James stewart

Ex-drag racer aims to shatter 376mph speed record next month

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Two-time British champion turned commentator writes for MCN every month

At first it’s hard to imagine a 12-year-old Thierry Boutsen sneaking the keys to his mother’s Fiat 600 for a joyride, such is the Belgian’s calm, pragmatic demeanour. With an earnest smile and a lithe

can hear their yells but can’t see either rider. They’re loud enough to be heard over the sound of both two-stroke engines. All I can see is dust, and lots of it. As the whine of the motors gets loude

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