Thanks a bunch matey i'm so grateful

Bill Ivy!

Yeah, Bill in the middle of Pat Mahoney and Dave Croxford. This was taken shortly before he was killed.

Guys, that is nearly 40 years ago......going to get my horlicks now and retire to bed!

At least I got half right!!! With a barrow load of help!!

Yeah...good night gents.

Going on your clues and doing a bit of research, a name that was a non finisher in the 77 British gp, that speaks a similar language to Dutch could be a South African or Zimbabwean? Les van Breda?

overthinking this maybe.....

Me had tried to give an answer a while ago but no one seemed to notice

....although I don't think Jules or Alain Nies speak flemish

Sponsored by Holland's pies IIRC

Somebody's put Tippex all over his back!!

Thank Gawd Andy's here!!

Yes Sorry Philippe, I did notice but it was wrong, thought you might come back in with the give away clues for the old boys, who obviously got a bit bored with it!
Morning by the way!

Hi Mark yes it is Les, he was a DNF coz he and Haslam wanted the same bit of tarmac!

[QUOTE]Originally posted by exclubracer


Sponsored by Holland's pies IIRC

Somebody's put Tippex all over his back!! [/QUOTE


Judging by the condition of the bike and knowing Les at the time, its early in the season

It does my head in as a can't get the riders until someone else does, kinda like a quiz show on tele when I'm always a "bit late" with the answers

Morning, what do you mean ? It's just about bed time for us Pacific Islanders now

30° celsius, bright sunshine, and a warm sea to dip into were the menu for Xmas, and it looks like it's going to be the same for new year's eve. So, sending you guys in freezing Europe or Canada "warm" wishes for 2009 - and don't consider yourself unlucky, we've got the weather, but you've got the classic meetings and nostalgia get-together's etc..... to compensate .

It's a brilliant morning in London, cold and frosty but clear blue skies...... great for a jog, well fast walk, around the park. Happy new year to you Philippe and to everyone else.

It's blooming freezing in Brands Hatch land, just been to a clients premises, outside, I need a thaw out

30 degrees c, the stuff of legends!

28 degrees here in Qatar, sat by the pool in the hotel having a beverage

Going offshore tomorrow though so holiday's over for a few weeks

Best wishes to all for the New Year.

It's a hard life for some Mick Never mind bet you cannot wait to get back to the UK

Happy new year

I'll do a swop with you for the winter period Philippe if that's alright with you

Just seen the latest withdrawl from the sport on mcn and it makes me wonder how long it will be before it'll be back to 1 rider 1 mechanic in a tranny van Bring back the proper Continental Circus

Yes Andya45 that would probably mean it would be a 'sport' again

I suppose it was only a matter of time before Kawasaki pulled out, they never had the results they hoped for since joining MotoGP. Makes you wonder about Suzuki too.....

It's not as though privateers can make up the field any more.

almost wish I'd kept up to date . I could happily dust off my spanners and work for a pittance

Go for it Andy, if they ever go retro and bring back the strokers!!

Nice thought but after 25 years it wouldn't just be my spanners that would want the cobwebs blowing away . :\

Can we WWW these guys ?

Paul Smart #20 and Pat Mahoney behind him.

No 20 looks like Small Part

Edit: Too late again, think I'll crawl back into the teapot for a sleep

Correct...... the other bloke, like Pat, is no longer with us.......

I said Kawasaki would be gone a good few months a go! as motorcycle sales are only a small part of there business its not a surprise really, especially as results have been in general so poor.
Makes you wonder about this supposed new 600 class though?

Clue please?

Wow Graham + Rod you're quick off the mark today

Unlike Pat he died in a racing accident on the Island, about which I've just read a gruesome account as well as some extraordinary claims......

what year Russ?

Evening chaps Is that Brian Steenson ??

1970 TT, a very bad year.

Steenson again ! .....No again Phil Im afraid....

I thought me mentioning him would trigger your mind :\

John Weatherall or Michael Collins?

Don't recognise the pudding basin Russell, is that a Cavallino prancing horse on the front ?

Rodders, there is a pic of you on the Frank Higley Merlin in amongst the Nick Nicholls collection on the Mortons site !

Phil, there are a few Brian Steenson shots on there as well.....

Yes, Seeley's runner, Micky Collins. He left the road at the Verandah during Practice and was killed instantly, apparently demolishing eleven concrete post in the process. Parlotti, you will remember, died at the same spot a couple of years later. A witness to Collins' crash was Renzo Pasolini; Seeley says that years later he was told that after Paso appeared back at the start, the Bennelli had parts of the Seeley' hanging from it'. He is of the opinion that Pasolini, who he describes as someone with a reputation for aggressive riding, may have dived up the inside of Collins causing him to get off line....... Apparently none of this was aired at the time.

I should add that Seeley is not suggesting that Pasolini's possible actions were designed to cause an accident.

Cheers for that GD --could be JD i'll 'ave a butchers

WWW?

Photo Copyrighted to Graham Etheridge, racebikepics.

As I posted back on page 98, 24th Dec:-

(If you were a manufacturer and running in both MotoGP and WSB you would have to think very carefully about which series you continued to support. I know which I would do. WSB. As a manufacturer you already make the bike, it's production based, not a one off. You probably get more sales from WSB than MotoGP anyway. Now apply this logic to all teams in MotoGP/WSB, WSB/AMA, BSB/Superstock, etc, etc and see what you're left with. Not a lot.

Makes you wonder what will happen to 125's/250's. After all, you can continue to run cheap strokers or change to a new bike with a "diesel", (re 4 stroke), production engine which would be much cheaper than the strokers anyway.)

Small Part was around today for a coffee and we ended up talking about exactly this and how it's all gone to hell in a s**t cart. We didn't really come to an answer apart from agreeing that you do WSB and run a small national championship team and that we are and like being grumpy old men.

I'm just off to the workshop to sort through some Mk7 bits to see what I need to get painted, plated, etc for the rebuild I'm doing. Brakes are seized solid, oh goody. Bit bl**dy parky though even with all the insulation I've just put in. .

Chris McGahan, 350B, Snetters '75?

Indeed the evergreen Chris McGahan.

It does make you wonder why the manufactures put so much into MotoGP? if Rossi moved to WSB, MotoGP would be gone overnight!!, and WSB would be the premier class, if things go on like this, racing will be slimmed right down, and the factory's will want a return on their millions in bike sales, WSB sells bikes, MotoGP is like F1, the bikes/cars bear no resemblance to what we ride or drive, its an irrelevance (sorry to George and those that earn their living through it) :\

In my opinion of course!

Maybe they could allow 2 strokes again...bring out the old strokers on new gas and tyres..full up the field and keep us old guys happy

100% stu, you only have to look at the NATS forum to see how the Rottweilers have been updated with modern suspension/rubber etc, how much more powerful AND reliable they are now compared to the days of yore, also the ICGP classes are benefitting from modern technology, How quick are the TZs now compared to 25-30 years ago?

[QUOTE]Originally posted by picblanc
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MotoGP is like F1, the bikes/cars bear no resemblance to what we ride or drive, its an irrelevance

Hang on a cotton-picking minute , little britches since when have any factory racers resembled road bikes , ok you might find the odd one , but whose boast was 'racing improves the breed' .
And no , as most of you know I have NO time for the present 'MotoGP'
Bring back the strokers YES PDQ and limit the ammount of back-up , goffers and computer operators and relax all these meaningless rules and regulations