Monday, 15 July 2013

Festival of 1000 bikes - the riders

Phil Read made his trademark tidy progress, John Cooper did not look at ease - maybe it was the misfire coming on with his works BSA triple, Mick Grant was on it and in a no messing swift mood, Rob McIlnea had a steady pootle round, Too Tall Tel Rymer went wheelytastic, Tepi Lansivouri trundled along but boy was Christian Sarron quick around Devils Elbow. Wow. Dunno why Andy Kershaw was out there, Jim Redman took it nice and easy, Carl Fogarty managed to kill 2 Ducatis in one day, Neil Hodgson was really sharp and Jamie Whitham must have had a bet on to be going that quick. Great to see one of the Lowes boys zipping along on an RG500 and a real surprise to hear the Strine accent of Freddy Sheene. Just like back in the day could not tell who was on the JPS Nortons but great to see and hear them and the Duckhams bikes again. Every Norton rider knew how to pull monster wheelies though. No idea who rode Joeys SP2 or which one of the 4 cylinder replicas was McGuinness. Maybe they could have old fashioned white bibs with names on.
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