The Frederick News-Post, Md. John Cannon, The Frederick News-Post, Md. One of Frederick’s oldest, if not the oldest, sports traditions is back. The Barbara Fritchie Classic motorcycle race, an annual ...

There’s a short list of factors that can prevent the country’s oldest continuous dirt track motorcycle race — the Great Depression, World War II, rain and most recently, COVID-19. But not this year.

This was what many refer to as the golden age of motorcycle racing, when you could watch three or four short-track or flat-track events per week in the Bay Area, each with upward of 100 entrants. The ...

Back in 1971, director Bruce Brown began work on his motorcycle documentary "On Any Sunday," and it was meant to be a comprehensive look at motorcycle racing. It was in fact so good when complete that ...

The Barbara Fritchie Classic motorcycle race, an annual event at the Frederick Fairgrounds that began more than a century ago, will return on Friday after a one-year hiatus.