Growing up in America, we didn't really get to see all the FIM GP's on TV. I had to rely on magazines like Cycle News, American Roadracing, etc. Another publication, Motocourse, hard copy publication , the aftermath of the season, I would read about these races. 40 years later, I get to watch these races, very special for me, thank you for this.
As a16 year old in 198, l commenced employment at The Royal College OF Surgeons , Queens Suare, and met thye sheene family,and during my time there Barry and l would ride the bike frank built up and sown the car park,and Barry even dared me to ride laps around the square.in 1986,Barry was with the Yamaha team, for The Swann Series at Surfers Paradise, so manage d to catch up to him, and again in 2001,when he was classic racing in Ipswich {Queensland}.Also caught up with Frank,when he was time keeping.
My hero🎉🎉in dated one of his cousins... way cool...she watched me and my Boyz watched a race...so funny she said that's my cousin 😂😂😂and took me to her gramparents to confirm 🎉🎉🎉🎉crazy !!!KING KENNY!!!!🎉🎉🎉
I was there, spent some time with David Essex who was filming Silver Dream Racer (Probably the worst film ever made) even though I'm in it, sorry David.
He was British to the core but when he moved to Australia he was absolutely loved,he was an Australian through an through so sadly missed a truly tough bloke.
LOL yup, he was waving, lol. Ahhhhhhhhhhh good times and not jewelry wearing poser F1 drivers. Pooise Mamalton. Proper Englishman. I saw Sheens last race at Goodwood, he won, of course. What a giant amongst men he was.
hehe, modern bikes are incredible. 79 just wasn't that far back really and Murray Walker is talking about what heroes these guys are because they have 125hp LOL. Now I do get back in the day the tires were nothing like as good as they are now but you can buy street bikes with 150hp all day long without getting into the big bad daddies of the street. Mannnnnnnn how times have moved on. These boys could ride and without all the noob saving devices of modern bikes too. Proper legends.
Mooie tijden op een fantastisch circuit. Met het verkrachten van de Noordlus en de bocht bij de Bult helaas weinig van over. Toch gaan we nog jaarlijks naar de TT, want het blijft een geweldig evenement. Leuk om dit weer terug te zien. Wij zaten dat jaar op de S-Bchttribune
Toen was het nog echt motorrijden in vergelijking met die gecomputoriseerde motorindustrie nu. Nu is het niet meer om aan te zien met die verwende individualistische ettertjes.
We used to go every year , camping for the weekend one of the things I remember from that year was the cheering coming from various parts of the circuit whenever Barry Sheene took the lead , we were sat in grandstands at start finish and to this day I can't believe Barry didn't win , great skills and a lot of bottle from all 3 involved .
