Your ultimate racing hero

[enigma51]

Scott Russel.

Far from the most winning rider of all time although he enjoyed awesome success at Daytona. For me it was when he signed with Harley Davidson to race the horrible VR1000. After particularly shitty practice and qualifying times at Daytona on the mutt, he headed into town the night before the race, found a rough sort of bar and started a full on pub brawl. Spent the Daytona 200 in hospital having his face reconstructed.

Seem to remember him coming from about the fourth row in a WSBK race (one of his last) to lead the race. When black flagged for a jump start, he just went nuts in terms of speed, ignoring the black flag till he biffed it in spectacular texan style.

Yup, he's one cool mutha.

Those texans are angry people

I remeber a similiar incident with Kevin
He fell off going way to fast into a corner and when the marshall wanted to stop him from joining the race he knocked him out jumped back on the bike got blacked flag but kept racing I cant remember where he finished. Will go have a look see if i can find the full story or maybe a vid.

[Kornholio]

Scott Russel.



Seem to remember him coming from about the fourth row in a WSBK race (one of his last) to lead the race. When black flagged for a jump start, he just went nuts in terms of speed, ignoring the black flag till he biffed it in spectacular texan style.

Yup, he's one cool mutha.

Fuck yeah I remember that, that was outstanding

[MIXONE]

One.Mike Hailwood.No explanation needed.
Two.Croz.Watching him drift the big kwaka through the hairpin at Puke was a sight never to be forgotten.

[HenryDorsetCase]

I must say i do like reading each persons heros.
I dont agree with all the selections but as soon as you read why its "yip thats is cool"

I never liked Roberts snr for example but you have to take your hat off to the guy and go yip his a legend.

Its funny but neither Mamola or Kazinsky has appeared

Ive got a Cycle mag at home with an article about a visit to Kenny's ranch outside Modesto: He used to run training schools for "up and comers": you know, your Raineys, Schwantz Lawsons etc. a 1/4 mile dirt track oval in the front yard, and they used to race XR100s on it. After they finished for the day, they have a few beers to unwind then decide to water the track. So they end up drifting the water truck round the track, closely followed by their cars. It sounded like fun, and they sounded like a fun bunch. Ive wanted a property with a front lawn big enough for a 1/4 mile dirt track oval ever since.

[HenryDorsetCase]

Fuck yeah I remember that, that was outstanding

Scott Russell is back doing it agian too: he is all over Performance Bikes and was pictured in CW recently.

[HenryDorsetCase]

Kocinsky has a reputation for being "difficult" doesnt he?


by difficult we mean insane in the membrane.............

[enigma51]

Kocinsky has a reputation for being "difficult" doesnt he?


by difficult we mean insane in the membrane.............

Aaron writes in his book that Kocisnky use to shake his pants out 7 times or something

[enigma51]

Well if i cant get past you on the inside i will do it round the outside ....... on the brakes

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RtXI6Tjeiuc

[svr]

Kocinsky has a reputation for being "difficult" doesnt he?


by difficult we mean insane in the membrane.............

Kocinski got 3rd in his first ever 500gp (at spa in the wet...) beating gardner, lawson and a few others... - I think he was 21. He was good for a quote too - "all those 250 guys are just a bunch of pussies" etc...
I heard he retired because no top teams would work with him anymore - either gp or sbk. In terms of sheer rude talent he was at the Rossi / Spencer level. Flawed genius with a `problem inside his helmet'.
He invested his winnings in property and is obscenely rich now.

[Robert Taylor]

Troy Baylis and Noriyuki Haga because their never say die attitude is the ''dogs borrocks''. And both are very pleasant people to talk to, ordinary everyday people.

[roogazza]

One.Mike Hailwood.No explanation needed.
Two.Croz.Watching him drift the big kwaka through the hairpin at Puke was a sight never to be forgotten.

Two of the best those two !
I was watching sky sport late last night and Karcher Pitlane came on. One of the guests none other than Crosby himself, he's still a very modest, funny guy. Laughed and said he couldn't ride for nuts now ! Gaz.

[wharfy]

Mike Hailwood - 'Cause he was "Mike the Bike" (you picked him or "Ago" :-)
Ivan Mauger - 7 TIMES world champ !!! ( I only saw him race once )
Hugh Anderson - 4 TIMES world champ !! (local boy makes good)
Ginger Molly - second to Agostini and still races (another local boy - I grew up in Huntly - His bike shop in Hamilton had heaps of trophies and a couple of Kwaka race bikes. I remember being so impressed with the massive twin double leading shoe drum brakes - the spokes were only about 3 inches long !! :-)
Graeme Crosby - I saw him race around the streets in Wellington (Porirua) - he was outrageous and his leathers had a big dick on them ( he was sponsored by Shaft Motorcycles :-)
Dr. Roger Freeth - He was one of the "Big boys" at the first road race meeting I ever entered ( I was on a Suzuki TM125 with road tyres a "motard" before they had a name :-)

Any Kiwi who has raced at the IOM TT - 'specially the ones who rode Brittens (Shaun Harris, Andrew stroud etc.)

You can tell I'm an old bugger and a fan of Kiwi racers :-)

[scrivy]

Well if i cant get past you on the inside i will do it round the outside ....... on the brakes

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RtXI6Tjeiuc

Dude..... Kevin IS the man!!!

Seen anyone else do that number? (or the outbraking manouvre at Hockenheim?)

[slowpoke]

Hmmm, I've got plenty of latter day heroes but to a youngster peering wide eyed around the hay bales at Wanganui and Paritutu I thought Dave Hiscock was an absolute God.