Summer 1993

10 PHIL READ INTERVIEW PT2 - How did an Englishman manage to replace Italian hero Giacomo Agostini as the top man in the MV team? Bob Berry listens to Read's revelations about the behind the scenes battles in the struggle to keep MV on top
20 TT BETWEEN THE WARS -Brian Woolley looks back at Island highlights in the inter war years and the great names that ensured the Isle of Man TT became the world's most famous motorcycle racing event
28 ASSEN: THE OTHER TT - Holland's Assen circuit is the only venue to have hosted a round of every world championship, but its story stretches back 23 years before the series was even established. We take a look at the story of the Dutch TT - an event that is still going strong after almost 70 years
40 MOTO BARTALI - After winning the Tour de France and helping to avert a revolution, Italian cyclist Gino Bartali turned his hand to making motorcycles. Raymond Ainscoe reveals the story behind the man and his machines
50 BANTAM RACER - Mike Powell's racing Bantam is no spring chicken, but it can still ruffle the opposition's feathers
54 RACING A FAN - Tony Norris was so angry at being refused a Manx Norton that he built his own alternative and took it to TT success
58 HISTORIC TT - John Brown donned the leaky waterproofs to watch this year's Historic TT. At least the racing kept him warm
62 RACING BEARS - Not the furry kind, but a class of racing with antipodean roots that is starting to catch on over here. We have snapped some of the wild machinery the class features and talk to some of the top contenders.