikes he has modified and fabricated himself, Mike Hill of Survivor Customs has gone one step further and created this Honda CRF-powered creation. The frame is a brand new, one-off that was de
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