to Clarkson and one of my most frequently asked questions. Can a Porsche really beat an R1? In 1999 I made a video at Thruxton with JC and British Touring Car Champ Jason Plato. The brief was to see if my R1 was faster over a lap than Jason's Porsche Carrera

knows Brands and Thruxton and has long Suzuki experience. But he is pissed off with BSB because he had a verbal agreement with Birdy, and as far as Gregorio was concerned that was an agreement for the season. But at the 11th hour Jeremy got the ride. So

Williams wandering around in the paddock and he tells me everything is at ease with the team, that he's not riding just because of the back injury he got at Thruxton, which he aggravated at Mondello. He's just resting it until he's fit to ride again. Now, Jeremy

second at Thruxton then a broken leg while testing a week later meant he sampled all the highs and lows of racing in a very short space of time. There seems no stopping him though, as he bounced back with another victory on home soil at Knockhill

,500) and the 1935 Brough Superior 982cc SS80 (£36,700).The ex-Geoff Dodkin, Barcelona 24 Hours, Brands Hatch 500 miles, Isle of Man TT class-winning 1964 Velocette Thruxton 498cc Production Racing Motorcycle sold for £37,800 (estimate £19,500 - 22,000).Two

when you give it a punt - it steers accurately, if not quickly and only bounces around on its springs under extreme duress. The brakes stop it, hard, and while it's no supersports tool, it would blow a Triumph Thruxton into the weeds, with more

.I did a few laps round Thruxton on the VFR and it showed me that outright edge grip is not what the VFR needs. Ground clearance runs out pretty quickly with the footrests going down without even really trying. So it’s stability, mileage and wet grip

RacingRockinghamJuly 28-29 Thundersport GBSilverstoneOctober 13-14 CRMCSnettertonApril 21-22 Hottrax (300)June 23-24 Thundersport GB (200)July 7-8 Bemsee (200)September 8-9 Bemsee (200)September 15-16 CRMCOctober 20-21 Hottrax (200)ThruxtonOctober 6 NG

so I think a track day at Thruxton or Spa would be inadvisable. In the upper gears, just a brutal up-shift is all it takes to instigate a fairly healthy wobble and weave - the same can be said of a forceful third-gear direction change. Nothing too

it... the Bonneville. In an unashamed nostalgia trip Triumph unveiled this modern classic. Six years later and with six variations on the theme - Scrambler, Thruxton, America, T100, Speedmaster and Bonneville - Triumph has sold 54,000 Bonnies