Two stroke 500cc’s in mental conditions being handled by humans. And no one came off. SO GOOD! Shows you how different MotoGP is now. So many injuries this season. Is it going in the right direction? … Thanks for uploading this. So glad it appeared in my feed.
@mrbrick5907
Жыл бұрын
What a miserable day that was. I spent all day sat under a huge golf umbrella at Club shivering, my abiding memory was of a guy with his helmet perched on top of his head making his way, one step at a time, up the long, steep muddy bank next to us holding on to two plastic pints of beer for dear life. Biggest cheer of the day from the crowd when he made it to the top.
@nickhall5959
Жыл бұрын
Coldest day I can remember riding home soaked to the skin. I was riding through puddles of water as it was actually warmer than me.
@stevebigansky9372
Жыл бұрын
300 lb 160 horsepower 500cc 2 strokes in the RAIN !!?? With no rider aids whatsoever-- SUPERHUMAN is an understatement
@voornaam3191
Жыл бұрын
And they got no turbo, that takes a while speeding up, and then suddenly surprises you with a spinning rear wheel? Lucky riders.
@stu9stu9stu
Жыл бұрын
And push starting it! Lolol
@stevebigansky9372
Жыл бұрын
@@stu9stu9stuyea, so glad that the organizers finally came to their senses and eliminated push starts- not sure what year that was though, but I know they finally changed the starting procedure after someone in the 250 class almost died after being hit from behind
@pasko59000
Жыл бұрын
Just big balls😂
@stevebigansky9372
Жыл бұрын
@@pasko59000 yea, that and few other things as well- I was lucky enough to race a TZ750 for 2 seasons ('80 and '81 in the AMA Formula one series, and it was more of just having respect for the bike rather than having big balls, (although that was a big part of the equation) because it you got it wrong, it got very ugly pretty quickly-
@atomicorang
10 жыл бұрын
Thanks for posting the 1985 British Grand Prix! I was stationed in UK USAF. We would have ridden our bikes to see the race but we didnt want to get wet. Good thing we stayed home. It was a miserable race raining cats and dogs! I remember like it was yesterday..thanks for the memories
@robertmarsh3588
Жыл бұрын
Atrocious conditions and amazing bike control on view! What a fabulous commentary from Murray Walker with Barry Sheene adding his expertise. The insight and clarity they brought to all of us that watched such races on TV shouldn't be underestimated.
@simonfuller6194
8 жыл бұрын
Brilliant post, many thanks. I was on the Hanger straight with my wife, my sister and her boyfriend. We got absolutely bloody soaked !
@freddymarcel-marcum6831
3 жыл бұрын
How cold was it?
@lesliehayton2929
Жыл бұрын
I was there I rode 370 miles round trip in that kind of rain and I could barely see the motorway , and saw Freddy consistently powerslide his way onto the start finish straight , fantastic ! What a great upload , many thanks !
@user-eh3zv1ex5o
Жыл бұрын
The feel in his hands like a Mozart, on that brutal 2-stroke,.... and eyes like an Owl, in the rain. Never seen anything smoother in those conditions, than Fast Freddie.
@highdownmartin
Жыл бұрын
Riding like a fish and cornering like swan.
@TechnikMeister2
Жыл бұрын
500cc 2 strokes and a wet track. Heroes were made that day.
@atomicorang
4 жыл бұрын
I was stationed in UK in 1985. We were going to ride our bikes to watch live but decided to watch on the tele. That was an incredible race by all.
@golic7123
Жыл бұрын
Jeez, i remember sat in front of the TV that Sunday afternoon watching it live - where did 38yrs go ????? With a 350LC waiting for me in the garage, i was secretly hoping Lawson on the Marlboro 0W81 would take a win
@MrBella34
Жыл бұрын
Spencer, riding with a broken hand had already taken a 4th place in the 250cc to win that title ......then he did this...........awesome.
@moriwaki1105
4 жыл бұрын
Very informative and accurate commentary from Murray here.....forgot how good he was.....and great to hear from Barry too of course......enjoyed that....thanks Theo.
@atomicorang
4 жыл бұрын
Both Barry and Murray the quintessential motorcycle road race announcers. Barry a class act.. we all miss him he left his mark on mankind.
@billymc2681
5 жыл бұрын
Spencer's best year...1985. Riding the 250s and 500s back to back caused injuries to his wrists that seem to plague him forever. Like Murray Walker said, Spencer was in a class to himself in '85.
@judahotto2258
3 жыл бұрын
InstaBlaster...
@johnbrewer8954
Жыл бұрын
Spencer wrecked his wrist in a nothing accident at Redgate Donnington park.
@arlandgaylor
Жыл бұрын
WOW!!! just incredible and so so magnificent/ I love the honda v4s so much I own one,,, all these guys and the manufactures did it without the use of super computers but with a drafting board and #2 pencils and we still use that areas tech. I have deep deep respect for the riders and those who built these magnificent machines
@sergioleone3583
2 жыл бұрын
Just amazing that these guys could keep it on the island in those conditions. To have a competitive go? Superhuman!
@janespe
4 жыл бұрын
I was there, bussed/ hitchhiked from Cheltenham. Arrived at 5 pm, it started to rain and didn’t stop for 24 hours. I borrowed a tent from a friend which was not waterproof??? This was in bloody summer!
@FIZZYYAM
Жыл бұрын
Global warming
@VH5150BAZ
Жыл бұрын
I was there and remember it well, absolutely soaked all day but great seeing Freddie take the 250 title earlier in the day.
@KRm627
11 ай бұрын
And that were the year l baught my my Kawasaki GPZ 900. I never saw the race but I remember most of the riders - and I certainly remember Murray Walker (Legend) R.I.P - cometary were never the same after you and James Hunt.
@peterkwakman7440
3 жыл бұрын
I've ridden in some awful rain, but this is a testament how to lean in soggy conditions !
@carsonhaught9934
8 жыл бұрын
Great names, great times, great racing!
@attilabori4734
4 жыл бұрын
Roystone Szweda great bikes..
@ako5bcv
Жыл бұрын
Ok the rain isn’t great for racing but the fans are there to watch a race , just makes it a different race than what they expected, slower and different tactics and also sorts the men from the boys 💪💪
@mikewoodward5016
9 ай бұрын
Roger Marshall, what a solid fella, still very involved in racing as well. Chapeau.
@blacklight4460
Жыл бұрын
Fast Freddie Spencer road raced as a kid. Great style and control all while WFO around the track. Class act with the skill and balls to become World Champion. At his peak he was at least as fast as King Kenny Roberts.
@stevecurd3944
2 жыл бұрын
remember watching the race live in 85 great racing
@ericlelievre5822
11 ай бұрын
L époque des grands Champions .Éric
@sunzeneise
Жыл бұрын
I’m amazed after viewing for a good while, I haven’t seen a dumped bike YET
@denelingham
Жыл бұрын
What a fantastic post. i can remember watching that and Murray Walker jinxing my brother who was lying in 7th place!!!
@jesseshepherd10
11 ай бұрын
Miss the two strokes
@K1lostream
Жыл бұрын
2:41 "Just imagine what it's like having one hundred and forty horsepower in command of your right hand". Bless ya Murray! If I had 140hp in command of my right hand I'd have ripped my cock off when I was a teenager!
@Dommer1973
Жыл бұрын
“Natural Born Rider” “Head and shoulders above the rest” After this season, he never won another race in any class at GP level. Retired at the beginning of the 88 season🤷🏼♂️
@EV4RY
Жыл бұрын
Proper riders, proper bikes.
@renatomilanesi9777
Жыл бұрын
Campioni come quelli non ci saranno mai più
@JukkaX
4 жыл бұрын
It's unbelievable how long they kept this fricking push start in GP's! :-O
@DannyAlfo68
6 жыл бұрын
Roger Marshall... Such a brilliant rider!
@peterkwakman7440
3 жыл бұрын
Read his book, just full of death at the beginning....Shocking this sport, how i'm still walking? And just a road rider 36 years
@ulysse21
8 жыл бұрын
8 riders on a single row !
@pabloperez4063
4 жыл бұрын
incredible now
@colinstewart1432
Жыл бұрын
Elbow room only.
@gibbogle9486
Жыл бұрын
I think it's crazy that the race goes on in these conditions.
@merdone333
9 жыл бұрын
grandissimo spencer
@albertobocchio9337
5 жыл бұрын
Andrea Maggi peccato che si sia bruciato troppo velocemente, era un pilota che avrebbe potuto fare molto di più. Resta comunque quella doppietta 250/500 che vale 5 mondiali secondo me.
@simonetheproplayer7902
2 жыл бұрын
Finalmente un commento in italiano! Grande Spencer l’ho visto di persona a Varano nel 2014 ho il suo autografo alla grande!
@simonetheproplayer7902
2 жыл бұрын
Ho notato nel giro di ricognizione che Mamola aveva una NSR al posto della vecchia 3 cilindri
@patmays7344
2 жыл бұрын
Poor Garry Lingham. Race ruined by commentators curse.
@golic7123
Жыл бұрын
Standing water, and a 140hp knife edge power-band . . . . . . you cant deny the talent !!!! It a wonder there wasn't a bike in the bails on every lap
@lriper4702
5 жыл бұрын
Thanks for this great video!
@simonfuller7331
Жыл бұрын
I was on the Hangar St all day and got absolutely fucking soaked !!!!!!
@andrewterry8092
5 жыл бұрын
Those guys had big balls to race in that weather. Wow.
@volt8684
Жыл бұрын
Real men and real racers
@AnchorsAweighNarooma
Жыл бұрын
Good on you Barry for the call😇😇😇
@kawaboy31
Жыл бұрын
Best race of my life !!
@asensibleyoungman2978
Жыл бұрын
Have you got a pet monkey?
@vrossi2596
5 жыл бұрын
Wow, what a field ..40 starts
@memofrf
Жыл бұрын
Proper. Thank you.
@speakfreeley4473
11 ай бұрын
Loved to have heard what Ron Haslam was saying in the pits while attempting to get his visor clean. Plenty of cussing no doubt.
@505197
8 жыл бұрын
In conditions like that having less hp can be an advantage. I wonder how Freddie would have done on a V3 Honda. I'll bet his tuner had the power dialed back.
@lesliehayton2929
Жыл бұрын
The weather that day was horendous but I must admit Freddie’s skills on that day were a sight to behold , credit to a fantastic rider !
@gatofuji7410
8 ай бұрын
8 racers per starting grid line. Let's bring that back :)
@charlesgraham9954
Жыл бұрын
i miss two strokes so much, i wish they would at least bring back 50cc 125cc classes.
@todd657
Жыл бұрын
That's how we used to roll! It was called rider skill.
@user-ji7bx2ub7b
9 ай бұрын
Motocicletas fantásticas e pilotos muitos técnicos , hoje, com tantas outras tecnologias tem muitos acidentes e escorregões !!!! 😅
@Psymonhilly
Жыл бұрын
I was there :D
@PDCRed
Жыл бұрын
8 riders per row. Pissing rain. Push starts. Safety? What safety.
@jetrex1986
Жыл бұрын
I was at it ;-)
@jaywalker3087
10 ай бұрын
I remember the Norton Wankel and it's constant scrutiny... One last dash ........!
@wilfriedvanbrug1958
10 ай бұрын
Nat en koud dat jaar😢
@TheSuperKozak
Жыл бұрын
Randy Mamola forever!
@AamerPawarymyye
Ай бұрын
❤️ 🐐 ❤.... Freddie 2Fast Spencer
@alanlowe9716
Жыл бұрын
Pit crew told Freddie Spencer's wife that he was outstanding in the rain. So she went looking for him with an umbrella... 😁
@tommaguzzi1723
11 ай бұрын
i think this was the year when there was a lot of trouble with the police who arrived tooled up in riot gear on Saturday night. They were fresh from the miners strikes and appeared to me to be looking for some more action.
@eddiecouncil
2 жыл бұрын
Fast Freddie year
@williamrae9954
8 ай бұрын
2023 and they still haven't learned...hold the British GP before the Atlantic heats up...June is best!
@nandus2224
4 жыл бұрын
What a weird start to a race those old days have
@booncheongwee3025
10 ай бұрын
those were the day
@colinstewart1432
Жыл бұрын
Silverstone before it was ruined by the circuit " improvement " brigade.
@devonmills5563
Жыл бұрын
Big zeddie sent me 😉
@MYSTEREFLYER
Жыл бұрын
They just got wings in their backs!
@user-fd1pr5co2c
Жыл бұрын
I was there in 85, I recall Eddie just wasn't pleased with his pathetic trophy, he had a point. After racing in that.
@seltaeb9691
10 ай бұрын
In Moto & F1 the vast amount of trophies are pants still.
@a34rwl
4 жыл бұрын
A special helmet...
@oz2strokeman116
4 жыл бұрын
Along with the one my Dad had, along with anyone who bought one.
@marcel13091975
Жыл бұрын
two things: how many times do you get to see six world champions compete and how many times must MW have said the words "grand prix" in his life time?
@billb7876
Жыл бұрын
I was there
@pabloperez4063
4 жыл бұрын
I laugh when some say Rossi has been ThE GOAT. Do they know about the magical Spencer 1985...?
@sergioleone3583
2 жыл бұрын
Agreed! Rossi isn't even in the top three of all time.
@bystander1489
Жыл бұрын
Spencer was on a 250 factory bike against all privateers so it was easy
@colinstewart1432
Жыл бұрын
@@bystander1489 Really? No other factory teams ? Sounds unlikely. Happy to be proved wrong though...🤔
@bystander1489
Жыл бұрын
@@colinstewart1432 yes Eddie lawson said it
@bystander1489
Жыл бұрын
@@colinstewart1432 the 350s were not being made anymore so the factory built a 250 to get ready for the next year and he raced a factory 250 against privateers
@tims7250
11 ай бұрын
Good old English summer weather 😂
@pabloperez4063
4 жыл бұрын
6:36 looks like a Young Carl fogarty beside Randy
@peterkwakman7440
3 жыл бұрын
What would these bikes kick out by 2021 ? 240 BHP ?
@twt3716
Жыл бұрын
Now I understand the joke in the 90's about Walker's curse. Would you Adam and Eve it.
@seanmaccionnaith3458
Жыл бұрын
Barry and Murray, Can it get better?
@renatomilanesi9777
Жыл бұрын
Se ripenso che avevo quasi 30anni 😢😢😢😮😮😂😂😂
@christopherkawecki8544
3 жыл бұрын
140hp?ventilated helmets?wha t will they think of next?scrsping knees on the ground?lol.
@fradaja
Жыл бұрын
I bet those tyres would take a fingerprint
@jackhargreaves1911
9 ай бұрын
“He’s got his nose and mouth taped up.” Wtf?
@voornaam3191
Жыл бұрын
6:11 .... the raining 250 cc champion .... is that pun on purpose?
@mineyoshi3005
2 ай бұрын
日本メーカーばかりだったのに!!
@vandekerkhovejeanphilippe196
Жыл бұрын
big coroness !!!!
@johnblacker9230
Жыл бұрын
Quite Horrendous! That has to be one of the most Conservative under statements ever expressed by one of Motor sport's superstars - ITS Insane DEADLY! most people have absolutely no clue as to the skill these guys are displaying.....just to stay on those 500cc monsters.
@colinstewart1432
Жыл бұрын
True. In those conditions, with so much power, a 2 stroke powerband, and so little grip, the bike's just planning how much to hurt you 🤘👹🤘
@spidermurphy5967
Жыл бұрын
Sorry Gary but you've been Murray'd
@66oggy
Жыл бұрын
500cc two strokes... 180 bhp in a machine that weighed less than a road going 125. When these stopped racing, I stopped watching.
@Johnnywhamo
11 ай бұрын
Man this would suck as a spectator. You spend all that money and with high anticipation to go see something you love only to have it piss on you all day and the riders can't go full out. A boring race in the pouring rain suuuucks.
@mike300406
5 жыл бұрын
AS Lawson goes by on his C- 4 Honda I don't think so buddy boy his YAMAHA Where's Randy he's usually dandy in the rain
@user-bf5ku1ft1h
8 ай бұрын
そねし
@alainfougeres9604
Жыл бұрын
C inhumain de faire courrir des motos par ce temps
@menom7
5 жыл бұрын
LOOK where your AT people!!! OF COURSE Your gonna get dumped on!!! That's like ARABS wondering WHY it's so SANDY and HOT where they live!!! Lol.
@minisynthcollective7822
Жыл бұрын
And they never mentioned that Neil Robinson from Ballymena Northern Ireland came 9th in this race on a knackered bog standard RG500 Suzuki.. He would of been a multi World Champion.
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