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Was Formula 750 big in the UK ? I don't remember it ever happening in Australia.

 
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Peter Williams? JPS Norton’s? Rob North Tridents? Etc...?

Perhaps Peter Williams finest hour?
 
Is there any way 'back to the future' ? There seems to be a lot of types of bike which never get raced. When I visit my friends, I see old race bikes for which there are no current race classes. Historic racing rules seem to exclude a lot, simply by imposing un-necessary restrictions. Either that or when they do race, the bikes which should be competing against each other end up in different races.
The bikes in that programme would make up a fairly evenly matched race grid.
 
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AHRMA now has "NexGen" which brings in the early tupperware sportbikes from the early 80s. I have an '83 Honda VF750F Interceptor that I thought I'd give it a go with...
 
I notice that MV dominated at Goodwood. At least they did not make it look too easy by leading from start to finish.

 
AHRMA now has "NexGen" which brings in the early tupperware sportbikes from the early 80s. I have an '83 Honda VF750F Interceptor that I thought I'd give it a go with...
I loved that motor. Had it in the.mid 80s right before I got my first.commando. Gobs of torque and speed. It had a Kerker on it. A couple times after juicing.it I had to grab my pillion mates leg as it rose.toards my shoulder. Watch the cam chain tensioners, they run out of life.fairly quickly.
 
I loved that motor. Had it in the.mid 80s right before I got my first.commando. Gobs of torque and speed. It had a Kerker on it. A couple times after juicing.it I had to grab my pillion mates leg as it rose.toards my shoulder. Watch the cam chain tensioners, they run out of life.fairly quickly.
I got mine from a good friend who worked at the Dallas Honda shop at the time. He did MANY cam recall swap outs, including this one, new out of the box; it never had a chance to fail. It's got D&D headers on it, sounds almost like a 2-stroke with stingers.
 
AHRMA has moved out of the stuffy old past and into the future of non-current racebikes. Last year at Road America, the Panigale's were topping 180 mph on the front straight. Not exactly antique racing! Still, there are classes for the old bikes, with tank shifters, Manx's, 7r's and nearly whatever else non-current. They also have a vibrant sidecar class, for those who prefer 3 wheels and a platform. The Phillip Island class includes Suzuki XR69's and their derivatives. I can't believe British and Australian clubs aren't doing something similar. Get those old warriors out of the barn and go to the racetrack!
 
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I think that if most guys tried to ride a Manx or G50 as fast as those guys at Goodwood, they would crash pretty quickly. You don't need to be doing 200 MPH to need heaps of skill. When everybody is riding the same type of bike, the actual speed is irrelevant. It is more the speed in relation to one another, that is important. Those XR69s which race at Phillip Island usually have Katana engines - not GS1000 engines with race cams and six speed close ratio gearboxes. So it is all really academic.
 
Re; “Was Formula 750 big in the UK?”

The series began in 1971 as a collaboration between the American Motorcyclist Association and the Auto Cycle Union. The FIM adopted the Formula 750 class for events in 1972.

It was big worldwide but mainly Europe and Norton America as the FIM had a F750 championship, however, the ultimate domination by one model (the Yamaha TZ750) as well as the increasingly popular superbike production class meant that the FIM discontinued the class after the 1979 season.

Even a couple of Ausssies became F750 champion;

Formula 750 champions;

Source: Season Rider Manufacturer

1973 United Kingdom Barry Sheene Suzuki

1974 Australia John Dodds Yamaha

1975 Australia Jack Findlay Yamaha

1976 Spain Víctor Palomo Yamaha

1977 United States Steve Baker Yamaha

1978 Venezuela Johnny Cecotto Yamaha

1979 France Patrick Pons Yamaha
 
I’d say that’s pretty much THE definition of circuit racing Al !

I wonder about those MV Agustas which run at Goodwood Revival. If they start to win convincingly every time, it might set the event back a bit as far as spectator interest is concerned. At least in the two races last month, they did not get to the front too quickly.
 
Wait until someone starts riding like Hailwood did on a 350 Honda six. . . . .
 
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