How it used to be in’t olden days of racing... 🏍️ 🚗 💨
- Thread starter Exige
- Start date
Friday 13th April 1979.
Tom Herron and his Suzuki team-mate during a break in the action at the Transatlantic Trophy round at Brands Hatch.
Tom Herron and his Suzuki team-mate during a break in the action at the Transatlantic Trophy round at Brands Hatch.
The late great Phil Mellor
Freddie Spencer - Suzuki RGB500
KORK BALLINGTON 1981 KAWASAKI KR500,
250 & 350cc World Champion 1978-1979 with Kawasaki.
250 & 350cc World Champion 1978-1979 with Kawasaki.
Mate of mine loved to tell the story of how he kept ahead of KB in the wet many many moons ago but could never understand the piss taking when he had to admit to chucking his RG down the road after a couple of laps as KB carried on past him. The moral being "first you've got to finish" We all laughed though.
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ARMSTRONG CF 250cc,1984
The 1983 Motorcycle Weekly cover shot announcing Sheene's comeback from a major accident the previous season...
Topbox
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I never knew Spa was done in reverse .
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That's clockwise like now innit
Yea but the cars are going backwards...That's clockwise like now innit
Shut it, silly billy
Topbox
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Ah yes. I got disorientated
The 2-time world-champion motorcycling legend Barry Sheene's famous blue number 7 RG500 1983
The DAF sponsored bike was the last bike Barry rode professionally before retiring in 1984.
The DAF sponsored bike was the last bike Barry rode professionally before retiring in 1984.
CAGIVA CORSE 1990
Ron Haslam
#8, Randy Mamola
#18, Alex Barros
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Ron Haslam
Loris Capirossi
Loris Capirossi's 21 year career in GP racing is one of the longest in the sport. The Italian was 125cc World Champion by the age 17, winning the title once more before moving to 250cc in 1992.
He debuted in 500cc in 1995, though in 1997 moved back to 250cc where he won the 1998 Championship.
Back to 500cc in 2000, Capirossi picked up 15 podiums and a win with Honda in three seasons, then moved to Ducati in 2003 to finish 4th overall.
The 2005 season saw him finish strong with a second in Brno and wins in Japan and Malaysia. He was third in the Championship in 2006, with wins in Jerez, Brno and Motegi.
His final season with Ducati in 2007 gave him four podiums including a win at Motegi, before moving to Suzuki for the next three seasons, moving to Pramac for one year before his retirement at the end of 2011.
Loris Capirossi's 21 year career in GP racing is one of the longest in the sport. The Italian was 125cc World Champion by the age 17, winning the title once more before moving to 250cc in 1992.
He debuted in 500cc in 1995, though in 1997 moved back to 250cc where he won the 1998 Championship.
Back to 500cc in 2000, Capirossi picked up 15 podiums and a win with Honda in three seasons, then moved to Ducati in 2003 to finish 4th overall.
The 2005 season saw him finish strong with a second in Brno and wins in Japan and Malaysia. He was third in the Championship in 2006, with wins in Jerez, Brno and Motegi.
His final season with Ducati in 2007 gave him four podiums including a win at Motegi, before moving to Suzuki for the next three seasons, moving to Pramac for one year before his retirement at the end of 2011.
Wayne Rainey and Dave Aldana
Dave
Dave
Fast Freddie and Alan Carter
Phil Mellor
I met him in 2008 along with Chris Vermeulen down at Crescent Suzuki Verwood, i got them to sign my sons lid!! Still got it somewhere.