Road Racing Pictures •

[Guinessisgoodforyou]

Not quite fed up yet (but getting there - slowly)

Just a few more as you asked nicely

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Ellesmere Fred Roberts Memorial 100 mile RR 1965. I was the commissaire (they'd have anybody in those days!) in the following car. The only rider I can remember now is No.17 Brian Pearson Merseyside Whs.

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The finish - but can't remember any names except that 2nd place was a guy from Chesterfield Coureurs. Love the bonedome crash helmet! And the motor cycle cop in his (slightly) more modern version.

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Het Volk 1993 at the bottom of 'The Mur'. No idea who the riders are but it was a small break who ultimately got caught.

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Swinging round to get the bunch grinding up 'The Mur'. It was a cold day!

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Same event on the 'Oude Kwaremont'. I managed to have a chat with Alan Peiper who was spectating, really nice guy. Later we gave a lift to the finish to Thiery Marie and he gave me his Bidon which I still have.

Getting to the dregs now - unless I do a bit of scanning.

Scan away please

 

[non-fixie]

1963 World's. Rik Van Looy was leading the Belgian team and was *supposed* to win. His competitors (and his team mates, as apparently he wasn't all that popular) had other plans.

Van Looy had managed to block Jan Janssen's sprint, but Benoni Beheyt wasn't having it. The Emperor was not amused.

 

[Guinessisgoodforyou]

Van looy was a bully by all accounts.

 

[dorset boy]

I had my money on Thor Hushvod winning the day, not a big dog !

 

[Old Ned]

Van looy was a bully by all accounts.

We share a birthday - but he is somewhat older than me

 

[dorset boy]

The Rostock Gorilla !

 

[Woz]

I look at this picture from a couple of perspectives. but what strikes me the most is "in you face" and for analogue photography you really had to have some top notch heavy equipment about you. Focus back to front is there. Resolution is there. Medium format 6x6 cropped I reckon.

 

[Woz]

 

[ChromeChainstay]

 

[Rapparee87]

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The 90s were sooo cool.