NEVER A CROSSWORD
Put your racing knowledge to the test and complete the puzzle to be in with a chance of winning this great prize. Good luck!
Our regular crossword is another mix of classic racing clues and all with the carrot on a stick of the chance to win a pair of Weise Hudson gloves! Go for it!
Now, these gloves may sound like they’re named after the butler in Upstairs Downstairs, but they are in fact a classicallystyled but thoroughly modern pair of leather gloves.they feature knuckle reinforcement, finger stretch panels, a palm overlay for grip and a Velcro wrist cuff for security. So go on, have a crack at our crossword and see if you are the lucky winner!
Across
1 & 6 Across: Amazing Spaniard who was an Olympic Bobsleigh competitor, a water-skiing world champion, and took a World Formula 750 title foryamaha. (6,6) 4: Black & gold cigarette brand that added a touch of classic menace to the rotary Nortons. (3)
6: See 1 Across.
10: Max, German WSB star whose early promise was stunted by injuries from a massive first corner pile-up. (11)
11: Sadao, Japanese competitor who raced both GPS, Macau, and the Isle of MANTT foryamaha in the late 70s. (5)
12: The Imola circuit is named to pay tribute to “Enzo _ ___ Ferrari”. (1,4)
13: The ACU’S equivalent north of the US border. (3)
14: Legendary manufacturer who withdrew from racing in the late 50s as part of a gentleman’s agreement with other Italian brands. (6)
16: Herr Stadler, one of the few Germans to compete in the Latin hotbed of 1980s 125 GPS. (3) 17: See 34 Across.
18 & 32 Across: French circuit whose corners are named after other famous circuits from around the world. (5,5)
19: Bady, Algerian racer and one of the few from 27 across to score GP points in the 80s. (8)
22: Diminutive Frenchman who became their first World Superbike Champion. (5)
23: Question __ ___, NEC Show feature that emulates a famoustv sports quiz. (2,5)
25: First name of the famous tuner who worked with both 30 across and 5 Down. (3)
27: Although originally home to a world famous motorsport event, only five Grands Prix have ever been held on this continent. (6)
29: Famously the tipple favoured by Guy Martin. (3)
30: American who controversially lost a title to 1 Across when riding the big Kawasakis. (5)
32: See 18 Across.
33: Took the first world title for Morbidelli, before going on to discover a certain Valentino Rossi. (5,6) 34 & 17 Across: Bearded Dutch 1980s sidecar megastar. (6,7)
35: Name of the Hairpin at the bottom of Craner Curves at Donington. (3)
36: Walter, 1950s factory BMW star. (6)
Down
1 & 2 Down: First founded in 1946 in Guildford, this organisation continues to promote motorcycles of a certain age. (7,5,5,4)
3: Mr Petrucciani, contemporary of 16 across from just over the border in Switzerland. (6)
4: Australian who helped develop an early two-stroke GP machine for Konig, then raced through most of the 1970s foryamaha. (4,5)
5: Being the only winner of both a 50cc and a 500cc GP is not this legend’s most famous conquest. (6) 7: Brit who won only his second GP as a teenager, but never won another. (4,6)
8: Japanese Honda man who played havoc on their V-twin 500 in the 1990s. (5)
9: 1970s French star who raced with frames built by his brother Alain. (7,10)
15: Mario, another successful Morbidelli exponent who took their sole 250cc title. (4)
20: Likely description for engines with fins on the cylinder. (3-6)
21: Governing body across a whole island, both north and south of the border. (4)
24: Manufacturer who had success in the 1980s in such disparate classes as 80cc and Sidecars. (7) 26: Site of a famous riders’ revolt that saw home hero Pier-francesco Chili win his only Grand Prix. (6) 28: One of Giacomo’s younger brothers who raced to a national Motocross title before scoring points in road racing GPS. (6)
29: After his serious leg injuries, Mick Doohan had to operate his rear brake with this. (5)
31: Classic American helmet brand, to stop it being rung! (4)