1985 British 500 GP at Farleigh Castle - Races 1 & 2

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  • Опубліковано 1 гру 2024

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  • @bikerman6907
    @bikerman6907 Рік тому +19

    Its crazy and tragic that we lost four 500 cc world champions/motocross gp winner, way too early, RIP Malherbe, Carlquist, Jobe and "the kid" Gebors, Danny Chandler, 1982 US GP winner, also gone😔😔😔😔😔

    • @Mac-jc8hd
      @Mac-jc8hd Місяць тому

      no, its not crazy. Its a self fulfilling prophesy, when you risk to the limit, and cross that limit from time to time, the inevitable will happen.... its still tragic.

  • @jameslangston3903
    @jameslangston3903 7 місяців тому +7

    I was there!!! Awesome day Dave Thorpes comeback from last place was stunning. Crowd went nuts!!

  • @deborahchesser7375
    @deborahchesser7375 2 місяці тому +2

    If you’ve ever slung a leg over an 80’s 500 MX bike your appreciation of these guys goes way up.

  • @justinquinn5780
    @justinquinn5780 Рік тому +8

    That was a fantastic days moto x ,🏁🇬🇧

  • @henriput854
    @henriput854 Рік тому +3

    Thanks , great video super nice to see this old champions , fan Henri Put belgium 🇧🇪 thanks again 👍

  • @1969cmp
    @1969cmp Рік тому +6

    The HRC Showa suspension working very well.

    • @russellhelms2835
      @russellhelms2835 Рік тому +3

      Those handmade HRC bikes were (and still are) amazing works of skilled people. The riders equally as skilled. SOoo FAST! The pinnacles of rider/bike matched up perfectly.

  • @ianmangham4570
    @ianmangham4570 Рік тому +9

    R.I.P Andre R.I.P Danny Chandler aka MAGOO

    • @brianglaser1241
      @brianglaser1241 Рік тому +3

      Damn, I did not know André died and was paralyzed. I still look back at them guys from time to time they were the cream of the crop in the motocross sport.

    • @williamrae9954
      @williamrae9954 8 місяців тому +1

      Most of them died young...one tough sport!

  • @LGR285
    @LGR285 Рік тому +5

    Real motocross tracks, I think!

  • @markward6076
    @markward6076 5 місяців тому +1

    I was dave thorpes age in the 80s. But between farming etc, I didn't have access to cable TV or time to watch it. So I missed most open class gp's. But I followed them on various mx magazines, thank God for mx magazines or I would have never known what was going on. I was a true motocross only fan. And I rode a little bit also. Thanks for letting me vent, I'm happier now. May all motocrossers and riders watching this have a lot of safe fun, okay? ''😎👌, okay. All I can say is WOW!!!. 😎👍.

  • @christopherday5177
    @christopherday5177 Рік тому +12

    Proper mx, natural tracks non of the modern man-made tracks and of course two strokes.

    • @1969cmp
      @1969cmp Рік тому +1

      .....yep.....modern mx tracks are too jumpy.

    • @neillambourne8448
      @neillambourne8448 Рік тому +1

      Alot more spectators back then

    • @1969cmp
      @1969cmp Рік тому +3

      @@neillambourne8448 ....yep, in England, Germany, Belgium, Netherlands, Germany, Italy....massive crowds in France.

    • @neillambourne8448
      @neillambourne8448 Рік тому +1

      @@1969cmp alot more riders to.the gp gate line up is very poor these days.

    • @ianmangham4570
      @ianmangham4570 Рік тому +1

      ​@@1969cmpHigher leg breaking speed in Europe, big hard rocks and stones in old quarries 🤯☠🦴🦷👀💥🗯💨💦

  • @whitecompany18
    @whitecompany18 2 місяці тому +1

    Id do anything to wake up back in 1985 and for all this to have just been a bad dream.

  • @massimofalcinelli5043
    @massimofalcinelli5043 Рік тому

    The 3.place for Magarotto in the 1. Moto was a miracle for us in Italy....
    Great race! Thanx for uploading

  • @1969cmp
    @1969cmp Рік тому +6

    A classic GP.

    • @ianmangham4570
      @ianmangham4570 Рік тому +1

      Even got Magoo in it ,real classic race RIP Andre RIP Danny Chandler 🙏🤘🇬🇧🇺🇸🤠

  • @keithfenwick5502
    @keithfenwick5502 Рік тому +1

    Perfect thanks 🍀👍🙏

  • @Makeitliquidfast
    @Makeitliquidfast 5 місяців тому

    That track was a torture test, no flat spots.

  • @TimWilliams-yx7cn
    @TimWilliams-yx7cn 5 днів тому

    I well remember the excitement of the racing. Look how basic the track side looks compared to now. We couldnt have got any closer to the action. Sadly the memory of the day was marked by whitnessing a horrific motorcycle accident on the ride home. Me and my mates all sold our bikes afyer that. My beloved 350ypvs just lost its appeal. I still wonder what happened to the people involved. No mobile phones back then to call help

  • @danielverleih9899
    @danielverleih9899 Рік тому +4

    is this Murray Walker as the Commentator?

  • @nzmeateater
    @nzmeateater 2 місяці тому

    Cool race.👍👍

  • @TheMillieruby
    @TheMillieruby 11 місяців тому

    How good are the hondas. Back then as well as 2 great riders

  • @ruymxsx7
    @ruymxsx7 Рік тому +1

    Los de HRC a otro nivel

  • @christianpetit9347
    @christianpetit9347 10 місяців тому

    Des hommes et des vrais machines de cross 2 tp la belle époque

  • @jpmorgen5726
    @jpmorgen5726 6 місяців тому

    Thorpe only passed 26 riders in one lap!!

  • @markward6076
    @markward6076 6 місяців тому

    2.8125 minutes per lap. That's cooking...

  • @MadilynSendangan
    @MadilynSendangan 3 місяці тому +1

    Agust5 love u guys miss u ampeng moaaaaaa nice dance nice atayear so gwapo❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

  • @ianmangham4570
    @ianmangham4570 Рік тому +1

    Fit as a butcher's dog Thorpe and Andre

  • @NoItAllLiveStreams
    @NoItAllLiveStreams 2 місяці тому

    MX in the days when the fans wernt ripped off

  • @ianmangham4570
    @ianmangham4570 Рік тому +1

    MAGOO on the KTM

    • @phillarsson8253
      @phillarsson8253 Рік тому +1

      He was still suffering from his shoulder injury he caught after his horrible crash in Italy some weeks before.

  • @brianglaser1241
    @brianglaser1241 9 місяців тому

    I would want anybody to win other than Dave Thorpe why I don’t know

    • @user-hk7fp6qf8i
      @user-hk7fp6qf8i 2 місяці тому +1

      Maybe you are French....they don't seem to respect talent over flags..most vile people we have ever produced

  • @axoram
    @axoram Рік тому +2

    here Italy..but it's Murray Walker like on F1 the speaker?

    • @martinparker9249
      @martinparker9249 Рік тому

      yes

    • @digdougedy
      @digdougedy Рік тому +2

      Murray Walker started his career in 1948 commentating on a hill climb in Wales, followed by the 1949 British GP. He dId the Ilse Of Man TT, motocross, rallycross and truck racing. A true British legend who died in 2021 at the age of 97... We all miss him.

    • @axoram
      @axoram Рік тому +1

      @@digdougedy a truly gentleman

    • @justinquinn5780
      @justinquinn5780 Рік тому +1

      Murray was a great rider himself ,but chose to do race comontating, 😊

    • @digdougedy
      @digdougedy Рік тому +2

      @@justinquinn5780 It was a sad day indeed when he hung up his microphone. He made sport exciting. Watch F1 today and it's like listening to my wife dictating a shopping list.