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Is that Montjuic Park?
I had got it all sorted out to go to the World Endurance event there... then they cancelled it... and closed the circuit.
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Wherever it is, I don't believe it's a GP World championship race, as those riders never raced in the same classes. Hailwood raced in 250/350/500, Pasolini raced in 250/350, Agostini raced in 350/500 and Read raced in 125/250.The Spin Doctor wrote: ↑Wed Jan 24, 2024 11:47 pmIs that Montjuic Park?
I had got it all sorted out to go to the World Endurance event there... then they cancelled it... and closed the circuit.
So it's an 'invitation' race similar to Mallory's Race of the Year.
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Errr... Read was the first rider to win world championships in the 125 cc, 250 cc and 500 cc classes. He won on an MV in 500GPs in 1972, and again in 74.mangocrazy wrote: ↑Wed Jan 24, 2024 11:54 pm Wherever it is, I don't believe it's a GP World championship race, as those riders never raced in the same classes. Hailwood raced in 250/350/500, Pasolini raced in 250/350, Agostini raced in 350/500 and Read raced in 125/250.
So it's an 'invitation' race similar to Mallory's Race of the Year.
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Yes, but in 1968 Read was contracted to Yamaha and was only racing their 125 and 250cc 4 cylinder two-strokes.The Spin Doctor wrote: ↑Thu Jan 25, 2024 12:06 amErrr... Read was the first rider to win world championships in the 125 cc, 250 cc and 500 cc classes. He won on an MV in 500GPs in 1972, and again in 74.mangocrazy wrote: ↑Wed Jan 24, 2024 11:54 pm Wherever it is, I don't believe it's a GP World championship race, as those riders never raced in the same classes. Hailwood raced in 250/350/500, Pasolini raced in 250/350, Agostini raced in 350/500 and Read raced in 125/250.
So it's an 'invitation' race similar to Mallory's Race of the Year.
There is no cloud, just somebody else's computer.
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Also Honda withdrew from GP racing (all classes) at the end of 1967, but allowed Hailwood to contest non-GP race on 'privateer' Honda machinery. So if this pic was really taken in 1968 then the race was a non-World Championship event.
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The Decoson by Randy Grubb
The Decoson is so called because it's the "son" of the now-famous Decoliner (another of Randy's creations), it's based on a 1979 Harley-Davidson Sportster..
The Decoson is so called because it's the "son" of the now-famous Decoliner (another of Randy's creations), it's based on a 1979 Harley-Davidson Sportster..
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OK, that's clearer.mangocrazy wrote: ↑Thu Jan 25, 2024 12:39 am Also Honda withdrew from GP racing (all classes) at the end of 1967, but allowed Hailwood to contest non-GP race on 'privateer' Honda machinery. So if this pic was really taken in 1968 then the race was a non-World Championship event.
But at that time, there were very many non-championship events... they may even have been in the majority. Right up to the days of Freddie Spencer, top GP riders regularly competing in international events outside of the GPs.
Soo... back to the question... is it Montjuic Park?
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Yes, I remember in particular that there were a lot of early season races in Italy with good prize money that attracted the top stars. Rimini was one 'round the houses' race I remember, and there were plenty of others. You'd need someone whose speciality was pre-1970 European architecture to pronounce on country and location I suspect. But Montjuic was (as the name suggests) held in park-land. That photo doesn't look very park-landish to me.The Spin Doctor wrote: ↑Thu Jan 25, 2024 1:18 pmOK, that's clearer.mangocrazy wrote: ↑Thu Jan 25, 2024 12:39 am Also Honda withdrew from GP racing (all classes) at the end of 1967, but allowed Hailwood to contest non-GP race on 'privateer' Honda machinery. So if this pic was really taken in 1968 then the race was a non-World Championship event.
But at that time, there were very many non-championship events... they may even have been in the majority. Right up to the days of Freddie Spencer, top GP riders regularly competing in international events outside of the GPs.
Soo... back to the question... is it Montjuic Park?
All this Parklife chat is a bit of a Blur to me...
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I'm trying to make out the wording on one of the signs in the pic and it appears to say 'Percolo', which (apparently) is 'danger' in Italian. So on that (admittedly flimsy) basis I think it's Italy, and early in the year due to the lack of leaves on the trees.
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