I signed off last month by suggesting that the second half of the season was set to be a belter. Well, it seems that for once I might just be proven right.
Where Silverstone 2018 was an unmitigated disaster of a GP weekend, 2019 was an instant classic. The duel in the sun between the unflappable mighty Marc Marquez and one of the sport's young pretenders to his crown, Alex Rins, will live long in the memory. In many ways, the finale was like a rerun of the 1979 duel between Barry Sheene and Kenny Roberts – only this time it was the Suzuki in the hands of Rins that claimed the victory where Sheene's Suzuki had missed out at the very same corner.
A huge amount of credit has to go to Silverstone supremo Stuart Pringle. The events of 2018 were largely out of his control, but he confronted the situation, the understandable anger from the paying punters and a barrage of criticism (some well justified) from all quarters head on. Refunds were processed swiftly and efficiently, and aside from all of the ongoing legal wranglings, he and his team set about employing the best in the business to rectify the situation, resurface the track and salvage the situation, and in the process secure the future of our home GP.
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Steve Parrish
It's been a busy old month but so good being back in the thick of it. Despite the great British weather, it finally feels like summer is here, and I've been all over the place with some really great events since we spoke last month.
Christian Iddon
It's a long time since I had that feeling... 1057 days, to be precise, and if you were to ask if 'that day' was the day it would happen again, then I would have bet all my worldly belongings against it.
BOTH A CRIMINAL AND CIVIL CASE
There’s a time and place to lawyer up to the hills, and this is one them...
LONGTERMER KAWASAKI ZX-6R
Last month, I was gearing up to consign my ZX-6R to the back of my garage while I disappeared for the best part of three weeks to work at the TT with Batham's Racing.
YAMAHA WABASH RT
When you live a life of wheelies, burnouts and fast laps on race tracks, it's hard to spot a midlife crisis... but six months on in the saddle of Yamaha's Wabash e-bike, I daresay that's exactly where I'm at. I'll be honest, cycling isn't for everyone, and quite frankly, Lycra is even more polarising, but for me, life on two wheels, be it powered or pedalled, has formed my staple diet for as long as I can remember.
24 HOURS FLAT-OUT!
Ever fancied a crack at 24-hour endurance racing? You might think again after reading this...
PROJECT 37 A TEST OF TIME
Having got his head around the standard bike at Cadwell, Timmy heads to Powerslide Motorcycles with a wish list of improvements for the Suzuki GSX-8R...
'WHY WE GO RACING...5
Ever wondered why big brands spend big money and put in huge amounts of effort to go racing? Well, we did too, so we didn’t hesitate to ask the man who makes that call for Honda Racing UK...
9 BIKES WE WISH WERE STILL HERE...
No one’s worked out how to bring things back from the dead, but if we had our way, these are the bikes we’d oe see makingareturn.
SENSATIONAL SUZUKI LIVE
Blending decades of motorcycles, racing legends, track time and a beer tent with a cracking band, Suzuki Live’s formula proved a winner for the thousands there.
