Legendary? There’s another I’d like to see

Dear CR Seeing the recent CR cover of Eddie Lawson in action (Legendary cover #194 – Ed) got me thinking about other legends and those who I think would make equally good subjects for such a grand title. How about Carl Fogarty? He was at the top of his powers in the mid-1990s and that’s 25 years ago. Is that too soon for CR to consider it

time for a proper Foggy issue or do we have to wait a few years yet? J Jones Email

Dear J My point of view is that almost anything from 25 years ago and later is fair game for these pages. I know Malc had started to include riders and races from more recent eras and he and I are working on continuing that but absolutely not at the cost of great examples of motorcycle racing from the 1950s, 60s, 70s etc. If it’s a rider who dominated the world a quarter of a century ago then yes, I personally don’t see any reason why we shouldn’t feature that person, bike or race. And let’s face it, there’s quite the story to tell in detail of Carl Fogarty and those most brutal of years in the World Superbikes plus his dalliance in GP500S (and who could forget the Isle of Man outings too...). The grumpy so and so will be good value on page for racing fans like us. You can bet on that. Thanks for the email. Tony