Remember The Pro Am Series?

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Remember The Pro Am Series?

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Knockhill 1982. I used to race against some of these amateurs. They were good :obscene-birdiedoublered:
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Re: Remember The Pro Am Series?

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There was a great photo that summed up the series - about 6 bikes trying to get around the same corner, all leaning on each other.
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Re: Remember The Pro Am Series?

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Nope.
Yorick wrote: Tue Mar 08, 2022 9:46 pm1982
But then I was only 8 - 9
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MrLongbeard wrote: Tue Mar 08, 2022 10:02 pm Nope.
Yorick wrote: Tue Mar 08, 2022 9:46 pm1982
But then I was only 8 - 9
So was I :)
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Yorick wrote: Tue Mar 08, 2022 10:16 pm
MrLongbeard wrote: Tue Mar 08, 2022 10:02 pm Nope.
Yorick wrote: Tue Mar 08, 2022 9:46 pm1982
But then I was only 8 - 9
So was I :)
You must have had a longer paper round than me then :obscene-birdiedoublered:
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MrLongbeard wrote: Tue Mar 08, 2022 10:38 pm
Yorick wrote: Tue Mar 08, 2022 10:16 pm
MrLongbeard wrote: Tue Mar 08, 2022 10:02 pm Nope.



But then I was only 8 - 9
So was I :)
You must have had a longer paper round than me then :obscene-birdiedoublered:
It was uphill all the way.
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Re: Remember The Pro Am Series?

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That was the year I was proddy racing on my RD350 while working at the Ministry of Defence.

I do remember Barry Sheene trying to commentate live on one particular race. The BBC had obviously told him not to swear.

He literally couldn't say anything!
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The Barry Sheene commentary was on ITV, the races are on YouTube, well worth a watch.
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Le_Fromage_Grande wrote: Wed Mar 09, 2022 9:32 am The Barry Sheene commentary was on ITV, the races are on YouTube, well worth a watch.
We were at a few of them. Was great fun.
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No. 20? Nah, never heard of him :obscene-birdiedoublered:
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Yorick wrote: Tue Mar 08, 2022 10:16 pm
MrLongbeard wrote: Tue Mar 08, 2022 10:02 pm Nope.
Yorick wrote: Tue Mar 08, 2022 9:46 pm1982
But then I was only 8 - 9
So was I :)
How am I older than you two?????? :shock: :shock: :shock:
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