1985 British 500 GP at Farleigh Castle - Races 1 & 2

[@bikerman6907]

Its crazy and tragic that we lost four 500 cc world champions/motocross gp winner, way too early, RIP Malherbe, Carlquist, Jobe and "the kid" Gebors, Danny Chandler, 1982 US GP winner, also gone😔😔😔😔😔

[@Mac-jc8hd]

no, its not crazy. Its a self fulfilling prophesy, when you risk to the limit, and cross that limit from time to time, the inevitable will happen.... its still tragic.

[@jameslangston3903]

I was there!!! Awesome day Dave Thorpes comeback from last place was stunning. Crowd went nuts!!

[@deborahchesser7375]

If you’ve ever slung a leg over an 80’s 500 MX bike your appreciation of these guys goes way up.

[@Stroopwaffe1]

When I was 11 years old , around a flat grass field, on a Cr500, someone else kicked it because I couldn't lol. My race bike was a Rm80 lol.

[@justinquinn5780]

That was a fantastic days moto x ,🏁🇬🇧

[@henriput854]

Thanks , great video super nice to see this old champions , fan Henri Put belgium 🇧🇪 thanks again 👍

[@ianmangham4570]

R.I.P Andre R.I.P Danny Chandler aka MAGOO

[@brianglaser1241]

Damn, I did not know André died and was paralyzed. I still look back at them guys from time to time they were the cream of the crop in the motocross sport.

[@williamrae9954]

Most of them died young...one tough sport!

[@1969cmp]

The HRC Showa suspension working very well.

[@russellhelms2835]

Those handmade HRC bikes were (and still are) amazing works of skilled people. The riders equally as skilled. SOoo FAST! The pinnacles of rider/bike matched up perfectly.

[@markward6076]

I was dave thorpes age in the 80s. But between farming etc, I didn't have access to cable TV or time to watch it. So I missed most open class gp's. But I followed them on various mx magazines, thank God for mx magazines or I would have never known what was going on. I was a true motocross only fan. And I rode a little bit also. Thanks for letting me vent, I'm happier now. May all motocrossers and riders watching this have a lot of safe fun, okay? ''😎👌, okay. All I can say is WOW!!!. 😎👍.

[@williamcmaylo6597]

Me too.

[@LGR285]

Real motocross tracks, I think!

[@massimofalcinelli5043]

The 3.place for Magarotto in the 1. Moto was a miracle for us in Italy.... Great race! Thanx for uploading

[@keithfenwick5502]

Perfect thanks 🍀👍🙏

[@christopherday5177]

Proper mx, natural tracks non of the modern man-made tracks and of course two strokes.

[@1969cmp]

.....yep.....modern mx tracks are too jumpy.

[@neillambourne8448]

Alot more spectators back then

[@1969cmp]

@@neillambourne8448 ....yep, in England, Germany, Belgium, Netherlands, Germany, Italy....massive crowds in France.

[@neillambourne8448]

@@1969cmp alot more riders to.the gp gate line up is very poor these days.

[@ianmangham4570]

​@@1969cmpHigher leg breaking speed in Europe, big hard rocks and stones in old quarries 🤯☠🦴🦷👀💥🗯💨💦

[@Gus1966-c9o]

Murray Walker was a great commentator and I never knew he did some motocross calling .

[@danielverleih9899]

is this Murray Walker as the Commentator?

[@STAFFIHOUND]

Yes

[@whitecompany18]

Id do anything to wake up back in 1985 and for all this to have just been a bad dream.

[@1969cmp]

A classic GP.

[@ianmangham4570]

Even got Magoo in it ,real classic race RIP Andre RIP Danny Chandler 🙏🤘🇬🇧🇺🇸🤠

[@nzmeateater]

Cool race.👍👍

[@MadilynSendangan]

Agust5 love u guys miss u ampeng moaaaaaa nice dance nice atayear so gwapo❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@ADOTlied]

That track was a torture test, no flat spots.

[@TimWilliams-yx7cn]

I well remember the excitement of the racing. Look how basic the track side looks compared to now. We couldnt have got any closer to the action. Sadly the memory of the day was marked by whitnessing a horrific motorcycle accident on the ride home. Me and my mates all sold our bikes afyer that. My beloved 350ypvs just lost its appeal. I still wonder what happened to the people involved. No mobile phones back then to call help

[@TheMillieruby]

How good are the hondas. Back then as well as 2 great riders

[@ruymxsx7]

Los de HRC a otro nivel

[@christianpetit9347]

Des hommes et des vrais machines de cross 2 tp la belle époque

[@jpmorgen5726]

Thorpe only passed 26 riders in one lap!!

[@markward6076]

2.8125 minutes per lap. That's cooking...

[@ianmangham4570]

Fit as a butcher's dog Thorpe and Andre

[@ianmangham4570]

MAGOO on the KTM

[@phillarsson8253]

He was still suffering from his shoulder injury he caught after his horrible crash in Italy some weeks before.

[@PrangGella]

MX in the days when the fans wernt ripped off

[@brianglaser1241]

I would want anybody to win other than Dave Thorpe why I don’t know

[@user-hk7fp6qf8i]

Maybe you are French....they don't seem to respect talent over flags..most vile people we have ever produced

[@mrw2941]

Keeps up old man

[@axoram]

here Italy..but it's Murray Walker like on F1 the speaker?

[@martinparker9249]

yes

[@digdougedy]

Murray Walker started his career in 1948 commentating on a hill climb in Wales, followed by the 1949 British GP. He dId the Ilse Of Man TT, motocross, rallycross and truck racing. A true British legend who died in 2021 at the age of 97... We all miss him.

[@axoram]

@@digdougedy a truly gentleman

[@justinquinn5780]

Murray was a great rider himself ,but chose to do race comontating, 😊

[@digdougedy]

@@justinquinn5780 It was a sad day indeed when he hung up his microphone. He made sport exciting. Watch F1 today and it's like listening to my wife dictating a shopping list.