There is a slight disconnect between the cover and content of this issue. The front cover is a rootin'-tootin', stars and bars Ryan Quickfall illustration of AFT racer Cory Texter apple piein' his way to an all-American podium, but much of the content depicts Europe's current obsession with going left at a rate of knots. We have a Yamaha XSR700 twin from Germany; Knight Honda RS600 replica from the Netherlands; the most gorgeous Trackmaster BSA A65 from the UK; a Yam RD350 YP

Megapost time! I take a load of photos at virtually everything I attend, but fail to make the time to post them, with snappy captions, well that changes TODAY! These are my phone snaps, from the DTRA King's Lynn round, last Sunday. We were supposed to be racing a two-day meeting at Redcar, but the track owners double-booked the date and the local speedway team took precedent. Luckily, the Adrian Flux Arena at King's Lynn could accommodate the DTRA, but only for one day. So it

Sideburn has worked with the DTRA since Day 1 of their championship, and a current part of the relationship is the magazine being title sponsor of the the DTRA Vintage class. We love all the classes, but have a special fondness for the Vintage racers and their bikes. The riders are quite a spread of ages, abilities and characters, many of them choosing their race machine not on what best would suit the short tracks 80% of our series is contested on, but more what their dream

I saw this photo on the web and fell in love. Here's the info that was with it. 750 Trackmaster Yam. One of 3 built in '71-'2 at Mike Lacoco's Yamaha of Alamagordo dealership. Built for their rider, 'Wildman' Joe Pierce. Joe loaned me this one in the summer of '76. I raced it in the Pikes Peak Hillclimb and at Sertoma International Speedway, Las Cruces, NM. It is now owned, freshened up and displayed at bike shows by a California gentleman. Not sure about those Jubilee clips