With over 40 years of motorcycle racing behind him, Jim Scaysbrook has a deep knowledge of the sport and a proven commercial track record. Jim began racing in 1964 and spent a season on the professional motocross circuit in the USA in 1973. He then switched to road racing, and in 1977-78 teamed with the late Mike Hailwood in the prestigious Castrol 6-hour races and other endurance events.

His career “off the track” has often in some way involved motorsport. Professionally trained as a photo litho camera operator, Mr Scaysbrook left that industry and opened a Honda motorcycle dealership in 1971 and by the mid 1970s was running a motorcycle accessories import business.

He moved into advertising and his early responsibility included the Yamaha and Castrol accounts. In 1984, Jim joined renowned advertising agency Mojo and created campaigns for several of their major accounts, including the international award-winning ‘Adelaide Alive’ campaign for the Australian Formula 1 Grand Prix. Since then, Jim has been creative director at a number of agencies specialising in financial services for AMP, GIO, the Australian Stock Exchange and Newcastle Permanent. Presently, he runs a consultancy business.

Jim's achievements include writing a comprehensive history of motorcycling in Australia, Australia’s Motorcycling Heritage, which covers the period 1945-99. He is a regular contributor to motorcycling magazines in Australia and overseas. He has recently finished another major project, Bikes and Bathurst.