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Niall Mackenzie Column - Feb 10
On 20/02/2010 in Column: Niall Mackenzie
Niall comes out as the only supporter of traction control in racing and hooks up with his old Grand Prix buddy, Nobby Ueda. Now there’s a man who needed traction control
January 1st 2010 is the date BMW S1000RRs will start rolling out of UK dealers. I’m not sure how that will work in Scotland as Hogmanay normally lasts at least a week so no one will be sober enough to get a key in a showroom door far less ride a 190bhp superbike. If you do happe...
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Niall Mackenzie Column - Mar 10
On 10/03/2010 in Column: Niall Mackenzie
Charity begins in Southport as Niall finds it better to give than polish his motorbikes, but he still finds time to heap loads of pressure on Brit riders going for world titles in 2010
Unless I can count taking old trainers to the recycle skip at Tesco or dumping my loft junk in the doorway of Age Concern then I don’t suppose I do a great deal of charity work. I do help Riders For Health with the British Grand Prix ride-in but then that’s me having fun on motor...
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Niall Mackenzie coming out of retirement!
On 18/09/2003 in forum
Two weekends time at the last round of BSB he is taking injured rider Yukio Kagayama's ride for the Rizla Suzuki team.Hes been test riding for them and advising them since he retired, so should still be running around race pace.Anyone want to lay a bet? :burnout: that should make...
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Niall Mackenzie Column - Jul 2005
On 01/07/2005 in Column: Niall Mackenzie
Saddle swap sores
Caption HereThis year the British Championship has developed into a never-ending soap opera of rider changes and incidents. It's really exciting and, with my Sky TV hat on, there is never any shortage of things to talk about. It's amazing how much has changed since the arrival of...
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Niall Mackenzie Column - May 2006
On 01/05/2006 in Column: Niall Mackenzie
This month the wee Scott gets worked up about Triumph, Rossi, F1 and Learjets
He's a bit special, says MaccaDANGEROUS, I KNOW but my mind started to wander the other week while testing Suzuki's latest supersport projectile, the GSX-R600 K6. In years gone by, to keep up with the competition on the racetrack, manufacturers would occasionally release a limite...
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Niall Mackenzie Column - Jul 2006
On 01/07/2006 in Column: Niall Mackenzie
Yamaha's M1, Rossi's successor and Mr BSB - John Reynolds
Caption HereHAVE YOU EVER wondered how good Valentino Rossi's Yamaha M1 MotoGP bike is?It sounds like a daft question when you know it has won the last two MotoGP championships and a total of 20 races in the process, but at the risk of upsetting my friends at Yamaha, I don't thin...
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Niall Mackenzie Column - May 10
On 20/05/2010 in Column: Niall Mackenzie
He knows the ropes when it comes to Superbikes and our parsimonious pundit fervently believes both World and British series will be things of great wonder and entertainment
Thank the Lord the racing season is now finally back in full swing. More bikes on TV is fantastic and more importantly this should mean less telly space for the irritating Jedward twins; Okay, t...s. Robert Matthew Van Winkle might not have had the coolest name on the block bu...
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Niall Mackenzie Column - July 10
On 15/07/2010 in Column: Niall Mackenzie
Many kind words of comfort for those involved in all walks of the throbbing motorsports industry. Thank the lord for the unbridled generosity of spirit of this prince among men
It was heartening to see Formula 1 become briefly interesting when Lewis Hamilton decided to try a few burnouts while leaving Albert Park in Melbourne. Since his father stepped down from his role as manager he’s become more of a rebel, and why not? Life would be very boring if we...
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Niall Mackenzie Column - Feb 08
On 17/02/2008 in Column: Niall Mackenzie
Age is catching up with the old fella. After spending hours on the phone to his insurers to get his drains fixed, he turns his attention to bike insurance. Who’d have thought it?
Last year in a moment of madness I opted to buy some insurance that would cover me, should I suffer the unimaginable inconvenience of a blocked drain. The policy said, if I had a problem, inside or out, a quick phone call would see men arrive within a few hours, some plunging an...
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Niall Mackenzie column - Mar 2006
On 01/03/2006 in Column: Niall Mackenzie
Niall looks forward to the future of Virgin Yamaha on Pirelli tyres
side of things a bit more. He said he would get it sorted out. I called him later to see how he got on, and he said, "Well Niall, I tried all the machines in the gym - but I didn't find a single one I liked!" Team DadCouldn't let this month pass
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