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When Mackenzie met Schwantz
By Niall Mackenzie on 11/08/2010 17:12:38
Niall Mackenzie interviews former team-mate and 1993 500 Grand Prix Champion Kevin Schwantz
on the GSX-R750.He was lanky, he was blond and we were both testing the last of the square-four Suzuki RG500s and both desperate to get into 500 GPs. I guess that's why we were polite to each other, but wary of one another too. But we both made the grade
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MotoGP should return to Suzuka
By Robin Goodwin on 14/07/2011 11:59:40
Evidence: the final lap of the 1991 500cc Grand Prix
’s major hope of a Japanese champion, placed a dark cloud over the 5.807 kilometres of tarmac.Looking back at the circuit’s racing past, there have been some memorable races. Kevin Schwantz’s first 500GP win came at the opening round at Suzuka in 1988, his
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Schwantz gets one-off Moto2 team
By Ben Cope on 17/06/2010 10:29:26
1993 500cc Grand Prix World Champion and Arthur Macdonald lookalike, will front up new wildcard team
KEVIN Schwantz will head up a new Moto2 team at the 2010 Red Bull Indianapolis Grand Prix.The team is backed by American Honda and will field a Honda-powered Moriwaki MD600. The bike is to be ridden by 27-year old Roger Lee Hayden who's currently
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Mick Doohan - Valentino is the best
By Visordown News on 17/09/2008 11:38:35
Grand Prix's 500cc hardman has nothing but praise for seven-time World Champion
Mick Doohan...nothing but respect for RossiFORMER 500cc motorcycle world champion Mick Doohan has heaped praise on Valentino Rossi, by saying the Italian's as good as any rider in history, following Rossi's record-breaking 69th premier class win
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Michael Scott Column - Sep 10
By Michael Scott on 02/08/2010 13:25:28
Doyen of Grand Prix journalists, editor of Motocourse and man tight on the inside of GP racing, Scotty finally endures the living nightmare of a ride on the back of a 500 two-stroke
feeling clean away.After two laps of Valencia behind Randy Mamola on a factory Yamaha, I now realise with absolute clarity that not I, nor any other road rider, could have any conception of what it is like to race a 500 GP two-stroke.You can spend a
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Niall Mackenzie Column - Jan 10
By Niall Mackenzie on 30/01/2010 10:23:03
Niall Mackenzie is a 500cc Grand Prix God. Let us not forget or overlook his profound magnificence. He and Whitham also run the meanest chat show at the bike show.
F or many bikers, this is a frightening time of the year. For a start 4pm is now 5pm so the commute home from work is dark and therefore more treacherous. Temperatures are also dropping (I just found out when you can see your breath the ambient temperature is below 7°C) so all th...
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Tougher than Leather - 80's MXers
By Visordown on 06/05/2010 15:06:00
In the 1980s the hardest Grand Prix racers in the world were the works motocross riders. Their 500cc open-class bikes were savage and virtually uncontrollable by normal people, while the riders themselves were a breed apart
generation of first aircooled, then watercooled 500cc two-strokes stood in their place. At any given Grand Prix, 40 enormous men lined up in the hope of winning the race. Factory riders still had an edge, but back then privateer riders had a chance of glory
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The way to pass a GP Demigod
By Robin Goodwin on 10/08/2010 10:55:05
...is to catch them by surprise
This fantastic pass around the outside of Mick Doohan and under braking is demonstrated by Luca Cadalora.The eternally smooth Italian stamps his authority on Doohan as he catches the apex perfectly to take second place.Interestingly, the race was won by the Cagiva mounted John Ko...
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One special day at Spa in 1985
By Robin Goodwin on 20/08/2010 10:18:01
An ode to 'Fast' Freddie Spencer and his double championship victories in 1985
25 years ago Freddie Spencer managed a magical feat by winning both the 250 and 500 Grand Prix championships in the same year. Freddie Spencer tested his abilities to the upmost from jumping off the 250 to then line-up on the grid for the 500 race
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Patriot Games - The British Grand Prix
By Bertie Simmonds on 16/06/2010 14:34:51
From the Isle of Man to Silverstone via Donington Park, the story and the thrilling races that make up the history of the British Grand Prix
The HistoryThe British Motorcycle Grand Prix has a past more chequered than the flag traditionally waved at the end of the race.From 1949 through to 1976 the ‘Tourist Trophy’ was effectively the British Motorcycle Grand Prix. Held on the 37.73 mile
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