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Brands used to run a meeting reverse up to I think the late seventies. The Hutchinson 100.
Brands Hatch is 173miles from Cadwell Park.
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Nobby wrote: Tue Apr 21, 2020 5:34 pm Brands used to run a meeting reverse up to I think the late seventies. The Hutchinson 100.
Brands Hatch is 173miles from Cadwell Park.
Correctamundo. I thought they raced just once a year till early 80s, but could be wrong.

Anyway. Your question :)
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Where and when was Barry Sheene's last motorcycle race. For a bonus who won and who was 2nd ?
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Nobby wrote: Tue Apr 21, 2020 8:02 pm Where and when was Barry Sheene's last motorcycle race. For a bonus who won and who was 2nd ?
I know the race. I was there :)

Winner from Cornwall :)
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Go on .....
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Nobby wrote: Tue Apr 21, 2020 9:20 pmGo on .....
Donington After MotoGP.He was on a 500 old Brit GP thingy.

The crowd had left. But all the marshalls and medics were screaming for Bazza and waving everything at him. The love for him was amazing.

Glen English just beat him. And I was with a big set of lads from Hayle in Cornwall.

On the podium, Glen English said "Me dad will kill me. He loves Barry Sheene
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I used to race with Glen back in the Day.
As for your answer , I think your wrong. What month was that. I assume it was 2001 ?
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It was about 2001. At the MotoGP meeting.

Which bit of my answer did you think was wrong?
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Yorick wrote: Wed Apr 22, 2020 9:56 am It was about 2001. At the MotoGP meeting.

Which bit of my answer did you think was wrong?
The bit where I asked which was his last race.
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Nobby wrote: Wed Apr 22, 2020 12:44 pm
Yorick wrote: Wed Apr 22, 2020 9:56 am It was about 2001. At the MotoGP meeting.

Which bit of my answer did you think was wrong?
The bit where I asked which was his last race.
Aha. I see. Was I close coz you inferred I was ?
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Yorick wrote: Wed Apr 22, 2020 12:57 pm
Nobby wrote: Wed Apr 22, 2020 12:44 pm
Yorick wrote: Wed Apr 22, 2020 9:56 am It was about 2001. At the MotoGP meeting.

Which bit of my answer did you think was wrong?
The bit where I asked which was his last race.
Aha. I see. Was I close coz you inferred I was ?
You could still be right. I assume the moto gp was in July/August. His last race(as far as I’m aware) was in September.
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Nobby wrote: Wed Apr 22, 2020 3:42 pm
Yorick wrote: Wed Apr 22, 2020 12:57 pm
Nobby wrote: Wed Apr 22, 2020 12:44 pm

The bit where I asked which was his last race.
Aha. I see. Was I close coz you inferred I was ?
You could still be right. I assume the moto gp was in July/August. His last race(as far as I’m aware) was in September.
It was July. So I saw one of his last races.

And that nearly didn't happen LOL

I was working for Riders for Health in the few days leading up to the Day of Champions on the Thursday. To get to the infield, we used the gate between McCleans and Coppice and drove over the track. I did that on the Wednesday as normal, and suddenly heard the sound of a 500 BSA hurtling towards me out of McCleans, He had a duck on his helmet. He missed me by about 10'

The track wasn't declared as closed, so I was doing nothing wrong. They just let him out do one test lap.

I was a bit shaken, to say the least
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That wouldn't have been the first time he'd hit someone in the middle of the track at the British GP.
That could have been the Bike on which he did his last race.
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Yorick wrote: Wed Apr 22, 2020 12:06 am
Nobby wrote: Tue Apr 21, 2020 9:20 pmGo on .....
Donington After MotoGP.He was on a 500 old Brit GP thingy.

The crowd had left. But all the marshalls and medics were screaming for Bazza and waving everything at him. The love for him was amazing.

Glen English just beat him. And I was with a big set of lads from Hayle in Cornwall.

On the podium, Glen English said "Me dad will kill me. He loves Barry Sheene
I was in the crowd! We saw him from Melbourne Loop.
I was also under the impression that it was his last race.
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Tarmacsurfer wrote: Wed Apr 22, 2020 6:57 pm
Yorick wrote: Wed Apr 22, 2020 12:06 am
Nobby wrote: Tue Apr 21, 2020 9:20 pmGo on .....
Donington After MotoGP.He was on a 500 old Brit GP thingy.

The crowd had left. But all the marshalls and medics were screaming for Bazza and waving everything at him. The love for him was amazing.

Glen English just beat him. And I was with a big set of lads from Hayle in Cornwall.

On the podium, Glen English said "Me dad will kill me. He loves Barry Sheene
I was in the crowd! We saw him from Melbourne Loop.
I was also under the impression that it was his last race.
I was at Coppice exit. The atmosphere was electric :)

I first saw him at Scarborough in 1979. Top class man
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An ex Girlfriend was an Audiologist at the Royal Surrey.
One appointment was a Mr B Sheene. This was after his big accident at Silverstone. The report back to me was he was a pleasant man. Just a bit flirty.
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Well. Here it is.

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Somebody else pose a question ?
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Which motorcycle grand prix track had a level crossing for trains (not trams)?
What was the last 350cc four stroke to win a Grand Prix?
What's the most cylinders on a Grand Prix bike ever, in each class?
What was the last street track used for a motorcycle Grand Prix?
Who was the first AMA superbike champion on a 750, who was the last on a 1000(ish)?
Why were 820cc OW01s legal to race in WSB?
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Julian_Boolean wrote: Tue Apr 28, 2020 2:58 pm Which motorcycle grand prix track had a level crossing for trains (not trams)?
What was the last 350cc four stroke to win a Grand Prix?
What's the most cylinders on a Grand Prix bike ever, in each class?
What was the last street track used for a motorcycle Grand Prix?
Who was the first AMA superbike champion on a 750, who was the last on a 1000(ish)?
Why were 820cc OW01s legal to race in WSB?
Me guessing :
Imatra
Mv
6
IoM
The American bloke on a Honda. It'll come to me. Don't know.
The legal size overbore