Mallory park Hairpin

Dont know if i am right but wasnt he killed a few years ago ? If you are still alive and kicking Phil, then humble apologies.

Kevin Clarke, 81/82?

I just found this steve:-

Ride Out Ambassador – Phil Armes
15 June 07

In 1995 I was left paralysed after a racing accident during qualifying for the Ulster Grand Prix. Ironic that after a 14 year career, during which time I was fortunate enough to compete in eight Isle of Man TT’s, two years in the Formula 1 World Championships and numerous other big capacity class races at home and abroad, my racing career should end on a 125cc Honda. Which just goes to show that size really doesn’t matter! Anyone who has ever ridden a bike, whether it is on the road or the track, knows that there is very little to compare to the excitement, freedom and adrenaline from being on two wheels.

Generally speaking I am not one to get involved in fundraising and charity causes, but when I was contacted by Spinal Research six years ago and saw for myself the tireless efforts they are going to, both in the labs and in ‘the field’ I agreed to help however I can. So I now find myself as Ambassador for its Ride Out campaign - which aims to raise funds and awareness from within the motorcycle community.

Any support you can provide will make a real difference to the charity and the motorcycle community as a whole. It is only through your help that we can continue to fund our vital research into spinal cord repair – and get me back on a bike again!

Two English riders AS & DH Mallory 75

Yes , Mats , it's the 1981 Bemsee 250 champ Kevin Clark , Well done !!
He's pictured on the ex Steve Parrish TZ500 , ready for the 1982 season

Well, to be honest Russ, we never had a brake bench to confirm it, but that´s what someone told me, and I´m the sort who´d buy the London bridge if someone offered it to me at a bargin price. So who really knows?

Thanks for that MBA21, obviosly got my wires crossed, its my age Didnt Marie Armes pretty well save Barry Sheenes life when he crashed at Silverstone ? I seem to recall that she was first on the scene. Or is it my memory playing tricks AGAIN !! Nurse !

Just a moment my home help is going to give me wash down........... I think you may be right on that one

Burton's best Dave Hickman on the inside.Probably Appleby Glade Yam.
I'm off to Blighty in the morning,so won't be taking part until the 27th at the earliest.Have a good christmas one and all.(and no squabbling)
HW

.... and Alan Stewart's distinctive blue and white helmet on the outside ?

Could it be the grey-haired person with the pink shirt ?

i don't think you would be far of if a 250 can run beside a 350 on the long Wigram Straight.

We did a lot of testing at Snetterton both with the alloy and later Carbon Chassis ( once only). It was mainly getting the Chassis and WP suspension to work togeather and on occasions to test new parts from Suzuki. We spent a long time with AP testing the ISO front brake in both steel and carbon. Bloody hell, if you are broke you will do anything and testing front brakes is no fun. The ISO in Carbon was like a large runbber band. You would pull it on and it would slow you a bit but as it quickly heated it stopped you on a dime. Only raced it once at the Race of Aces I think and we had at least the equal of WG on the RS Honda. I asked the team if I could put on conventional brakes as I reckoned I had a chance but the team said "bugger off"you are here to test

Thats her Philippe. Her husband Colin Armes was a bigwig at the ACU and was always the ACU rep abroad.Knew him for 15 years and never saw him smile once in all that time !

Whats going on here then ??
Have a good time HW , we'll miss you

Mr Crosby checking on his broken clutch cable ?

Definitely the great man himself, got him as a pal on FaceBook, you wouldnt even know from his page that he was once one of the finest riders of his time !

Hi'ya Philippe hope all is good with you , yes it is that rather nice Mr Crosby , , but not with a clutch cable problem , a bit more terminal than that .
Any guesses ??

Snapped chain ? Overflowing Fosters catchtank

Yep Steve , one of , IMHO one of the best , a great guy to share a beer with , achieved so much in a relatively short time , all apart from a GP win .
Makes you wonder why Mamola refused to have him as a team mate in , was it '80 or '81 ??

Loved watching Cros and I think he deserved to win at least one GP. It´s a travesty that he never did.

Enjoy frosty Blighty HW, I'm off to sunny Deutschland for Xmas/NY, hoping to come back to France with a suntan!!

According to the script , Steve and others , big end failure . Occassion was the '82 Argentine GP , a couple of weeks after winning Daytona

WWW ??

Graham Wood and Dave Dean, 9 looks Italian and I'll kick myself when I see it. Gentile/Papa/Becheroni? Am I allowed 3 guesses?
Same goes for 47, but looks less familiar. Phil Henderson?
The right hander entrance to the old Donington chicane. 1982?

your right about him not smiling,I think he was the model for The Fat Controller in thomas the tank engine,he was good at his job though

Randy turned up in the Marlboro Series in NZ (and if I recall, also the year before) as a 14 year-old entering as a 15 yr old on a 125. The second year he came back with a 250, by the time the series got to the South Island, he'd had the 250 converted to a 350, possibly by Mike Sinclair, to join the red-hot supporting 350 series. He was accompanied on these sojourns by PanAm pilot and his then-manager, Jim Doyle. Anyway he was a pretty jumped-up, precocious little kid and was also a card-carrying spoiled brat, demanding he be dressed before each race etc. Croz in those days was still only a resident hero, and amongst the rather keenly-supported social caravan that accompanied the Series, which was four or five meetings in as many weeks in a NZ summer, somewhere, sometime, someone had had enough of Randy's brat behaviour, and Croz flushed Randy's head in a toilet to quieten him down a few notches.

Impossible to say, but to me there's always been the suggestion that a few years later, when Randy had the power of veto over his team mate, there was the opening of a window of opportunity for revenge....

Perhaps Peter D, or Stu can confirm....

Jon Ekerold on the #9

Helmet reminds me, first of Alessandro Valesi, then of Kenny Irons.... but maybe a bit early for both of them ?

who is it behind dieter braun

Hi,

Looks like John Dodds.

-Leif

Fabio Biliotti

Well , well bobness three correct answers , I thought Phil Henderson would be a bit dodgy , but well done
As for your choice of three Italians , but you are right in the Italian theme , BTW multi-choice answers are not allowed , what do you think this is, Mastermind

You having a laugh , Buster thats incorrect

Well done Mats !!!! is the correct answer , pic is the 1982 European Championship Round at Donington Park

Yes it is Alan and also Dave Hickman
Gary

www please excuse poor photo

Steve Manship

Yes it is Steve Mallory 75
Gary

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Derek Huxley?

Yes it is Derek British GP 80
Gary

Yes, Marie Armes was a trained nurse and apparently inserted a tube. She was a familiar face & popular, as opposed to...

What, rider's harbouring a grudge!?. Hopefully, Stu will expand on that and the toilet incident.

As for Croz, there are a lot of people waiting for his promised book to be published. Some, no doubt for what should be pages of entertaining stories; others for a chance to consult their lawyers! Will try to get an update on where it's at.

Whats going on here then ??

Hello, Hello, Looks like Luton Boy passing young Damon a prize or something...

Geeeezzzzzz Russ i'll ban you , bloody good answer , and also , correct ( for once )
Yes , it's a young ( er ) Mr Read presenting a cup to a 18 year old Damon Hill for coming 3rd in the Jeff Crookbain racing competion in 1978!!
Well done

Pretty accurate about the Marlboro Series ( I had to look after randy for a while and we have remained friends) but I think it was just moreabout trying to beat each other in a team sense than the head down the dunny issue.

They were both very kind and fair with me unlike Vernon and his pack of wankers