Spot The Top 80s Racers

[Yorick]

This a cool pic containing most of our top lads of the day. The bottom left and bottom right were tough.

Good luck

[KungFooBob]

It would be easier if someone hadn't drawn white lines over all the names

[Yorick]

It would be easier if someone hadn't drawn white lines over all the names

I saw it on my phone where names were too small to see.

[Skub]

It would be easier if someone hadn't drawn white lines over all the names

They didn't over Mark Salle.

[Yorick]

It would be easier if someone hadn't drawn white lines over all the names

They didn't over Mark Salle.

Only coz I knew nobody would know him. He was killed soon after.

[Skub]

I'll start then Keith Hewan,Ron Haslam,Roger Marshall,Mick Grant,Barry Sheene.

[Skub]

The young lad beside Mark Salle looks familiar....but...

[mangocrazy]

The young lad beside Mark Salle looks familiar....but...

Is that a young (and less burly) Rob McElnea?

[Skub]

The young lad beside Mark Salle looks familiar....but...

Is that a young (and less burly) Rob McElnea?

You could be right.

[Le_Fromage_Grande]

Who are the two to the left of Keith Huewen?

[G.P]

Is that Trevor Nation beside Ron Haslam?

[Yorick]

Is that Trevor Nation beside Ron Haslam?

Keith Huewen.

[mangocrazy]

The young lad beside Mark Salle looks familiar....but...

Is that a young (and less burly) Rob McElnea?

You could be right.

So who do you reckon was the fastest out of that line-up? Sheene had the most success, but was he the fastest?

[Le_Fromage_Grande]

At the time of the photo, probably Big Mac, I'm guessing it's the Transatlantic Team for 1982, Rob won a Senior TT about that time and went on to be Eddie Lawson's team mate in the Yamaha 500 GP team, but Ron Haslam also raced GPs and was very quick in the wet.

By 1982 Sheene was ready to retire and didn't really come back from the big accident at Silverstone, but they're all quick.

A quick Google says 1983 Transatlantic team

[Yorick]

Is that a young (and less burly) Rob McElnea?

You could be right.

So who do you reckon was the fastest out of that line-up? Sheene had the most success, but was he the fastest?

That year Sheene finished 5th in 500s. Ahead of Mamola, but only 2 points behind Roberts and only 4 behind Spencer on a privateer Yam. Not too shabby.

[mangocrazy]

You could be right.

So who do you reckon was the fastest out of that line-up? Sheene had the most success, but was he the fastest?

That year Sheene finished 5th in 500s. Ahead of Mamola, but only 2 points behind Roberts and only 4 behind Spencer on a privateer Yam. Not too shabby.

Yes, I'd rather forgotten how quick Sheene was on 2nd tier machinery. Rob Mac, albeit very quick at the TT, never really set the world alight in GPs even on factory bikes.

My least favourite rider in that line-up has to be Mick Grant. Miserable sod in any of my dealings with him. And some of his race tactics were very questionable.

[Le_Fromage_Grande]

You could be right.

So who do you reckon was the fastest out of that line-up? Sheene had the most success, but was he the fastest?

That year Sheene finished 5th in 500s. Ahead of Mamola, but only 2 points behind Roberts and only 4 behind Spencer on a privateer Yam. Not too shabby.

The photo is from 1983, Sheena was 14th in the World Championship

[Skub]

So. Who are the two on the left top and bottom?

[Le_Fromage_Grande]

One of them is Graham Wood

[Le_Fromage_Grande]

I can't find anything on YouTube for the 83 races (what's labelled as 83 is actually 84)
I'm watching the 82 races from Brands and Sheene is winning by a country mile on a Yamaha, the bike doesn't look second tier.