‘a gem of a bike – she’s an old friend’

The biggest championship of the world’s greatest motorsport has been thrilling fans for three quarters of a century. Time to celebrate…

One of Britain’s most jovial and prolific motorcycle journalists explains how always saying yes took him from being MCN’s amateur stuntman to owning 30 bikes

Ducati’s factory MotoGP team manager Davide Tardozzi is famous for his extravagant victory celebrations. He tells us why he gets so excited, and recalls arguing with Superbike legend Carl Fogarty and scaring himself witless at the Isle of Man TT