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lundi 3 août 2015
HISTORIQUE : Silverstone Classic : Les courses de Motor Racing Legends
par Claude Foubert (Endurance-info.com)
La Silverstone Classic, qui fêtait le week-end dernier son 25ème anniversaire, est pour les amateurs de voitures de compétition historiques un must, au même titre que des meetings du genre comme Le Mans Classic ou le Goodwood Revival.
Nous avons eu l’occasion de parler des courses du Group C Racing qui se sont déroulées à Silverstone, mais les Groupe C n’étaient pas seules, plus de 1000 voitures ayant participé aux diverses courses du meeting.
Motor Racing Legends présentait ses trois disciplines habituelles : la Pre-War Sports Car Series, le Woodcote Trophy (GT et protos de 1945 à 1955 inclus) et le Sports Car Trophy (GT et protos antérieurs à 1961), les trois épreuves ayant fait le plein d’engagés.
Pre-War Sports Car Series
53 voitures étaient engagées. La favorite était peut-être la Talbot 105 Alpine 3,5l (de 1931) n°52 de Gareth Burnett/Richard Evans, souvent vue à son avantage pendant Le Mans Classic.
Cependant,elle a dû s’incliner sans discussion devant la petite Frazer Nash Supersports 1,5l n°11 (de 1928) aux mains de deux autres spécialistes des courses historiques, Frédéric Wakeman et Patrick Blakeney/Edwards, la Frazer-Nash s’imposant au terme des 40 minutes de course avec une vingtaine de secondes d’avance sur la Talbot, celle-ci devançant sur le fil l’Alvis Speed 4,4l n°8 (de 1932) de Rudiger Friedrichs, ces trois voitures ayant dominé la concurrence. Le meilleur tour revenait à la Frazer-Nash en 2’48’’420.
Woodcote Trophy
Les Jaguar ont fait la loi, mais ce ne sont pas les plus récentes qui ont décroché la palme. En effet, c’est la Jaguar C n°5 de Chris Ward/John Young, une Type C de 1952 (ex Juan Manuel Fangio), qui a remporté la course –d’une durée de une heure-, douze secondes devant sa cadette, une Type D de 1955, la Jaguar n°7 d’un autre grand spécialiste de l’historique, Gary Pearson, les deux Jaguar étant motorisées par un 3,4l.
L’Aston Martin DB3S n°2 (1954) complétait le podium, Rudiger Friedrichs, associé à Simon Hadfield, étant donc de nouveau troisième, comme en Pre-War Sports Car. Cette Aston Martin avait réalisé la pole position aux mains de Simon Hadfield, sur une piste totalement détrempée.
Les Jaguar n’ont toutefois pas été les plus rapides en course, le meilleur tour revenant à la Cooper Jaguar T33 n°54, mais Chris Ward faisait quand même coup double puisqu’il était l’auteur de ce temps de 2’31’’ 207, Ward étant associé sur cette Cooper à Derek Hood et ayant piloté les deux voitures durant l’épreuve. Derrière Ward, le deuxième meilleur tour étant réalisé par les vainqueurs de la Pre-War, Wakeman et Blakeney-Edwards, sur une Cooper T38.
Ward avait pris le départ avec la Cooper et avait très vite pris la tête, creusant un bel écart. Cependant, il écopait d’un stop and go pour vitesse excessive sur la pitlane. La Cooper, à bord de laquelle Derek Hood avait relayé Ward, était très retardée. En revanche, Ward relayait John Young sur la Jaguar C, en bonne position après le relais de Young, et Ward repartit à l’attaque, parvenant à prendre le meilleur sur Pearson alors que la pluie tombait violemment.
Stirling Moss Trophy
38 voitures étaient sur la grille de départ, avec des Lister –Costin ou Knobbly-, des Lotus -11, 15 ou 17-, des Jaguar D, des Lola MkI, des Cooper et une seule Ferrari 246S (ex Phil Hill, Champion du Monde de F1 et vainqueur des 24 Heures du Mans), cette voiture appartenant au père de Nick Leventis.
La belle italienne, la Ferrari n°46 de 1960, conduite par Gregor Fisken, grand collectionneur mais également pilote confirmé, paraissait bien isolée face aux protos britanniques. C’est pourtant elle qui a franchi victorieusement la ligne d’arrivée après 50 minutes de course.
Andrew Smith avait fat la pole avec une Jaguar D mais était rapidement dépassé par Gary Pearson (Lister Knoobly) et par Chris Wood (Lister Knobbly). Fisken était parti en troisième ligne, mais il remontait très vite vers l’avant et prenait la deuxième place à Wood. Le pitstop de Fisken fut plus rapide que celui de la Lister de Pearson et la Ferrari reprenait la piste en première position et n’était plus inquiété jusqu’à la fin de la course..
Derrière la Ferrari, les Lister Knobbly complétaient le podium, la n°5 de Gary Pearson (1958), à nouveau deuxième, devant la n°8 (1959) de Chris Wood/Will Nuthall.
Gregor Fisken avait de plus fait le meilleur tour en course en 2’24’’703.
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1994 Suzuki GSX-R Yoshimura Replica
Words by Martin Hodgson.
Rarely is customising a motorcycle a wallet friendly activity, but for the cost of a crappy 90’s hatchback you could be riding this Yoshimura Suzuki race replica, that’s definitely hard to argue with. Patrick Sauter of Germany is no stranger to these pages – having built a very polarising CX500 rat bike a year ago – but this time he has turned his hand to a whole new style of bike and done it for a very lucky family member.
Pat was flicking through photos of Yoshimura race bikes from 1985 when his uncle mentioned he had a hankering for a new motorcycle. Well there’s a man after the heart of a legend, because Hideo “Pops” Yoshimura used to love building wild street bikes just as much as he did his race winning machines. The founder of the famous Yoshimura brand and ace tuner/director of many a winning team Pops loved Suzuki’s of all shapes and sizes. So Pat offered his uncle a deal he couldn’t pass up, he’d build him a road legal race replica of the 1985 Yoshimura AMA bikes and he’d get it done for just 2500 euros including the purchase price of the bike.
Pat started bike hunting for just the right GSX-R for the job but the bikes of the 1980’s are starting to become hard to find and the ones that are available tend to be either in mint condition demanding mega dollars or well past their used by date. So the sensible decision was made to find a later model bike and then convert it to give the old school feel. For just 700 euros Pat found a nice 1994 GSX-R 750, a GR7BB German model with the bigger carbs and no emissions gear like the US bikes.
A Yoshi special is nothing without the right body work and it was this area that was significantly different across the 80’s and 90’s machines. So Pat set about disassembling the entire machine to ready it for some retro parts for the ultimate road legal race bike look. He found exactly what he was after from large supplier Airtech Streamlining in the US who make a replica fairing kit of the AMA Yoshimura F1. With the kit shipped to Germany and fitted up to the later model Suzuki it was time for paint and graphics. First order of business was to paint all the panels in arctic white, before vinyl graphics in Suzuki’s racing colours were applied along with the right sponsor decals.
The Gixxer now looked the part but to be user friendly required a few additions to that of a race machine to make it work on the street. A small hole was cut in the front fender that allows a small headlight to poke through for night time blasts. A tiny LED rear light is mounted to the license plate bracket that supports the perfect set of numbers and letters for the build, GSX R 750. While it was common in the 1980’s for a rider to sit on pure fibreglass Pat has added some seat foam to both the base and the hump to keep his uncle relatively comfortable.
Extracting a few extra ponies is not too hard out of the well-engineered 750 engine and the slightly larger carbs at 38mm fitted to the German model make it that much easier. Helping them breathe is a pod style air filter that gives a rorty induction noise and a raceier look. If there is one thing you could absolutely NOT leave off any Yoshimura build it’s the mufflers that have kept the company famous long after Pops passing. The Suzuki’s 4-2-1 manifold exits at the right side with a Yoshimura USA race can barking to the sky taking pride of place.
Fully adjustable inverted forks at the front and an adjustable rear shock mean the GSX-R was a good handling machine in its day and remains so some 20 years on. Factory brakes were also class leading with a 3 disc setup including twin 310mm Tokico’s at the front. But one area that has improved rapidly with time is tyre technology and Pat has treated his uncle to a set of Pirelli’s new sport focussed, extended mileage tire, the Angel GT. They wrap a set of factory 3 spoke rims that are in immaculate condition for their age, that Pat had powder coated in tiger gold for a stunning finish.
With the build done all that was left to do was for Pat to hand his extremely lucky uncle the keys. Sure he could be driving the streets in some basic 1990’s Volkswagen listening to AM radio. But for the same price and a little hard work by his very talented nephew, Pat’s uncle is hammering the German streets race style on a tasty Yoshimura machine – Pops would be proud.
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GEAR GUIDE #60
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dition #60 of the Gear Guide features a handsome technical leather jacket from Pagnol, a protective denim shirt from Rokker, a range of great striped shirts from LA Rocka!79, a hardy key chain from the JBird Collective, and another terrific glove from the 78 Motor Company.
dition #60 of the Gear Guide features a handsome technical leather jacket from Pagnol, a protective denim shirt from Rokker, a range of great striped shirts from LA Rocka!79, a hardy key chain from the JBird Collective, and another terrific glove from the 78 Motor Company.
PRODUCT REVIEW PAGNOL M2 JACKET
Rarely does protective and fashion fuse effectively, one almost always yields to the other. Not with Pagnol.
“We spent as much time developing our jackets on the bike as well as off the bike so that you look and feel comfortable on your morning ride to work and then to the bar afterwards without looking like a Power Ranger. We knew that great aesthetics do not need to be sacrificed for function.”
Th M2 has been built to exacting safety standards, and “…are made from tough yet supple cow hide leather and constructed to ensure maximum abrasion resistance and durability through everyday riding. While this is not a replacement for your full race leathers or a full performance jacket, we also didn’t create “fashion” jackets to primp around in.”
Pagnol is manufactured at a “Socially Responsible” Certified Factory and from grass fed cattle.
However, this jacket looks and fits like a high end fashion jacket. The leather has a soft supple feel, and the detailing is not only functional, it’s subtle. It has a contemporary urban retro feel, and is certainly produced with the city cafe racer/brat rider in mind. It wears comfortably from the outset with concertina stretch panels, not needing the tedious breaking in period of many bike jackets.
“Every function of our jackets has been designed to work with the riding position. We really hated how certain jackets prevented us from moving around or bunched and pinched us in places. Our jackets have been developed to be flexible where they should be and breathable for those hot days – all within a slim, flattering fit.”
The M2 is extremely well tailored. The low cut of the back works well, it gives a good shape to the jacket but critically gives that extra bit of protection in the unfortunate event of an off whilst keeping the draughts at bay. There’s something particularly gruelling about wind climbing up the spine on the ride home. The sleeves are also cut long for insulation, so no tan stripes between the cuff of the jacket and the gloves.
The jacket is well ventilated with perforated panels, so is a warmer weather wear, but the cut does allow for a jumper to be worn underneath so it’s good for spring and autumn.
The neck has a slightly lower cut making it a more comfortable fit for a thick neck like me. It means the jacket can be worn done up right to the top without feeling restrictive.
The design of the pockets are thoughtful and practical, from the concealed zips to the horizontal opening on the lower pockets, which is a real plus if you’re like me and prone to leaving the zip open and emptying the contents of your vertical opening pockets down the street as you ride off. I’ve lost an iPhone, keys and several hundred quid that way over the years.
The M2 is constructed from 1 to 1.2mm Tumble aged Cowhide, with perforated leather on the centre zip, under sleeves, and side front chest panels. It’s lined with full body and sleeve ventilated mesh rayon lining with inserts for optional protective armour. It’s contoured sleeves have elbow stretch accordion panels, in addition to shoulder blades to waist back, and hip accordion panels. Snap buttons fasten the sleeves and the collar zip tab. It has two chest pockets and two lower front pockets with zippers and an internal zip pocket. The under arm stretch kevlar fabric inserts are by Schoeller.
The brand was initially created by Paulo Rosas, designer-owner of www.SpeedMachinesDesign.com. Assembling a crack team that collectively pools design experience in MotoGP, AMA and CEV Repsol, moto apparel design, fashion design, industry media, custom motorcycles and industry retail. The result is a stunning range of jackets.
You wouldn’t buy this jacket to wear couriering, but if you’re looking for a jacket that you can wear on the bike that offers a high level of protection, as well as in a bar with your non biker mates, or indeed out with your better half, this is a terrific choice. The M2 comes in black and cream.
Thanks to Simon Bottomley for the images and Andrew Almond at Bolt London for location and bike.
PRODUCT REVIEW ROKKER DENIM RIDER SHIRT RAW
Being a denim geek, this is the perfect solution for the summer months. A handsome and robust selvedge shirt-jacket that’s designed to be worn on a motorcycle and that offers a good level of protection.
The outer shell is made of top drawer heavy gauge raw selvedge denim, and is completely lined with 100% schoeller®-Dynatec ®, a hard wearing fabric with good protective properties and a high level of stability. It is pleasant to the touch and is extremely tear-and abrasion-resistant. It is impact and temperature resistant. Dynatec ® is made of Cordura ® and Dynafil TS 70 TS with a melting point of 290°C. The material complies environmentally with Öko-Tex Standard 100. The shirt is also heavy double stitched on all the stress points.
The cuffs and front are secured by thick poppers and reinforced with concealed zips, which ensures the shirt won’t get torn open if you slide up the black stuff. The shirt doesn’t come with armour, or any facility to insert it.
Rokker have been careful to retain all the classic styling of the iconic Western denim shirt, so this has a no nonsense timeless feel, free from all the fussiness of the archetypal protective jacket. It can be worn over a t shirt and removed once off the bike or can be worn against the skin. Alternatively if you size up you could wear it over a sweatshirt.
Rokker are a German company that “…believes that passion to ride a motorcycle is inseparable from style. We understand that the feeling of freedom is to be safe and comfortable on a bike as well as looking good between the rides. We are uncompromising regarding the combination of the best materials with the appreciation of aesthetics. We will always concentrate on highest quality and fine details.”
This shirt is clear evidence of this philosophy. Like all good denim this shirt will only get better with wear, and will last for years. Perfect.
Thanks to Simon Bottomley for the images and Andrew Almond at Bolt London for location and bike.
PRODUCT REVIEW LA ROCKA! 79 – TRACKER SHIRT
The striped long sleeved shirt has been synonymous with alternative bike culture since the 1920’s and has appeared in different guises ever since, often adopted by racers whether it be salt flat sprinters or board trackers.
I have the “Dennis the Menace” red and black striped version from La Rocka!79. These are a high quality airtex long sleeve made from 100% cotton in La Rocka!79’s exclusively woven stripe fabric. It’s a great fit, although I did need to size down by one. It’s been washed many times and shows no signs of fading.
La Rocka! Founded on the Kings Road, London by Lloyd Johnson in 1979 has been resurrected after decades of being dormant. “A pure heritage line of England, today paying homage to the early 1960 café racer culture with elements of the classic La Rocka! designs worn by the many iconic stars of the 70s, 80s and 90s.” Heavily associated with the punk and new wave movements of the seventies and eighties, La Rocka!’s resurgence is a welcome return. I always wanted one of their leather jackets to tear about in on my RD250, but alas my funds were burnt on Castrol R and four star.
La Rocka! make the Tracker in seven different designs. They’re available to buy at Bolt London or online.
JBIRD COLLECTIVE – RINGER KEY HOOK – BROWN
The Ringer is a key chain handmade from full grain vegetable tanned leather featuring military grade hardware and a parachord allowing you to release your keys as if you were jumping from 10,000ft. Now most of us won’t be jumping from anything like that height, but a secure quick release key chain is more than handy when getting on and off your bike, especially if you live in the city like I do and constantly jumping on your ride. This well thought through piece of design, resolving a pet irritation of mine.
It’s dimensions are 19cm x 2.5cm, and is available in brown and black.
Hailing from Portland, Oregon USA, JBird Collective was set up after a hugely successful crowdsourcing campaign with the aim of “….reinventing men’s carry goods to be as diverse as their lifestyles.”
Every JBird Collective product is handmade in the USA combining style with heritage materials and tech features, and is built to be versatile, durable and ready to work in a variety of situations.
These are available through London online retailer Wax and Hide, which means you don’t have to wait and eternity for it to arrive in the UK, or pay pesky import duty. Wax and Hide have selected a range of items from a number of independent mens accessories brands from across the globe, chosen on the basis of quality craftsmanship and a heritage ethos.
Check out their website www.waxandhide.co.uk
78 MOTOR COMPANY SPEED GLOVE
One man band Anthony Jackson is taking the artisan moto apparel to a new level with his recently launched range of helmets and gloves. His mission statement is clear:
“78 Motor Co was born out of a passion for all things mechanical and cool, creating the finest limited edition lines of motorcycles, bicycles, art and apparel. 78 Motor Co collaborate with local designers, engineers and artists to design, build, stitch and sew for the retrospective collective…”
All too often a vintage glove has vintage protection, but the Speed Glove has a contemporary inner steel carbon knuckle protection that offers a high level of safety.
Each glove has double stitched panels, discreet knuckle protection, a perforated top panel will cooling fins that direct air up under your sleeve. A double layer palm panel, double stitched for extra protection alongside under perforated fingers and an oversize silicone Velcro strap for a tight closure without snagging. It comes lined in poly satin for comfort, with an ultra low weight and a quick dry construction.
Each pair is hand cut and crafted from treated Scandinavian aniline cow hide each with their own unique patina. Every panel has been designed to sit close to the hand yet allow fluid motion with protection. Every pair feature Velcro Buddy Tabs to keep your gloves together.
These are a beautiful glove with a very technical design. Anthony is fanatical about detail, and this glove is a testament to his commitment to quality small runs over mass production.
79′ Yamaha SR500 by Motofactory X See See
Words by Ian Lee.
The Yamaha SR is a staple in the diet of the custom bike world. Easy to work with, reliable and carrying that thumper note, they have made many a solid platform for a custom ride. These days, most seem to end up as café racers or brat styled trackers. Not this one. This SR500 was built with something different in mind – a vintage looking dirt bike with upgraded components. Built as a collaboration between See See motorcyclesand Motofactory PDX, this 1979 SR500 has been built for kicking up dust and picking up the odd trophy.
This build actually came into existence because Thor from See See got talking with Sean from Motofactory and let slip that there were a few SR500’s gathering dust in the See See basement. As Thor was under the pump on another build, Sean decided to take the lead on this project. “I think excitement got the better part of him” says Thor. “Because this was less than 1 month before The One Motorcycle Show and the date we would debut the bike to the motorcycle world.”
Sean got to work taking the bike back to bare bones, the SR was stripped of its rear suspension. A new handbuilt swingarm and chain tensioner was mounted, allowing for extra travel for the 14″ Progressive Suspension shocks. To keep with that dirt bike stance, the front end now sports an XR400 front suspension mounted using custom triple trees, fitted with universal supermoto guard. Brakes both front and rear come courtesy of a YZF450, with the shouldered rims coming in at 21″ at the front and 18″ at the rear.
The thumper powerplant has been given simple yet effective upgrades, the fuel system is now a Mikuni 36mm ‘Pumper’ carb, while the exhaust is the product of a Cone Engineering builder kit. The CDI was one of the benefits of using an SR for the build, while the bigger inlet and cooling fins on the SR gives it a slight advantage over it’s XT/TT stablemates, ‘allowing it to soak up more gas and cool down quicker’. Power is put to the ground by a 50 tooth sprocket, allowing ‘enough torque to pull a wheelie after every stop’.
To give the bike a more sporting and lightweight look, the aesthetique of the bike has been worked over. An MX80 fuel tank has replaced the factory unit, the seat is a Gopher Glass unit that has been retrimmed by Northwest Auto Interiors. To help clean up the electrics, the original harness has been updated, and mounted up with a Digital Directiv battery eliminator. See that front number disc sitting in front of the Renthal bars? Hidden behind that is the LED lightbar that is used as the headlight, another simple yet effective mod to the thumper bike.
Drake McElroy getting some sideways action
All this work paid off, with the bike finished in time for the The One Motorcycle Show. Taking out the ‘Single and loving it’ award – an award given away to a single cylinder bike chosen by the Ornamental Conifer. When Sean got up on stage he had been celebrating the completion of the build and his words were drunkenly delivered something to the extent of: “This award was appropriately given seeing as how I may be single now I have spent the last three weeks ignoring my wife.” So worth it.
[Photos by Ray Gordon] via PIPEBURN
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