That year my dad RON GLOVER passenger JOHN PENNINGTON 750cc NORTON racing finished 13th absolutely brilliant I was there can remember some it was brilliant.
Soo Funny. But really cool. Those Japanese chicks. lol excellent. And the factory riders. . Really really a perfect Age. When the Japanese wanted to prove there ENGINES. etc YAMMM AH AHA LOL great pronunciation! But the Japanese wanted to perfect there machines so they really took A lot of giant RED FACED around eye’d Northern European men. That were slightly I’d not very RASCIST Z Because we all had Grandfathers that were starved and beaten by Jap guards. But bravely the Japanese engineers tried and did there best. And good old English Rules took them and treated them right.
Back in the good days when it wasnt illegal to drink a beer or film a pro racer drinking a beer on the podium...how sofistigated we are now ....14000 yrars of mankind all we did was grow an make beer an live now its illegal to hold a beer in public...rediculous no dicipline in things...
I see the famous jump in town...but the one i saw was on a fast hill straightaway at like 160...on a 250cc 2 stroke...the video was take it to the limit..tje ultimate motorcycle odessey was its name ...in town jumping a street bike in a turn not to great of an idea....still fun...but not agreat idea....
Well he did say it the same as the daytona footage...oh look heres the japanese team yamma mah ha...motorcycke built by a piano company probably be the last time we see them around here..yeah after they won daytona 20 times....i dont think so
Olha essa TT que encontrei no ultimo encontro de carros antigos em Aguas de Lindoia 2022 - só achei estranho esses 12 K pela motoca hahahahahahaha, ta igual aquele Fusca de 460 mil reais hahahahahahaha parece que tem boi na linha hahahahhahahaha forte abraço Edu Rodrigues simples assim ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-jj1yALiILLk.html
I raced at the same time as Bill Ivy and had the privilege of writing his biography, "No Time To Lose" after his tragic death in 1969. During his last year Bill also raced Formula 2 cars. Jackie Stewart, the world F1 champion at that time, said Bill Ivy had more natural talent than anyone he had seen coming into motor racing. R.I.P. means Resurrection In Paradise when God's Kingdom reigns....I wonder what Bill will say about the book I wrote about him when he returns!!? Alan Peck 🐴
A brilliant book, Alan. I had the pleasure of meeting you and Bill's sister at the last Silver Helmet meeting at Brands. I was parading the ex Bill Ivy Frank Higley Cotton Telstar (the 4 speed one).
My dad (Mark Parker) was a big fan of Bill and met him on numerous occasions throughout his record breaking (and unbroken) attendances at the TT. He actually won an award for it. He always stayed at The Douglas Bay Hotel (as did I )until redeveloped. Your book was, as far as I am aware, the only one he ever read, cover to cover. Praise indeed. Best wishes.
In 1968 (or maybe a year earlier) both Yamaha and Suzuki came out with their 250 twin street bikes. I bought the Suzuki X6 Hustler. This was in SoCal and the Suzuki support center that was in LA provide detail drawings of how to modify the engine and build an exhaust system to change it to their racing configuration. They also had the parts necessary to change the suspension system. So of course I made my street bike a pavement racer, but still drove it on the street. Just a little peaky to drive in traffic, but fun on the freeways. I did some racing at Willow Springs and Carlsbad, but was never that great. Definitely didn't have the tire profiles of todays tires. Yamaha was really the top bike in the 250 class with Suzuki doing much better in the 125 class and the 50 cc class. 50 ccs with a 12 speed transmission.
All the rain water has caused the mountain circuit to shrink in the wash.😂😂.....and the 13,500 feet altitude error...they obviously no longer aim as high as they did back in the 60s..😁😁
ASDA,...... see even back then they fkd up vid/film with shit music over the engine noise LOL. more than likely dubbed in sound anyhow, sync was way off, great to see the film though none the less.
Have to agree! I saw Mike Hailwood on the 6 and Phil Read and Bill Ivy on the Yam 4's at the Ulster Grand Prix. No bikes come close to the sound of those machines.
In 1968 the guesthouse we stayed in was close to the garage they stored Agos MV. We were having dinner and all of a sudden the noise of a multi cylinder bike outside. It was Agos mechanic fine tuning the MV. My mate gave him a push to get it going again. What a noise but nothing like the Honda 6.
The world was only a war a few years before but it never seemed to get in the way of nationality and motor racing. Germans,british,americans and japanese riders and manufacturing all tied together somehow regardless of all the conflict. Very strange
It's good to have the (apparently 16mm Silent color film) for history, but it shows a really budget-minded film crew where very little effort or money was involved.
I was there for this race, many years ago. I am now 78 and want to go back so bad, but guess I am too old now, Such a beautiful island and great racing.
I think bill Ivey went to race cz in 69 and it seized killing bill or was it on a jawa german grand prix ??? Mmmmtime flies . Yeh Phil read bill ivy hailwood agastinie bodice fritz shidegger owen Greenwood. Those were the days.
