That's interesting, looks like those aero wings are nothing new then!
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I had the same shot in the garage for years.
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I can’t find a better one but love this is Melandri
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That's a fine example of the Doohan style against the more modern. Instantly recognisable.
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I used to watch Doohan and the likes of Abe and wonder how they contorted onto the bike like that ......... i also had a young mate who raced is SS400 in the UK club scene early 2000's long before Marquez and the modern lot had changed the style. Danny Palmer always rode like this and everybody always said he was trying too hard and tried to change his riding style but it never worked and he either went slower or crashed so he went back to what he did well. Turns out the kid was waaay ahead of his time ....and on road tyres


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That may be a key point. Zoom and look at the profile of Doohan's rear tyre, then this rear..Bigyin wrote: Sun Feb 07, 2021 11:41 pmTurns out the kid was waaay ahead of his time ....and on road tyres
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Found this one when i was looking for some old race pics .... Bemsee Supersport 400 class....how many bikes in the pic 


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I think I recognise that white and blue bike in the background ??....either Andy Sprake or David Taylor ??
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Lol, i thought it was Paul Rogers but based that purely on he was always there or thereabouts and thought his race number ended in 2 ...... its been a about 20 years so quite possibly wrongDave@ERT wrote: Wed Feb 10, 2021 5:49 pm I think I recognise that white and blue bike in the background ??....either Andy Sprake or David Taylor ??![]()
Found a PDF programme of that 2002 season and entries. I was right that Paul ran 62
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Ha ha, could be....although both Andy and Dave(RIP) used to wear those fieldsheer leathers ??
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It's highly likely I was at this meeting at Elvington. They sure did offer the marshalls maximum safety 


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