Mn’s editor says his own farewell to a broadcasting master, steve rider, who has hung up his motorsport microphone

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MN’s editor says his own farewell to a broadcasting master, Steve Rider, who has hung up his motor

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Motorsport News Magazine

2 July 2025

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I NEVER GOT THE CHANCES I THOUGHT I DESERVED