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What Makes a Motorcycle Race Venue Successful?
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The fastest motorcycles and greatest riders may provide the headline attraction, but spectators travel, queue and pay for something bigger. Drawing on firsthand experience at Silverstone, Donington Park, Santa Pod and the Southern 100, Motorbike Mad asks what turns racing into an occasion people want to experience again.
Tonfanau's Final Race: The People Who Kept It Alive
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Motorbike Mad attended Tonfanau's final motorcycle race meeting and discovered that the little Welsh circuit was not defeated by one single problem. It survived for 34 seasons because generations of volunteers cared enough to keep rebuilding it - until the pressures finally became too great.
Tonfanau Race Circuit: One Last Race for a Grassroots Legend
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On Sunday 30 August 2026, motorcycles will once again fire into life at a small circuit tucked away on the Welsh coast near Tywyn.