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Niall Mackenzie blog No.2
By Niall Mackenzie . on 06/09/2010 19:53:45
Niall Mackenzie blog # 2
It was good to catch up with my old mate Daryl Beattie last weekend in Misano. Daryl was pushing Mick Doohan hard for the 500cc World Championship in 1995 until he high sided and broke his collar bone in Assen mid way through the year. He eventually
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Stoner seventh youngest MotoGP winner of all time
By Visordown News on 22/03/2007 15:08:12
Stoner takes his place in the record books after Qatar
GP race of the year in Qatar was significant in many ways in terms of records and milestones:Casey Stoner's debut MotoGP victory made him the youngest ever Australian rider to win in the premier-class, taking the record from Darryl Beattie.Stoner also
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David Knight - Interview
By Visordown on 28/07/2010 09:44:27
Twice World Enduro Champion David Knight on Teutonic over-engineering, going green, racing in the States and his boyhood dream of one day competing at the Isle of Man TT
but I was too worried about losing my licence so it had to go in the end. I did a track day at Jurby a while ago on a bike I borrowed off Slick Bass – a ZX-10R in Superstock trim. Nigel Beattie was the Isle of Man champion at the time and at the start
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10 minutes with... Pete 'Fred' Clarke
By Harriet Ridley on 24/10/2007 17:58:29
You may not recognise his face, but if you've been to a motorcycle race meeting in the last 30 years you'll definitely know his voice. Fred Clarke is the man on the mike
. On his day he could beat the best in the world. Is it hard to stay impartial?Not really. The only people I have a bad word to say against are Mick Doohan and Darryl Beattie. They were being paid vast sums to represent Honda at a WSB event with none
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Suzuka Eight Hour capers
By Niall Mackenzie on 05/09/2011 17:04:28
Niall Mackenzie recalls some Suzuka tales
finished second to Wayne Gardner and Daryl Beattie on a Honda. We rode hard and every pit stop was perfect (17 seconds for fuel and tyres) but the Honda team was too strong so we had to settle for the second best podium spot. This time we celebrated by hot
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MotoGP Misano Preview - Wrong Way Round
By David Emmett on 30/08/2007 23:41:11
MotoGP rides Misano, backwards ...
. Mention Casey Stoner's performance, and you get a lecture on the days of Doohan, and Gardner, and Beattie. Start talking about Nicky Hayden, and the subject turns immediately to the glory days of Kenny Roberts. Senior. And any discussion of the fortunes
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