" I was bloody right you know, that left hand fork seal WAS leaking !"

No not Mick initials MH

We were talking about this chap recently here's another article on him
What a hero !!! Can you imagine him on the BSB grid no ?? me neither , unfortunately

Still not coming to me, too small to be Mike Hose,love that pic though,at the time those gammas where the bizz,white dial clocks that lit up in red and green,matched my shell suit perfectly, after all it was the eighties

from Goole didn't finish in the top 10 is Mark Holman
1 Ray Stringer 2 Steve Spray 3 John Corrin 4 Rod Harwin 5 Andy Muggleton 6 Mike Edwards 7 Mark Curtis 8 Nigel Martin 9 David Ball & 10 Mark Kilner

Wouldnt have got it
Some notable names in that top ten though

www Try this one then same meeting

Stuck again
Lambo where are you?

You'll kick youself initials GT

saved by mr zorro
Gary Thrush

Yes it is Gary
Gary

www same meeting

Seeing all these great Proddy bike pics reminds me why I stopped going racing from 1986 till 1991!

Err what I mean is great photos of Proddy bikes.

ouch!!!!

Easy www back to racing bikes

Nice one gary
At least this one used to be a proddy rider
Now a rider manager,tv pundit

Terry Rymer.
No offence meant to you guys that raced these bikes, but road bikes took over top class racing from TZ750's Tr750's KR750's & RG/TZ500's and became the "main" show, when proddy racing was one of a support class to "real" race machines at a meet.
Sorry!

Don't fret Buster , I for one agree 100%

Thank Gawd!! anyone else?

Yes it is Terry I much prefer racing bikes as well
Gary

You've got my vote Graham.

I actually agree with you 100%
Even today no road based racer has the character of a full blown race bike,when the gp125s are gone things will never be the same again.
Its still great seeing all the pics of your old mates and rivals giving it the berries no matter what their riding
(now i know why theres no pictures of me )

www Husband and Wife team

Actually , Mr Fu We used to have a wander round the paddock when the proddy's were playing , we could see Dommies , Bonnies , T500's ,Goldies , Super 6's etc on the road
No disrespect to the pilots , but ..................... not for me , thanks , all the same

Dave Butler, bloody quick around mallory. left one for me!

Gets my vote too, although i raced many production based machines, its still the F1 Suzuki, the RG500 and the TZ and RS 250`s that gave me the biggest blast, proper bikes built specifically to do a certain job - go racing !!

Taylor's of Chippenham sticker, Mike Hatherill?

Trying to catch up Mr.Doyle, been watching our boys get beeten by the All Blacks

Yes it is Dave thought everybody had forgotten that one
Gary

No not Mick see previous post is Mark Holman

Exactly, I too love seeing Gary's pics of a period I know little about, and I know its great for you guys to be reminded of those days, but somehow its not the same as the 1970's/early 80's when I used to go to meets regularly.
I suppose it goes back to what has happened to the GP250 class now, that even 20+ years a go, the manufactures wanted us to buy the bikes we saw racing in the Streetstock class, but some how the magic went out of racing for me seeing these bikes with pillion seats, numberplate holders etc wobbling round the circuits, being told by the media(MCN) this was great racing (it wasnt!!)
Not until Honda brought out the race bike with lights in 1988/89? the RC30 & Yamaha a year or so later with the OW01 & Kawasaki with the ZXR750 did racing get interesting again for me.
Now the 250 class in this country appears to be making quite a revival & the 125 class is still going strong, long may it continue!

Get in quick before Gary puts up another pic!
WWW? a real race bike!!

Photo Copyrighted to Graham Etheridge, racebikepics.

Good post PB
Especially re. late 70s/80s,that was the last time you would see top gp riders at a national or international meeting at brands etc,i well remember sheene dicing with granty and potter or at the transatlantics with lawson,mamola etc.It was great to see all the big names and teams regularly at your local circuit ,then when they stopped coming more or less after spencer crashed at donington like you say it turned into a streetbike series and it did lose its appeal.

Anyhow,back to race bikes.
looks a bit like shimitzu but i thought he wore an arai

Thought that was a breed of dog

Yes good point! I remember in 1982 at the Brands PBI, that Franco Uncini was there & he had just won the 500cc World Championship, what a nice surprise as it wasn't announced in the press he was going to be there, can you imagine Rossi doing the same thing!!? the loss of all the circuits differant International meets has made modern racing.............not quite so exciting.
Not Shimizu though.

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Get in quick before Gary puts up another pic!
WWW? a real race bike!!
[Not sure but Fausto Ricci?

well done it is Fausto Ricci 1985?

No takers for the Sidecar is Steve and Gillian Brown

WWW?

Photo Copyrighted to Graham Etheridge, racebikepics.

dave potter

Martin Sharpe

Bugger!! have we had it before!!!? a begrudging

www brother of GP world champion

Not to my knowledge

Felice Agostini?

WWW? Thick and fast now!!!

Photo Copyrighted to Graham Etheridge, racebikepics.

No not Felice his brother was 250 world Champ

Still waiting for guesses on this show--off

Steve Wright or!! Steve Manship?