The 51 ppl that gave this a thumbs down....I never understand that shit. What the hell were you looking for? A Lady Ga Ga video at the end? I mean wtf?
Right..This is classic road racing!!! So fun to watch.. Pat Hennen the winner of this race passed away April 6th,2024..RIP to a great American road racer
44 years on and I've just discovered this footage, Patrick Pons goes down and I'm waving the yellow flag, possibly the must dangerous place to stand especially during a side car race. Happy days. RIP Barry.
The Golden years of british racing, spose im saying this cos im 60 now and living inThailand with my lovely Mrs,, but ive got to thank all who put this stuff on the Tube, it keeps me in touch,I was at Cooper and Agos battle at Mallory,and many other great races, Thanks,,
Pat Hennen raced a few times in Australia. He was a terrific rider and seemed like a good guy. Looked like he was heading towards championship contention before injury finished his career.
Sono nato nel 1968, conservo una foto con mio padre, io che avevo 9 ani e BARRY SHEENE, con dedica. E' passato molto tempo, ma le gare di quegli anni erano incredibili, conoscere un meccanico ti permetteva di girare per i Box e dare la mano a MITI, del motociclismo.
Chris, tx very much for posting this video. Brings back a lot of wonderful memories! Pat, Barry and Parrish were all on their 500's, and Mick on his 750. Mick was really fast. By this point of season we weren't doing much with the 680's (F750) and were focusing on the 500's. On smaller tracks, Pat and Barry were turning laps times on the 500s approaching 680 times; 500's were easier to ride. The 680 had very narrow power band and they were never really competitive with the factory Yamaha OW 750
"His leathers touched the track". Marvellous commentary with so much enthusiasm..loved that. How riding styles have changed, and yes, bring back two-strokes.
7:08 “And Roger Marshall is PERFECTLY OKAY!” lol😂…. Unless the commentary was dubbed in after the race, there is no way for this announcer to know that the rider is okay. He may look okay, walking around, high adrenaline taking over his actions…etc. But it’s far from sure that he’s “okay”. In all likelihood he is… It wasn’t that bad a spill. But it always gets me how the announcers are apt to whitewash incidents.
Good idea to do this at the start of the race, I was told it was illegal to use this on the road, but FU I said. RG500 CH (1989) Pepsi-Suzuki "Kevin Schwantz" GP Race Replica. It's the nearest you will get to 'Smell I Vision'
I was there along with my mate Derek who lived just down the road nearby in Barwell. Derek's neighbour , "Arthur" was one of the St. Johns ambulance drivers and he kept his on his drive. Guess how we used to get into the circuit and paddock! Happy days.
my nan lived in mallory,i watched this race when i was 11,had nans season pass!! as well as race of the year,ive seen the transatlantic series,pro am and the pudding club races.great track,many memories.
I knew Pat before his accident and better after. He was quite into model electric planes. Last I heard he was working at United Maintenance base at SFO, but that was late nineties. His mother Mary was a dear. Hope he is doing well.
@@heydude7568 learn some respect. Back in the day is where modern day stuff has come to. Without this quality action today's stuff would never be . Sheene... my hero
I remember Pat hanging around Honda Of San Mateo as a youngster, riding sportsman racing around the bay area. Then Ron Grant helped him get his start on the pavement. If not for his accident,I think he could have been the best American ever. Last time I saw him was at Talbots in San Mateo after his accident.I'm glad he is doing so well these days and wish him well.
I knew Pat before and better after his accident. He was quite into model electric planes. Was working at United Maintenance base at SFO, but that was in the late nineties. His mother Mary was a dear.
I was at this and one thing I noticed was how well the American teams were financed, everything about them was top-notch from the embroidered button down collar shirts, the shiny red Snapon tool chests, the luxury camper vans, the team branding was everywhere, the British in contrast had printed T-shirts old tatty tool boxes and transit vans to sleep in, it's all about the bikes and riders at the end of the day but the Americans made it all look very cool and slick, They handed out T-shirts, Posters, pens, lighters, You could smell the Dollars. Another thing that sticks out in my memory was watching the Japanese mechanics work on the bikes, they were like swarms of locusts, and they all chain-smoked American cigarettes. Marlboro, the Ciggy Girls handed them out. .
Barry Sheene was not happy with Pat Hennen as his teammate and felt threatened by Hennen’s skill and if Hennen beat him he could lose control of the Suzuki team.-MCN News 2003. Sheene also lobbied very aggressively that him and only him should receive the newest parts coming out of Suzuki Japan. Also Pat Hennen did not want to race in the IOM TT as it was not in his contract for the 1977 season, but Suzuki manager told Hennen that he was not allowed use of a Transport Van anymore but if Hennen race in the TT maybe he could arrange use of one. Hennen did not want to race in the TT because he thought as Sheene thought it was not worth it and was too dangerous, but since he had no money for a Van he said yes. Hennen of course crashed at the TT ending his career, in which he could of been America’s first GP winner as he was 2 ahead of Roberts at the time of the crash.
Hennen set the Isle of man lap record, and then crashed fighting for the lead with Tom Herron, better to just cruise around or retire on an early lap with "ignition trouble"
Mr Sheene was not happy with anyone as a team mate, Suzuki released three RG500 specials for Sheene / Williams/ Newbold, Sheene commandered all three for his personal use , then loaned them to privateers, the Works riders Williams/ Newbold were constrained to using obsolete RG500s, Works riders who weer barred from competing on Works machines @@MM-oq5bl
Such great days, Trans Continental series, Race of Aces at Snetterton. Would love to go back for just one weekend. I remember seeing Pat Hennen for the first time at Snetterton we all thought Americans didn't race in the rain, well Pat sure did he broke the lap record first time out in the rain.
Its to bad that Hennan was basically forced to do the Isle of man TT race that ended his career he really did not want to do it. Sad to see careers cut short by politics..
I was a bit of a fan of Pat Hennen he was underrated I felt always really quick ...but didn't look it ..always the sign of a quick racer ...sadly I was at the TT when pat sadly crashed 😪
Wasn't there but would have been sat on the stone bench in Meriden early morning watching the fans ride through the village on the way up to Mallory and again late afternoon when they came back. Got a lift there for the post tt in 78 and from then on was a regular at Mallory for several years going on an AP50 and then an RD 250.
You have an absolutely fantastic collection of videos. Thanks for posting. My era ! Do you have anything with croz on the pantall moriwaki Kawasaki when he came over to the uk ?
+zoe fern Mick was a great rider, he was riding the Harold coppick bike, he was a chicken farmer who sponsored Mick and many others, not sure if he quit the sport after that, Micks accident was very bad, just exiting Charlies onto the straight
I raced there on my RG500 CH (1989) Pepsi-Suzuki "Kevin Schwantz" GP Race Replica, and exit from Charlies was usually a graveyard. I was cautious but nevertheless, although placed in "unlimited class" managed to finish in top 10, No 3 on one occasion. Good Luck and best wishes Zoe.
I was spectating there that day and you just knew it was a bad accident, especially when the announcer failed in those always hoped for words when a rider crashes: 'Rider perfectly alright.' Very ominous and a sad day all round.
@@frantrictantric I had a "Tank mounted 8mm Video" strapped on but unable today to convert to MP4 for RU-vid. Pleased to hear that you were spectating, you must have noticed the RG500 rip through the field, one of my highlights on "The Beast" Enormous braking and Acceleration !
I remember watching this at the time, great racing on proper race machines. So many great names from the past........sadly I remember being at the NW200 when John Newbold lost his life. John will be laughing at sticking his head down behind Pat after getting lapped and screwing it up for Mick. You wouldn't get away with it today. lmao
In the eyes of Suzuki Japan, Hennen was #1 and Sheene slipped to #2, rider , vs Kenny Roberts of Yamaha. Imagine if Hennen had won the World 500cc champinoship for Suzuki, how many Suzukis would be sold in USA?
