Classic Bike, September issue

[Parker3865]

Spotted in this month's Classic Bike mag:

500 in 250 frame

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[norbert]

A very nice bike indeed!

[Morini Jen]

Thanks for that, Richard.

(Hope you are recovering well, by the way).

It certainly is a splendid Morini race bike. Mike currently has a fairly comfortable lead in the Championship, due to consistency as he said, but it isn't all over yet. There are three or four other riders who could still steal it from him.

I went to Donington a couple of weeks ago, hoping to catch up with Mike and add a bit to this thread...
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Unfortunately, I was only there on the Saturday and Mike was only there on the Sunday. Oh well.

The Classic Racing Motorcycle Club will be at...
6th/7th September, Darley Moor, Derbyshire.
27th/28th September, Brands Hatch, Kent.

I will almost certainly be at Darley Moor on one day or another if anyone wants to meet up. The entry lists aren't published yet but I'll let you know if Mike is entered nearer the time.

A Tutto Gas!
Jenny.

[Parker3865]

Recovery going well, thanks for asking.
Ah I thought I had seen something about it on the forum, thanks for that. Brands Hatch is near me, I might have to go.

[Morini Jen]

Glad to hear the recovery is going well, Richard.

By the way, Mike's Strada and Race Bike are pictured on page 34 of the latest A Tutto Gas (397).

You ought to go along to Brands Hatch if you can. As it is the last meeting of the season there will be some very close racing and Brands Hatch is a very atmospheric circuit.

I've only raced there once, in 2014 on a Honda 400/4. It is a difficult circuit to get the hang of, with blind corners, adverse cambers and no straight bits. Below is a photo of me keeping ahead of Morini 500 Racer Phil Botherstone (then on his Triumph 500 Daytona) at the top of Paddock Hill. The crowd was going wild!

To be fair, that was Saturday morning and Phil was struggling with a dodgy rear tyre. Once he'd sorted that out I couldn't get near him.

The second photo is Phil on his 500 Morini keeping ahead of Stephen Jones' 500 Ducati Pantah. Brands Hatch, May 2022. All good clean fun!

[Parker3865]

Brilliant! Love the photos.
I have done a few track days on the Indy circuit on my Honda 600 and when I had a speed triple. A fun circuit. Sadly the family won't let me do any more track days, even though the roads seems more dangerous.

[Morini Jen]

Ah! Splendid!

You know Brands Hatch better than I do.

I know what you mean about the King's Highway. You can be waiting at some traffic lights and still end up in a sticky mess.

Race track? Much safer.

Still, the CRMC Season Ender should be a great event. Lots of stunning bikes. Hopefully Mike will be there and hopefully sealing the Championship!