It was a pretty good year for New Zealanders racing in motorsport last year, which was acknowledged at the Halberg Awards on Thursday night.

A coroner is calling for more safety measures at raceways after a 19-year-old motorcyclist died almost a month after he lost control at high speed and slammed helmet-first into a tyre barrier.

Sebastian Vettel, one of today’s best Formula 1 pilots, has always been passionate about motorcycles. He hid it, most of the time. He didn’t get to act on it as much as he’d have liked. But it’s been ever present. So it was obvious how to give this four-time world champion a treat. Bathed in sunshine, he made his appearance on a beautiful alpine road to Furkajoch in Vorarlberg, Austria. Hand-picked museum motorcycles with elegant names like “Brough Superior” and “Scott Flying Squirrel” – none younger than 70 years and all with an antique charm – were at site. Sebastian Vettel’s exciting journey on two wheels: the whole story can be read in the November issue of The Red Bulletin, due out in New Zealand in November 5. Copyright Text: The Red Bulletin