Knockhill - Jock Taylor 1300 Open 1988

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Knockhill - Jock Taylor 1300 Open 1988

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A late 80's tv production from the Jock Taylor Memorial race meeting at Knockhill Circuit in Fife Scotland. From memory the status of the riders at the time (I'm happy to be corrected) was Niall Mackenzie was in 500GP's and was making a rare domestic appearance, Brian Morrison was a successful multiple national champion and TT winner and Steve Hislop I believe was at the point where was beginning to get the type of machinery he really needed to compete against the masses of quality RC30's that were everywhere at the time. Steve already had an F2 TT win but his ProductionB class win just a few months earlier was a sign of what he could achieve once on equal or at least similar machinery.

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@wescooley34 Жыл бұрын

Used to love knocky back in the 80s watching roger bennett on his gsxr750 and neil munro and all the other ledgends up there mind you didnt have much time for ian duffas and i wrote my 500 gamma off going back to bonnyrigg on the way home on a gravel strewen bend 😢

@paullacey2999 Жыл бұрын

Knockhill has its own weather system.But when its wet you damn know it......

@Youchoob1 13 жыл бұрын

Aye Good Skool though! - Would still like to own one of those RC30's even after all these years - quality kit :-)

@bluebee7689 5 жыл бұрын

I just think about Joey dunlop when I see an rc30. Beautiful

@pabloperez4063 3 жыл бұрын

And Gardner in suzuka

@cliffprice7860 3 жыл бұрын

Great upload, thank you.

@Youchoob1 3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it Cliff :D

@robtonge5516 3 жыл бұрын

God bless Hislop

@Cass2112 3 жыл бұрын

Fritz Morrison top man back in the day

@Youchoob1 12 жыл бұрын

Not too sure whats happened to the sound - I'll upload it again later :-)

@Youchoob1 13 жыл бұрын

If you can't see the transmitter on the top of the hill it's raining and if you can it's it must be just about to rain...

@scottallan1441 2 жыл бұрын

I don't think I ever went to knockhill when it didn't rain except for the motocross

@granton33 12 жыл бұрын

I didnt even recognize Hislop at first...he look so young...like some young dude from Mayfield lol!

@ewennicolson5532 10 жыл бұрын

Let's face it, the RC30 was a road legal racing bike. Everything else in that field looks like an early 80's proddie bike with a fairing.

@Luke-Harno3 5 жыл бұрын

The best Bikes go to the Best Riders.

@Harkreich 13 жыл бұрын

Knockhill weather is still the same at least.

@Youchoob1 13 жыл бұрын

The traditional Arm-strong torque wrench as used by ticht gits throughout the world of racing.... ;-)

@johnnyrvf 3 жыл бұрын

I adore watching this footage with the RC30. I own one, which I’ve built as a track/parade bike. Apart from not having flatslides it’s in near full HRC NLO race spec. I find it interesting that the factory Honda’s still have the tail light lens assemblies in the seat units! I can only assume these are early days in the RC30’s carreer!

@Youchoob1 3 жыл бұрын

They certainly are. I'm happy to be corrected but Steve Hislop for example very often only really had a mildly modified production spec bikes to begin with, more often than not racing against the best available RC30's, and the rest, from other manufacturers.

@johnnyrvf 3 жыл бұрын

@@Youchoob1 There’s a lot of ‘ rubbish ‘ surrounding the RC 30. They had their faults but they overall the were/are reliable. People who race them chase horsepower but as I say, I’ve built mine to enjoy. NLO spec. was kit parts. I don’t have the HRC cams because they offer little overall improvement over the stock camshafts bit I have virtually everything of importance else, including new kit pistons I’ve guarded for 20 years! One true story about tuned versus stock was when one year Joey Dunlop was racing for Honda Brittain in N. Ireland. I’m not sure whether it was the Ulster G.P. or the N.W.200. The R.C.30’s Honda Britain were running had to come in to refuel as if I remember right they were running the TTF1 Kit carbs which were the basic stock carb casting but opened up to 39 mm with different slides, air jets, needles etc. Joey, knowing the course and looking for an edge, calculated that if her ran his bike with stock 38 mm carbs the bike wouldn’t need to stop to take on fuel. So without telling anyone, he swapped the carbs over ( He was an excellent mechanic ) and went out and to the surprise of the team didn’t come in and won the race by I believe 7 seconds. The other riders were furious but this story does support your contenetion that in the end, it’s the rider that counts...

@Youchoob1 3 жыл бұрын

@@johnnyrvf Brilliant story and one I haven't heard before! I loved the RC30's in many ways, but only ever rode a standard one on the road once. Their arrival changed things by an enormous margin for many in the sport, as no longer buying the latest GSXR/FZ/GPX750 could really cut it anymore - but for the well-funded there was now a margin which could be purchased.