250cc Supercup/British Championship racing

A much missed class of 'REAL' racing bikes & full grids, here is Eurosport commentator James Haydon in 1993 on the Team Great Britain TZ250.

Photo Copyrighted to Graham Etheridge.

Great photo's, and yes I also miss riding them, and although I wouldn't have thought back in the days when I was spending many long and frustrating hours inside the little blighters that i'd be ever saying this, I also miss working on them and getting them set up properly.

was good ear the mid 90's a few guys like Jamie Rob and Walker in that Snett pic, Walker would only have been racing a year or so in that pic.

I remember Rob Frost running that Docshop bike too, Newton always spent a fortune on Prillers, but they only went good on some tracks.

Sadly 125 racing was always better, more quick bikes

Edited by picblanc, 11 August 2013 - 08:20.

Hi Paul

two of us are sneaking a few days at the Grand Prix (sorry classic TT & MGP Festival), later this month, do you know any seedy pubs in Douglas, that inject two stroke fumes into the bar, where we can cry into our beer?

Hi Paul, The Queens down on the prom in Douglas is good for a pint with the lads, you'll always find a mixed group of classic and modern lads in there, its at the far end of the prom heading towards the old Summerland site, you cant miss it as there is usually a good few people outside at the front

I'll pm my mobile to you, text me if you want and we'll try to meet up one evening.

PS remember if you use your UK phone on the IOM you'll get roaming charges so if you intend to use the phone a lot during your visit try and bring an unlocked phone and buy a local sim card for it.

Hi Paul, The Queens down on the prom in Douglas is good for a pint with the lads, you'll always find a mixed group of classic and modern lads in there, its at the far end of the prom heading towards the old Summerland site, you cant miss it as there is usually a good few people outside at the front

I'll pm my mobile to you, text me if you want and we'll try to meet up one evening.

PS remember if you use your UK phone on the IOM you'll get roaming charges so if you intend to use the phone a lot during your visit try and bring an unlocked phone and buy a local sim card for it.

Quite a few of the old watering holes have gone. The 'Dogs Home' in Strand Street and the Groudle Glen have gone. If there was any sense of history these places would have been listed and preserved for the nation.
The first Manx I rode in in 1973 there was the Villiers Hotel with the live band each night, the next year the live music hall had been 'divied' up into smaller parlours with some old Dorris playing 'tea room' music on an organ.
Haven't been back since my last Manx in 1982

Max Vincent & Steve Sawford  @ Mallory Park 1996.

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Snetterton 1995 250cc race start.

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Nigel Bosworth Mallory Park 1994.

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1990's colour schemes/leathers left a lot to be desired!

Paul Brown @ Mallory Park 1994.

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Edited by picblanc, 19 November 2013 - 14:04.

steve sawf...the quiet guy of the bunch

bossie...always the runner up

marra brown...great fun and talented but how much better could he have been?

Ian Newton..I only knew him by sight

Mark Barker Mallory Park 1993.

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Remember Marra that year, it was 94 I think and Marra was dumped by Honda after they went with Bosworth instead, they both wanted to go GP but Honda or Yamaha didn't have the bikes, so MArra was unemployed and just put the team together!  My mate used to get his fairings done at Caste Customs too!

Boz's bike was fairly trick, but this was the hyear Vincent came to the fore, and walloped everyone on a TZ!  Awesome rider and bike combo, think Marra didn't finish the year not sure. But Newt was his closest rival.

Stephen Farmer Brands Hatch 1993

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Remember Marra that year, it was 94 I think and Marra was dumped by Honda after they went with Bosworth instead, they both wanted to go GP but Honda or Yamaha didn't have the bikes, so MArra was unemployed and just put the team together!  My mate used to get his fairings done at Caste Customs too!

 

Boz's bike was fairly trick, but this was the hyear Vincent came to the fore, and walloped everyone on a TZ!  Awesome rider and bike combo, think Marra didn't finish the year not sure. But Newt was his closest rival.

Jason Vincent Mallory Park 1994, 250cc Supercup Champion 1994.

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That's the one Gra

Capirossi rep Bieffe lid, I think he won the first round.

Isnt Stpehen Farmer related to Keith Farmer of BSB fame or was it Mark?  I think both of them sadly passed away? Was he team mates to Eugene McManus who broke out pretty much in 94 too?

That's the one Gra

 

Capirossi rep Bieffe lid, I think he won the first round.

 

Isnt Stpehen Farmer related to Keith Farmer of BSB fame or was it Mark?  I think both of them sadly passed away? Was he team mates to Eugene McManus who broke out pretty much in 94 too?

Keith Farmer is the late Mark Farmers Nephew, not sure if Stephen Farmer is related? though he too is now gone, accident at his place of work. Not sure if he & Eugene were team mates?

Here is Eugene McManus in 1994, what happened to him? he went 500GP racing for a season, then disappeared, anyone know?

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Eugene raced in the 500gp in 1995 (Padgett's Harris-Yamaha) and 1996 (Yamaha YZR Millar Racing). Then he went to the British Superbike: http://www.f1network...990.htm?print=1

I don't know what appened after..

beatiful pics!

Edited by man235, 25 November 2013 - 20:59.

Eugene raced in the 500gp in 1995 (Padgett's Harris-Yamaha) and 1996 (Yamaha YZR Millar Racing). Then he went to the British Superbike: http://www.f1network...990.htm?print=1

I don't know what appened after..

beatiful pics!

Ah! yes silly me, Eugene on the grid at Snetterton, forgotten about that.

Re pics, thank you.

Mark Snell Brands Hatch 1993

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Callum Ramsay Snetterton 250cc race start 1995, with Darren North, Robin Milton & I cant remember #43?

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Edited by picblanc, 25 November 2013 - 22:20.

Ah! yes silly me, Eugene on the grid at Snetterton, forgotten about that.

Re pics, thank you.

I last saw him in 97 at snetterton

prepared a zx7 for him under padgetts

he destroyed it at the end of the revett straight

not sure what happened to him after that

oh yeh Graham 

just seen your pic of snetterton grid

think it's me whispering in eugenes ear, when i had hair and it wasn't grey

oh yeh Graham 

just seen your pic of snetterton grid

think it's me whispering in eugenes ear, when i had hair and it wasn't grey

#41 in the background then Colin, had forgotten that he did BSB/Supercup.

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Snetterton 1996.

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Adrian Butcher @ Brands Hatch 1993 & Mallory Park 1994.

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Snetterton again, 1996.

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Daniel Watson #77 & Gary Haslam #47 Snetterton 1993. 

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Paul Brown Brands Hatch 1991 & 1993.

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Mark Barker Brands Hatch 1992.

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Barry Blyther Brands Hatch 1993.

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