Over the past 30 years, Larry Carter has become one of the premier journalists in motorsport and, in particular, motorcycle road racing and stage rallying. A former multiple road racing champion himself, in the past he has raced against a number of today’s top Superbike stars and is a personal friend to many of them.
Genuinely articulate, supremely knowledgeable, well-liked, and respected, Larry’s services continue to be very much in demand by the national, specialist and local media alike, and over the years he has written for a host of top publications.
Amongst his accolades is over five years as Editor before becoming owner of Motorcycle Racer magazine, during which time Carter introduced many innovations, including the cult Ollie Bridewell column which continued right up until Ollie’s tragic death in 2007.
Included in the other titles are his columns in the historic Darlington and Stockton Times which are a must-read for local motorsport fans, and in addition Carter’s words have been read for many years by BSB fans throughout the country as he has penned the contents, and now edits and publishes, the British Superbike Championship race programmes as well as selected other events such as the British Touring Car Championship, Mallory Bike Bonanza and McRae Rally Challenge.
In the past Larry has been a regular contributor to leading publications including TWO and Bike Sport News, for whom he supplied the BSB reports and features for a number of years, before occupying the Editor’s seat at MCR, whereby he supplied various forms of copy including interviews and features of the world’s leading riders. Famously, Carter was asked to write the moving obituaries to his good friends Steve Hislop and David Jefferies following their tragic accidents which drew great admiration and critical acclaim from race fans worldwide.
The ubiquitous ‘Seeing Red’, the annual record of the British Superbike Championship, was edited by Carter for nearly 20 years also.