the somewhat more sedate level of AHRMA vintage racing. I had the fortune to spend a few days with Nobby recently, at the Bonneville Vintage GP at Miller Motorsports Park in Tooele. Utah. Lean and spry. and looking much younger than the 73 he claims to be, Nobby was doing what he does best, wrenches in hand, keeping his latest team Norton Champagne Racing Team roaring down the front straight.

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Team patrons are Bob McKeever and Robert Jr ., a father and son combo with a passion for getting the best out of their bikes. Bob, who turned 90 this month and was still racing until just a few years ago, piloted a brand new Norton Manx at Daytona in 1948. A Norton fan through and through, his devotionto the brand remains to this day. Norton Champagne Racing Team's stable (the name reflects Bob's love of the bubbly) includes a 1937 Norton Manx, a 1962 Norton Manx and, in a bit of odd contrast to that old iron, a 2004 Honda 125GP 2-stroke racer — all piloted with great precision and success by teammate Alex McLean, and all kept perfectly tuned by Nobby.

With decades of experience working the GP circuit, and with some of the biggest names in our sport, you'd think Nobby's name, at least in our corner of the world, would be a household word. Yet outside a small group of diehard motorcycle racing fans, he's almost unknown. Google "Nobby Clark" and it's amazing how much information you won't find. Unlike the men he