Photo: Julian Robinson Chatting with Paul Beamish at the DTRA season launch party (and trying to persuade him to ride a Storz in the Hooligan class) we were discussing why it is so much more fun to ride and drive something sideways than straight. Paul suggested that it is because we know we shouldn't, i.e. that it is inappropriate. And in the inappropriate Sideburn mindset of Chopper Speedway and racing motorcycles in fancy dress, I like to compete in speed competitions in my

More California updates from my trip earlier this month. Not long after landing I received a message from Nico, the Ornamental Conifer, asking 'Any chance of meeting up?' It made my day. For some reason I thought Nico was so busy that I didn't try to set something up in advance. What was I thinking? He's an artist, course he has time for a chinwag. After visiting Biltwell, I jumped on the Indian Bobber I was borrowing and headed for Downtown LA. The street Ornamental Conifer

DirtQuake race idea. Swap model Ts for sickles and we got us a fine ol' time! #Animals #Car #Oregon

We've covered Pikes Peak a number of times in the magazine, first when Dimitri Coste raced there (SB10), next when we followed Guy Martin and his turbo Suzuki out there and we put him the Sam Christmas photo of the cover of SB18; then SB22 when Travis wrote about racing the Ronin up the mountain to a podium place; then most recently in SB30 where Travis wrote the story of his life about the ride of his life on the Kriega-sponsored Bottpower Pikes Peak Special. We guess you l