Brilliant. That's what you call racing. I was there. We need 2 strokes back on the grid..

Fabulous..!! And suddenly 45years are gone..!!.....How can that be...??!!??

Lovely to hear Tommy Robb again - very under-rated commentator and great rider.

A legend himself, Tommy Robb does the commentary. Brilliant video nugget. Pat Hennen with his brilliant short career 🏆🏁✌️🇺🇲 🇺🇲

I’m old enough to remember the transatlantic races at brands hatch with kenny roberts and Barry Sheene , great racing days ,

Warriors, the lot of em..throttle,clutch,brakes, and balls. No hi tech electronics like today's racing bikes. Brilliant upload

Those were the days, Barry Sheene, James Hunt, Brut 33. Men were men to be sure. Champagne and a blonde on each arm. Smashing. 🍾

The 51 ppl that gave this a thumbs down....I never understand that shit. What the hell were you looking for? A Lady Ga Ga video at the end? I mean wtf?

Fantastic trip down memory lane. I was 17 in 77... now I’m 62 in 22! Wish I could have smelled the Fumes at the race start.

44 years on and I've just discovered this footage, Patrick Pons goes down and I'm waving the yellow flag, possibly the must dangerous place to stand especially during a side car race. Happy days. RIP Barry.

This was great racing. The bikes were so fast and brutal with no electronic gizmos .

Pat Hennen raced a few times in Australia. He was a terrific rider and seemed like a good guy. Looked like he was heading towards championship contention before injury finished his career.

Sono nato nel 1968, conservo una foto con mio padre, io che avevo 9 ani e BARRY SHEENE, con dedica. E' passato molto tempo, ma le gare di quegli anni erano incredibili, conoscere un meccanico ti permetteva di girare per i Box e dare la mano a MITI, del motociclismo.

1977 Magic historic memories. .all the great's in one race..

The Golden years of british racing, spose im saying this cos im 60 now and living inThailand with my lovely Mrs,, but ive got to thank all who put this stuff on the Tube, it keeps me in touch,I was at Cooper and Agos battle at Mallory,and many other great races, Thanks,,

I was there, proper racing, one of the best days ever.

Launch Control = Right Wrist + Left Fingers Anti-Wheelie = Right Wrist Traction control = Right Wrist Tire Width = Bicyclesk Tire Compound = Ceramic Chassis = Square-Stock Steel (rubber band) Balls = Unobtainium

Back in the day when life was way more enjoyable ✌️✌️🇬🇧🇬🇧

Chris, tx very much for posting this video. Brings back a lot of wonderful memories! Pat, Barry and Parrish were all on their 500's, and Mick on his 750. Mick was really fast. By this point of season we weren't doing much with the 680's (F750) and were focusing on the 500's. On smaller tracks, Pat and Barry were turning laps times on the 500s approaching 680 times; 500's were easier to ride. The 680 had very narrow power band and they were never really competitive with the factory Yamaha OW 750

"His leathers touched the track". Marvellous commentary with so much enthusiasm..loved that. How riding styles have changed, and yes, bring back two-strokes.

What a race to see thanks..!!

I remember this before they put up a fence around the park. Used to sneak in. 12 years old lol.I lived in Barwell!

I threw a castrol R soaked rag in the fire while watching this.. I thought I was there !!!!

Thank you for this upload, I enjoyed the memories.

my nan lived in mallory,i watched this race when i was 11,had nans season pass!! as well as race of the year,ive seen the transatlantic series,pro am and the pudding club races.great track,many memories.

I was there, can't get over how chaotic it all was compared to races these days but seemed normal back then.

Excellent! I was hoping Barry's cunning plan would bare fruit, but no, great footage, in those days bike racing on tv was as rare as hens teeth

I was there on that day! Good memories, rip barry

Great race, great lads, great bikes Just bloody GREAT 👍

I knew Pat before his accident and better after. He was quite into model electric planes. Last I heard he was working at United Maintenance base at SFO, but that was late nineties. His mother Mary was a dear. Hope he is doing well.

"Quick, change me tyres lads, I need an excuse not to give a fuck and pick up the start money...."

I was there on my new Honda 400 four, good days with great memories.

So many great rider's who died entertaining us

I was at this and one thing I noticed was how well the American teams were financed, everything about them was top-notch from the embroidered button down collar shirts, the shiny red Snapon tool chests, the luxury camper vans, the team branding was everywhere, the British in contrast had printed T-shirts old tatty tool boxes and transit vans to sleep in, it's all about the bikes and riders at the end of the day but the Americans made it all look very cool and slick, They handed out T-shirts, Posters, pens, lighters, You could smell the Dollars. Another thing that sticks out in my memory was watching the Japanese mechanics work on the bikes, they were like swarms of locusts, and they all chain-smoked American cigarettes. Marlboro, the Ciggy Girls handed them out. .

Those were the days !

Muy bueno y muy grande

Thanks for the upload.

I remember Pat hanging around Honda Of San Mateo as a youngster, riding sportsman racing around the bay area. Then Ron Grant helped him get his start on the pavement. If not for his accident,I think he could have been the best American ever. Last time I saw him was at Talbots in San Mateo after his accident.I'm glad he is doing so well these days and wish him well.

love the sound of 2 strokes winding up

Barry Sheene was not happy with Pat Hennen as his teammate and felt threatened by Hennen’s skill and if Hennen beat him he could lose control of the Suzuki team.-MCN News 2003. Sheene also lobbied very aggressively that him and only him should receive the newest parts coming out of Suzuki Japan. Also Pat Hennen did not want to race in the IOM TT as it was not in his contract for the 1977 season, but Suzuki manager told Hennen that he was not allowed use of a Transport Van anymore but if Hennen race in the TT maybe he could arrange use of one. Hennen did not want to race in the TT because he thought as Sheene thought it was not worth it and was too dangerous, but since he had no money for a Van he said yes. Hennen of course crashed at the TT ending his career, in which he could of been America’s first GP winner as he was 2 ahead of Roberts at the time of the crash.

Blessings to my dear friend Pat! The greatest of all time! G.O.A.T.! 🎚

I was there on my brand new Honda 400 four. Great days.

This was wonderful to watch.

2 strokes were so practical, simple and light weight. My first bike was a 1975 DT400 enduro.

RIP Pat Hennen...Great american road racer!!

Sad to think that this kind of racing might never come again ? We've seen the best, forget the rest.

Barry is my hero X,

Such great days, Trans Continental series, Race of Aces at Snetterton. Would love to go back for just one weekend. I remember seeing Pat Hennen for the first time at Snetterton we all thought Americans didn't race in the rain, well Pat sure did he broke the lap record first time out in the rain.

Incredible bikes all the F750 class. Esp early days with Ducati, triumph, Norton, Guzzi. Amazing

And sadly pat died at 70 y/o in april 2024,.RIP pat,.

thanks for uploading, them were days :)

saw Pat in NZ at Wanganui Cemetery Circuit on RG500 one wheeling.

i was there,what a day.i to this day less than 3 miles from the ciruit.

Ah yes the good oul days of motorcycle racing ! Commentator has a recognizable Norn Iron (Northern Ireland) accent 🙂👍🏼

Its to bad that Hennan was basically forced to do the Isle of man TT race that ended his career he really did not want to do it. Sad to see careers cut short by politics..

Brilliant bit of tarmac dancing from Roger Marshall

I was a bit of a fan of Pat Hennen he was underrated I felt always really quick ...but didn't look it ..always the sign of a quick racer ...sadly I was at the TT when pat sadly crashed 😪

Wasn't there but would have been sat on the stone bench in Meriden early morning watching the fans ride through the village on the way up to Mallory and again late afternoon when they came back. Got a lift there for the post tt in 78 and from then on was a regular at Mallory for several years going on an AP50 and then an RD 250.

Thanks for the info, you were Pat's mechanic I seem to recall

Great times

Skinny tires and peaky narrow power bands make for a bit more tepid lean angles than today.

Great racing on those skinny ass tires holy cow

07:50 "His leathers actually touching the ground."

Pat Hennan , equals a great American. So says i , Peregrine,

Everytime he says "two leaders" I imagine a two litre two stroke haha

Love the old two strokes

The pusher who helped him start was pushing on the exhausts, not something I thought he should do, I wonder if that caused Sheene’s problem.

Excellent comments

Mallory Park 1977. When bikes were heavy, riders were fearless and a few sheets of Armco would paralyse you if the hay bales didn’t. 😳

I remember watching this at the time, great racing on proper race machines. So many great names from the past........sadly I remember being at the NW200 when John Newbold lost his life. John will be laughing at sticking his head down behind Pat after getting lapped and screwing it up for Mick. You wouldn't get away with it today. lmao

Barry would've loved the TT races.

You have an absolutely fantastic collection of videos. Thanks for posting. My era ! Do you have anything with croz on the pantall moriwaki Kawasaki when he came over to the uk ?

I've still got a small can of R and I sometimes put a few drops into my mower petrol tank just to relive those moments, sad I know?

We need a new Bazza there was no one else like him

Don`t see this track on racing game, the last time i think was Toca race driver 3 in 2003.

Watched him race at Brands. 👍🏽

Nice!

was there for this race saw big yank car park up just driver inside then 6 passengers climbed out of boot [free entry] haha

i was there.

was looking to see if there where any videos from cadwell park 1977 , my dads brother (my uncle) died on MCN Superbike Championship , mick patrick! x

Go Sheene go!!!

When racing was racing !

Mallory Park Bend the Devils Elbow as a kid seen a guy come off their slid up the outside bank and hit the stand scaffolding RIP

2T-2T-2T and only 2T!!!!!!!

Those 2 stroke bikes took some riding. You had rev the nuts off them all the time and keep em buzzing.

Motorbikes like in Mad Max I :)

Helden 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

RIP Patrick Pons

In the eyes of Suzuki Japan, Hennen was #1 and Sheene slipped to #2, rider , vs Kenny Roberts of Yamaha. Imagine if Hennen had won the World 500cc champinoship for Suzuki, how many Suzukis would be sold in USA?

Rain tires, where was the rain ?

How do I increase the ear piece volume on my Telstra flip phone

Roberts, Spencer, Mamola...1,2,3

who were the best riders? guys from the dirt or pavement?

Transatlanic Post TT race Race of the year Three/four national ten / twelve clubmans and the vintage Fourteen pounds.

Top Vids on this Channel.

Could they not have fitted a few more on the front row of the grid?

sure its 1977?, thought the 77 RG's had the bigger seat unit that went under the top exhaust pipes

Do they still do the race of the year at Mallory Park?

Before they created that stupid ' bus stop ' chicane , ( and two more in later years ) , good racing in those days !

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