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James Whitham Column - Dec 2007
By James Whitham on 14/12/2007 16:05:18
The horror loos of Vallelunga
James recollects the horror loos of Vallelunga, and what it really takes to be a racing privateer with a Transit van and a willing mate...Just got back from Vallelunga. This sinewy little circuit just north of Rome hosted Round 12 of the WSB series
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James Whitham Column - Oct 09
By James Whitham on 27/10/2009 15:05:54
James can’t help be massively impressed by the phenomenon that is Ben Spies and his ability to learn and adapt. And an errant mouse causes him to lose a big sale...
mate of his back in the late 70’s called Greg Hansford. This blonde haired Australian could turn up at a circuit he’d never seen before, ask which way he should set off down pit lane and within five laps he’d broken the lap record.Spies is the same. He
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James Whitham Column - Jan 10
By James Whitham on 30/01/2010 10:32:03
James talks granny flaps (bingo wings to us), bee stings, puss-filled arms and the disrespectful nature of pit lane humour. But picking Guy Martin up on tea making...
’ Championship-winning R1 for me to have a bash on. Racing bikes used to have two clocks under the screen – revs and temp. These days the digital dash can be set up to relay any amount of information to the rider. Revs, temps, pressures, gear position, lap time
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James Whitham Column - Jun 02
By James Whitham on 13/06/2002 11:17:06
This months Whit jets around the world for his commentary and musical gigs
Things were going spectacularly well for us in Phillip Island and we did nowt to the bike in practice. We seem to have a good base setting on it now. It's a really good feeling that - you can just get there and concentrate what you're doing at each
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James Whitham Column - Aug 2008
By James Whitham on 12/08/2008 12:28:19
This month James is reminded of his youth when he learnt a valuable lesson. an angry man in black leathers with an orange bib gave him a bollocking...
It’s been another hectic month in the Whitham household. If you earn your money in anyway that’s related to motorcycles you’re always going to be busier in the summer months, but as well as the commentary, the mag work and the track-day instructing
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James Whitham Column - Mar 2008
By James Whitham on 12/03/2008 14:42:14
Professor James Whitham, ASF, J.BAC, has been conducting scientific experiments over winter with his 29 year-old GT250 and some isobutylene-isoprene copolymer...
I knew there was a serious risk of the thing dissolving I’ve been out on a 1979 Suzuki X7 I’ve had for a while. Even with the stone-age suspension, as soon as I set off on it I felt like I had more feel for what the tyres were doing and how much grip
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James Whitham Column - Jul 2009
By James Whitham on 01/07/2009 14:35:11
Tidy, small enough to park in a multi-storey and cheap – what’s not to like about Whit’s new van? Oh, the gearbox. Reminds him of an unhappy adventure on a Ural...
Like pretty much everyone else at the moment, here in the Whitham household we’re trying to tighten our belts a bit and save some money.And although saving money goes against all she’s ever stood for, Andrea came up with a plan to cut back
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James Whitham Column - May 10
By James Whitham on 30/05/2010 11:40:41
Yorkshire’s premier amateur light aircraft pilot enjoys a day out (in Yorkshire) with some professional sportsmen, then gets punched on the nose by his own aeroplane
by the superbly organised but under-funded Stiggy team, Haslam gets his chance on some full-factory tackle in the shape of the Alstare Suzuki. Both Haslam and Rea have been setting the pace in every pre-season test so far.Shane Byrne starts his second full season
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James Whitham Column - Aug 01
By James Whitham on 13/08/2001 10:48:06
James has never let the glamour and fame of World Championship racing get in the way of being a down-to-earth, funny-as-fook, all-round good bloke.
back to Huddersfield. We were promised fish and chips in Bridlington, so I'm gonna have fish and chips in Bridlington!"So we all set off again and had a belting ride from there on in. That FJR1300 was a really good thing. You can scratch on it to a
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James Whitham Column - Apr 2008
By James Whitham on 12/04/2008 11:54:36
Having escaped a near-death experience at the hands of his wife a shaken James Whitham is planning his revenge. But not before witnessing a display of Spanish bin foraging...
that has ever happened in the world ever and set about telling everyone she knew. She liked it that much I think she even told a few people who she’d never met before.I’ll have my revenge though...I flew out to Spain recently for the launch of the new KTM
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