"See God, then brake!" Epic Last Lap Battle | Kevin Schwantz vs Wayne Rainey | German Bike GP 1991

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Round six of the 1991 World Bike GP Championship at Hockenheim featured a truly breathtaking battle for supremacy in the 500cc class and Wayne Rainey (Marlboro Yamaha) and Kevin Schwantz (Lucky Strike Suzuki) took the race down to the wire as they pushed themselves and their mighty two-stroke machines to the absolute limit!
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Other stars of the race included Eddie Lawson (Cagiva), Wayne Gardner (Rothmans Honda), Didier de Radigues (Lucky Strike Suzuki) and Mick Doohan (Rothmans Honda), who took the lead in the early stages, before being hunted down by the American duo of Schwantz and Rainey.
Italian Luca Cadalora gave an outstanding performance in the 250 cc Championship despite his own back injuries, continuing his ongoing battle with arch-rival Helmut Bradl.
You'll find all the biggest highlights of a superb German Grand Prix in this highly entertaining video, available on DVD and Duke download:
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@stevefowler2112 2 месяца назад

190 HP, 275 lbs with a powerband as narrow as their tires and NO nannies....these gentlemen had skills the size of their steel balls.

@bradleyellis7336 Месяц назад

Well said...no truer words. These guys were the best of all time.

@luciusesox1luckysox570 Месяц назад

Yep,, exactly what I was thinking watching em

@pauldarderi3560 Месяц назад

Yeah can't argue with that much harder to ride then modern GP bikes and more exciting

@GiancarloBenzina Месяц назад

And 2-strokes that exploded in power, smoking the tires instantly.

@MrDriftspirit Месяц назад

The only thing to correct a tiny bit is power and lbs. 160hp are realistic and 420lbs with rider and fuel. Or do these beasts run autonomous without fuel and rider??

@cjvrsa 2 месяца назад

No rider assistance. Pure skill. This was racing.

@rpm324 7 дней назад

Schwartz was a classic example of do anything to win. You gotta love it

@crodrc51able Месяц назад

Battle of the gods! And that’s on 500cc 2 strokes! Ultra violent power bands. And that’s without any of the pansy nannies like roll, yaw, wheelie, anti slip mitigations. Everything is controlled by the rider. Like I said, gods.

@kikiautorcman787B 7 месяцев назад

Schwantz/Rainey on bikes, Senna/Prost in cars... That was real mechanic sport's era... 🤘👍‼️💯🔥🛢️🏁🏍️🏎️🤓

@SrOses-lm7mx Месяц назад

Roberts, Spencer, Lawson, Gardner, Dooham, ... Piquet, Mansel, Fittipaldi, Stewart, Villeneuve (Gilles), Peterson, ... Ha habido verdaderos magos tanto en motos como en F1, no como lo de hoy día, efectivamente, críos lloricas, llenos de electrónica. Claro que tienen que bajar las potencias de los motores, y su forma de entregar la potencia, de lo contrario, no quedaba ni uno.

@kg0173 Месяц назад

add to that Rick Mears in Marlboro Penske.

@nicholashunter8638 Месяц назад

The trust they must have in each other not to do something stupid ( despite being rivals) is incredible

@xipingpooh5783 Месяц назад

There will never be racing like that again. It was the Golden Age of 500cc two stroke racing. I’m glad I was able to witness it.

@user-uz9vb7hy1r Месяц назад

Same best nights ever

@PixelRacer64 Месяц назад

Do I ever miss those days. True gladiators.

@davidmelville5675 Месяц назад

What a magnificent, electrifying era for motorsport this was. Formula 1, the 500cc bikes, and the Indy cars were completely insane.

@dukevideo Месяц назад

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@karpabla Месяц назад

IMO , 70s was a better times in F1 than around 1990. Each racing series has a different evo. Again IMO, the last 2 or 3 decades in F1 have been poor in general, with a few great moments. 500 and MotoGP have been great almost everytime since (at least!) the 80s.

@zetecryt 27 дней назад

Totally agree. As a teenager in Australia eagerly watching all 3 series on TV, anticipation before each race late nights/early mornings was unbelievable.

@0Zolrender0 7 месяцев назад

I love it. Epic win. Not only that look at the last 30 secs of the video with photographers standing on the edge of the circuit. You will never see that in todays safety conscious world.

@dukevideo 6 месяцев назад

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@renevanderkraats3811 3 месяца назад

At Assen (somewhere at the beginning of the 90s) we went over the (then still low) barrier to congratulate Schwantz after the race. I got so close I could basically pat him on the back. Turned out the backmarkers were still finishing their race, or at least still packing some serious speed. Never have I come so close to shitting my pants as those last 500's were screaming past while we were standing next to Kevin. Hardly saw them flying past. Needless to say we were ushered back by pretty upset officials, the next time I visited the circuit (a few years later) some pretty high fences were erected.

@jeriksson7686 Месяц назад

Kevin Schwantz! The reason I got in to roadracing ✌️

@jesuschrist-alphaomega Месяц назад

Me too. Had the pleasure to ride on the same track days weekend. Kevin an Ben spies joined us. TWS. Only one that could kinda keep up was Ty Howard that day.

@gcrain464Crain-rd6hf Месяц назад

Haner vs Ty was always fun.

@jesuschrist-alphaomega Месяц назад

@gcrain464Crain-rd6hf ha I remember Haner also. Did you just do track days or did you race with the CMRA?

@haraldwiegartner5540 Месяц назад

I was there.....seen it live as a young man, now I'm old...😢

@SKARIMDEUS Месяц назад

Old is Gold Sir ... Enjoy your life to the max !

@Elaba_ Месяц назад

I am 48 and feel old too. The only advantages are seeing your children grow and learning something new every day.

@leonardofabbri7930 Месяц назад

@@Elaba_ lol the world these days is totally broken and I'm saying this as someone in his 30s...what kids learn these days? They have been used for years during the plandemical orchestra...

@aylbaba Месяц назад

Hey man...I am 48. Live like you never age...age only when you stop living. We all the same mate🤘

@FranklyNorman Месяц назад

Don’t cry because it’s over, smile because it happened

@markmullen1852 Месяц назад

I am so very thankful I was alive to watch this live. So thankful I lived during the best Moto GP times. Man I miss these guys and those bikes.

@Elaba_ Месяц назад

2:28 Drifting through the corner to get a speed advantage. The most impressive part of this video for me.

@josephhermann648 23 дня назад

The sound!!! Wow!! That was racing!!!! So much better than today!!!

@DavideDavini 16 дней назад

I watched this live. That overtake with the back wheel flying around became legendary among my mates at the time. Holy smokes this brings back memories, I was riding around my Aprilia Futura 125cc dreaming of being Kevin schwantz. 😂 Cheers.

@user-nx8ov2vl2s 7 месяцев назад

Most memorable and exciting scene

@bjo132658 2 месяца назад

Have never forgotten watching that last lap... and KS leaving his zipper line on the tarmac... brilliant.

@marcoomau Месяц назад

The race of my life. Made me lifetime fan of Kevin.

@dukevideo Месяц назад

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@ovepayne 2 месяца назад

An epic win for Kevin, balls of steel AND exceptional skill to do that on those monster 500´s! I vividly remember watching those famous battles in the late 80´s and 90´s and I smile. 😀

@michs1708 Месяц назад

I remember Watching that on live telecast! What a ride by Kev

@cramersclassics Месяц назад

Inspires me to complete my Suzuki 500 Gamma Restoration!

@darrenjpeters 2 месяца назад

One of the all time epic wins in the best era of Moto GP. Pretty amazing how Schwantz managed to ride the bike at all with balls that big.

@casualguy393 2 месяца назад

Even being from Texas I was a Rainey fan then, but seeing Schwantz's rear tire lift, and the front almost buckle under the size of those balls in that braking pass made me an instant fan.

@A.J.1656 29 дней назад

Lol. You start thinking about other dudes' testicles in the middle of a race?

@AlJa-rb5hj 10 дней назад

exactly , well said.

@A.J.1656 10 дней назад

Testicle size is not a factor.

@DHall-xz7ke 6 дней назад

@@A.J.1656 It so is.

@jaford2 Месяц назад

Nail-bitingly exciting even after all these years!

@stevebigansky9372 5 месяцев назад

it's a MIRACLE that Kevin's front tire stuck all the way (actually PAST) to the apex of the entry into the stadium- and glancing over at Wayne at the exit made it even better- I'm sure Wayne was furious

@DHall-xz7ke 6 дней назад

If I remember correctly Kevin liked a smaller front wheel and steeper rake so the Suzi would drop in better. Twitchy and squirly but allowed him to slip then stuff it up the inside.

@stevebigansky9372 6 дней назад

@@DHall-xz7ke in reality, it had nothing to with the size of the front wheel or a steeper rake angle- I'm good friends with Bud Aksland who was one of the engine and chassis development engineers for Team Marlboro Robert's and asked him that same question years ago about why Kwvin was so good under braking- it was simply the design of the Suzuki's chassis - everyone used the same sized front wheel because both Michelin and Dunlop only provided 2 front tire option/compounds per race back then- and having a steeper rake angle is actually gonna make.the bike less unstable under braking -

@luiscarlosvieira3966 3 месяца назад

This is the most epic overtake ever... I was watching on TV and that was a phenomenal race... remember that Hockenheim was a high speed circuit (at that time) and Suzuki had the slowest bike on straights...

@josepg.2479 2 месяца назад

No electronics, neither aerodinamics helps, just hands and skills, better times

@redipustaka3222 2 месяца назад

Plus this is 2 stroke bike.

@pummyy Месяц назад

is it faster around the track compared to now....nah !!

@13kkja13 Месяц назад

@@pummyy Tire technology has made a quantum leap since then.

@pummyy Месяц назад

@@13kkja13 I agree...but its not right to keep doing this cliche stuff of calling old stuff real and new are easy. Current gen brake from 360 to 80 in 5 secs on one wheel...absolutely insane.

@stevesvids 29 дней назад

I will pass on the inside and worry about it later. 😄👊 pure magic.

@RickyJr46 Месяц назад

The will to win, in its purest form!

@Adrdest80 Месяц назад

the best crazy riders on powerful horses indomitable👊🏻✊🏻

@cusdu6349 Месяц назад

As a teenager, I was a big fan of K. Schwantz. His driving skills were out of this world and his driving style was a joy to the eyes. Also he has always been faithfull to Suzuki though this was never the best allround bike of the GP500 era. I was in front of my TV watching this german GP in 1991 and this very last lap is engraved forever in my memories. Thanks M. Schwantz for putting sparkles in our eyes back in the days. Modern racing is so boring compared to this.

@dukevideo Месяц назад

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@tiagobarbosa1489 Месяц назад

Probably two of the most gifted riders ever. Different styles, same aura.

@norrissidek2519 Месяц назад

One's of the greatest dual of the motorbikes racing.

@Showmetheevidence- Месяц назад

I loved watching these 2 battle it out!

@smithy2 3 дня назад

I was more a Gardner/ Doohan fan, but just enjoyed the watching these legends

@nickjh1968 25 дней назад

Loved this era. Bought my RGV on the back of Suzukis success back then. Great memories.

@Jabba410 Месяц назад

Not only great racing but the commentary was so much better than now! I have to turn the volume way down to sit through it. We used to have (in Australia) the late great Barry Sheene commentating and he would often just let us listen to the bikes (and then explain the changes in revs. during lean etc.) Passionate, like Simon is with the tech.

@90MinutenLang020Damsko Месяц назад

I feel sad and happy at the same time. Happy that i watched these great times in real life and on live tv and i'm sad because i know these great times are long time ago and over and never coming back and what is left of me is an old man with only great memories.🤦‍♂️🤪😂(47)

@manuelrodriguez2637 Месяц назад

I'm an old man too (47) & I never watched this era, watched F1 more for Senna... Then Alex Criville arrived & the rest of the Spanish riders & I've been watching ever since... but I know these guys are legends 💪

@90MinutenLang020Damsko Месяц назад

@@manuelrodriguez2637 i watched everything Senna&Prost Schumacher Hill Mansell Hakkinen all of it through out the 90s but also all of the MotoGP legends, Doohan Rainey Schwantz Criville Checa Gibernau Biaggi Puig, all of it. But also Superbikes, WRC, DTM, SuperTouring Cars, really that time i was a motorsport Freak! And ofcourse LeMans 24h groupC GTR everything

@manuelrodriguez2637 Месяц назад

@90MinutenLang020Damsko Didn't watch F1 religiously after Senna died, only when Alonso started winning was when I followed it properly again to this day... It's a little boring now with Verstappen always winning, reminds me a few years back when MotoGP got boring with Márquez winning

@dukevideo Месяц назад

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@90MinutenLang020Damsko Месяц назад

@@manuelrodriguez2637 after 1 may 1994 i was a broken young man, 1 year before, my grandpa died who i loved dearly, then Senna my idol. I can tell you the rest of the 90s i was a devil in human form i did some crazy things untill i married my wife in '99 and then i slowly turned around. But to go back to the sport i have seen everything till about 2015 after that i lost trust in motorsports in general. Ofcourse we've had Marquez but in the beginning he was doing it with his own talents without help. after 2015 the crazy penalty with Rossi and the huge changes to the bikes, i turned away, just like F1 2014 i don't trust that change either. Mercedes from nothing to unbeatable? Nooo, as we say it in the netherlands, try to sell that to your cat and not to me! But you're right when these dominant years begin first with Hamilton then Verstappen, yes it's too boring. But that i think is something pushed by FIA and FIM/Dorna and money.

@jhonvantwout3157 Месяц назад

Was such a great track .

@RavenSL65 Месяц назад

Everyone used to say that Suzuki was not a good bike, but no one remembered to tell Kevin!

@fernandocifre4545 Месяц назад

That camera work makes you perceive speed better than the one nowadays.

@praveentitus7193 Месяц назад

So much hay lined up by the side of the track - reminds me of Goodwood!

@sergiogualtieri9338 Месяц назад

Brake of the Century ❤❤❤

@dukevideo Месяц назад

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@lawsonfan5797 Месяц назад

Imagine making a pass so badass that you have the moral advantage!

@randydewees7338 26 дней назад

and it was totally a clean pass

@Fifty_Top-On_The_Road 7 месяцев назад

The BEST video!!

@jackspeed3398 Месяц назад

Kevin Schwantz, my all-time favorite bike racer, such a outstanding talent.

@gohumberto Месяц назад

Check out 1992 at Donnington, UK. Schwantz does it to Rainey but on the OUTSIDE of the bend. Really something.

@mits9611 7 месяцев назад

I was really surprised when I saw this scene, it is the most memorable scene I have seen in WGP since 1984.

@dukevideo 6 месяцев назад

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@kenm9170 Месяц назад

I so miss those awesome 2 strokes and ballsy riders.

@VH5150BAZ Месяц назад

Proper racing.

@brianhandwork9762 Месяц назад

Amazing!!!

@linuxpyle Месяц назад

No Traction Control, No ABS, carburetors, pretty awful brakes by modern standards and GREAT BIG HUGE BALLS!!!!!!! Holy Crap that's SKILLZZZZ!!!!!!!!!! Not to mention two stroke powerbands, just frickin incredible stuff! Inches apart at those speeds!! #WereNotWorthy 🤣

@FastYou-ov5kc 15 дней назад

This is just legendary!

@wonkywheels1037 Месяц назад

remember watching this.

@David-ki6jq Месяц назад

I used to have a tuned RD350 LC. It was mental when it hit its narrow band, and could easily catch you out. Heaven knows what these 500cc monsters must've been like. These guys were gods.

@edwindude9893 Месяц назад

It was all about the rider back then….awesome.

@darrelstickler Месяц назад

I saw Kevin racing AFM at Willow Springs. I rode down from the Bay Area to meet a friend. The first heat Doug Toland just smoked the field. I was amazed. My friend said “Wait ‘til you see Schwartz in the next heat.” It was ridiculous. Kevin was seemingly 1/2 a lap ahead after the first lap. He was sliding the bike like Chris Harris does cars.

@alfredoluisbaute1579 Месяц назад

Esto si era puro espectáculo dos grandes de las motos ,dos pilotos muy buenos ,motos de dos tiempos...cuando valia la pena ver esas carreras de motos ...dos grandes pilotos ,rainey y Kevin schwantz.....

@neilp190 3 месяца назад

The bikes were so light and nimble in those days. Todays Moto GP bikes are way too big and cumbersome. Need to back to 500 cc!

@pimlo1959 Месяц назад

These Guys were quite simply in a different league, a better one.

@iancurry7410 Месяц назад

Kevin was always the extra 5% that Suzuki needed. Incredibly skilled and brave, both of them.

@dukevideo Месяц назад

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@joe5339 7 месяцев назад

Great battle. Notice they showed the bikes coming across the line instead of the crews cheering.

@dukevideo 6 месяцев назад

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@blogstamare6205 Месяц назад

Λατρεμένη εποχή!

@g.w.7893 Месяц назад

Thats real Gp riding there. Sweet Jesus.

@scottsmith491 2 месяца назад

I've still got the VHS tape. That's the only way we got see these races here in the US. Even now(2024) all those great American racers of the 80's and 90's are completely unknown here.

@dukevideo 2 месяца назад

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@silverwolfgecko7064 Месяц назад

Damn, the new yamaha xsr 900 gp looks exactly like it. I LOVE IT🔥

@BEBESSCHET-rs7ir 15 дней назад

Epic! Now that's dicing it up!

@702million7 4 дня назад

The first time I rode a 500cc 2 stroke, RD500LC. It was just like in the movies when the millennium falcon took off. I cant imagine what these race bikes would have been like.

@dodgyp6405 Месяц назад

Rainey was a God, but Kev-o on his day was THE CREATOR and what an absolutely legendary circuit 😍

@user-tc7lm9yg3m Месяц назад

What a racer

@albertoo5444 2 месяца назад

¡¡Como hecho de menos el 2T!!✊🏼✊🏼💨💨💨

@WdyWP Месяц назад

It would be interesting to see how these guys would have run on today's bikes at their prime peak performance.

@walterio6819 Месяц назад

Unos monstruos estos tipos.

@irsancarista7785 Месяц назад

My Idol in GP500 from my team Suzuki ❤ Kevin Schwantz 🤗 #SuzukiAlwaysInMyHeart #SuzukiBackToMotogp2027

@dukevideo Месяц назад

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@irsancarista7785 Месяц назад

@@dukevideo thank you 👍

@Fbiking40 Месяц назад

"See god then brake!" 😱😱😱 🤣🤣🤣🤣👍👍👍

@dukevideo Месяц назад

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@Fbiking40 15 дней назад

@@dukevideo I'm living in France, not sure to be abble to buy it !?

@jonathangandy9271 Месяц назад

Glad those years were my biking years, awesome, and then came Doohan..

@robertdale419 26 дней назад

As good as Doohan was, he didn't take the crown, he inherited it

@cnealmartin Месяц назад

That's the difference from a champion. Willing to do anything win

@dukevideo Месяц назад

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@pandacongolais Месяц назад

Wow, I forgot bikes went to this mad track too !

@Fredfrothin Месяц назад

Unreal

@supermotard1745 Месяц назад

El mas grande.!!

@ygdolphin 2 месяца назад

2人都是我最喜歡的moto gp 賽車手

@-3dfx- Месяц назад

The best for me.

@dukevideo Месяц назад

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@HawaiiJetboat Месяц назад

At 00:45 Kevin leaves the trail of rubber on the tarmac for Wayne to go back, re-live and wish for another lap.

@dukevideo Месяц назад

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@AlbertEinstein-ew7fh 6 месяцев назад

King SWANTZ!!!!!!!

@jasonkennedy1670 Месяц назад

2 stroke Glory

@franzlyonheart4362 28 дней назад

Wahnsinn. Geil

@AltanirvesTeokwitlaoselotl Месяц назад

Kids nowadays can't fathom how hard those bikes were to ride.

@QuattroSG 27 дней назад

Literally every motorsport was brilliant in the 90s, even NASCAR was watchable lol

@prasannabaruah3732 18 дней назад

Both were incomplete without the other..

@Freewheeler1973 Месяц назад

Bollocks that big they needed a wheelbarrow to carry them around 😎😎😎😎

@alessandrolamiani 4 месяца назад

Waine Rainey can't believe his eyes 😮😮😮

@ravedisc Месяц назад

Is it me or do they have different tyre size? One has a larger front wheel.

@dvas2686 Месяц назад

At the time, I was about 10 and a huge Rainey fan, being the owner of a YSR50. Looking back, sure, Rainey was smooth as silk with always great positioning. But, also looking back, Schwantz absolutely overrode that Suzuki and got 120% out of it.