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Seventeen years after he retired from professional motorcycle racing, Australian Wayne Gardner is now taking the reins at the National Road Safety Council - also in Australia. He plans on working very hard to reduce the number of fatalities and accidents among motorcyclists on the roads of his home country. Gardner was also a Honda safety Ambassador previously, which helped him in landing his new job. Let's hope the World Champion can win again and again in his new office! Give him a good luck toast at the end of your next ride.
http://tinyurl.com/ylghnvs
At Killarney, a circuit in Cape Town (South Africa), the annual International Historic - a leg of the local Springbok Series - some very well known and rather notable racers took some exceptional machines around the track. There are too many to list here and too much to cover without doing a full story about it. So, please take what the very good author who published the article after the link says and you will feel that you were there.
http://tinyurl.com/yhhurwd
Sunday Evening Moto News - Wayne Gardner & SA Historic Racing
Wayne Gardner Rides Ben Spies' WSBK Yamaha
Gardner went for a ride on Ben Spies' racing Yamaha and said that the setup Spies used makes the YZF-R1 the hardest bike to ride in the World Championship series! He also rode virtually every other competitor's bikes in the series, but the Spies' Yamaha was the toughest to handle around the Portimao track...he liked the machine's power, though.
http://tinyurl.com/ygktyan
Melbourne’s Federation Square Celebrates MotoGP Phillip Island Round
The sheer number of people turning out for this event should demonstrate just how mad Australians are about motorcycle racing. Of course, it could have been that moto-celebrities like Mick Doohan, Wayne Gardner and Hiroshi Aoyama were in attendance. But, just know that the nation 'Down Under' is a nation/continent where motorcyclists are well represented and there is plenty of passion for racing!
http://tinyurl.com/ylnbta9
Sweet Wayne Gardner Moriwaki Replica Kawasaki Photos
Phillip Island MotoGP to Feature Grand Prix Legends of Australia
At the 2009 Australian Grand Prix, expect to see 'Legends of MotoGP' take to the track. Troy Bayliss will join Wayne Gardner and Mick Doohan on the track at the event to ride a demonstration lap on both Saturday and Sunday. It all happens 16 - 18 October 2009.
http://tinyurl.com/ldgmql
Goodwood Festival 2009 - 1960's Era Motorcycles
On the Goodwood Motor Circuit - during 18 thru 20 September 2009 - will feature some of the brightest stars of motorcycle racing history. Expect to see Phil Read, Mick Grant, Wayne Gardner, Charlie Williams, Paul Smart, Steve Parrish and many modern stars as well. They will also hold the Barry Sheene Memorial Trophy races during the weekend. For more information, please click the link.
http://tinyurl.com/mdmcrj