Absolutely amazing , the lack of concern by the FIM in that era, about rider safety. A track like the full length Nurburgring has zero room for error, no wonder King Kenny led a rider revolt for safer conditions the following year.
lol...could you imagine the calamity of telling today's 4 stroke motogp riders they'd have to push-start their scooters to begin the race??? These guys were a special breed.
Absolutely amazing , the lack of concern by the FIM in that era, about rider safety. A track like the full length Nurburgring has zero room for error, no wonder King Kenny led a rider revolt for safer conditions the following year.
lol...could you imagine the calamity of telling today's 4 stroke motogp riders they'd have to push-start their scooters to begin the race??? These guys were a special breed.
Except Kenny, Barry, Cecotto and Ferrari, the rest of this grid were almost amateurs... Compared to the cracks today.
Today 270 hp
1978...115-120 hp
They had to stop the push starts, because the riders couldn't manage due to all their two stroke injuries!
Colin Mckellar:
"Cecotto and Ferrari took off like scalded cats"
Johnny Cecotto el más grande
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