Reason For Being
Rob Andrews was a British racer on the FIM 500cc World Championship circuit in the 1980s. That was a golden era for Grand Prix motocross, and Rob has just came out with an amazing new book entitled The Inside Line: Racing the 500cc World Motocross Championship (available now from robandrewsmx.com). He was kind enough to let us publish a portion of one chapter in this issue, about the most famous motocross circuit of all, Namur in Belgium, beginning on page 100.
Unfortunately, we didn’t have room to run Rob’s sidebar recollection about what was arguably the greatest moment in Namur’s history, when Swedish great Hakan Carlqvist stopped while leading on the last lap and drank a beer with the spectators! So we decided to bring you “Carla’s Beer Stop,” for no known photos exist, right here.
We are deeply rooted in Moto—We’ve been here all our lives. Back in 1998 when we turned an underground newspaper into a shiny color magazine, it immediately changed the game with its unprecedented depth of coverage, sense of humor, and access to the sport’s biggest names. Today, our readers know they can go to Racer X Online for all the news, race results, and event coverage they need, and then enjoy even more detail and perspective in the pages of Racer X Illustrated. The mag offers a chance to learn something new on every page and stay connected with the people and personalities that shape our sport—the competitors out on the racetrack, as well as the ones behind the scenes—through our exclusive deep-dive stories and columns.
Our trademark has always been insider knowledge from the experts who are at the races and around the sport. We have long prided ourselves on our unparalleled race reporting and detailed storytelling. We go deep with the riders and teams to provide comprehensive coverage you won’t find anywhere else—all with first-class photography and design. It’s a full education in motocross past, present, and future.
Davey Coombs
Editor-in-chief & Founder
Racer X Illustrated
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