"See God, then brake!" Epic Last Lap Battle | Kevin Schwantz vs Wayne Rainey

"See God, then brake!" Epic Last Lap Battle | Kevin Schwantz vs Wayne Rainey | German Bike GP 1991

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7 ай бұрын

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Round six of the 1991 World Bike GP Championship at Hockenheim featured a truly breathtaking battle for supremacy in the 500cc class and Wayne Rainey (Marlboro Yamaha) and Kevin Schwantz (Lucky Strike Suzuki) took the race down to the wire as they pushed themselves and their mighty two-stroke machines to the absolute limit!
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Other stars of the race included Eddie Lawson (Cagiva), Wayne Gardner (Rothmans Honda), Didier de Radigues (Lucky Strike Suzuki) and Mick Doohan (Rothmans Honda), who took the lead in the early stages, before being hunted down by the American duo of Schwantz and Rainey.
Italian Luca Cadalora gave an outstanding performance in the 250 cc Championship despite his own back injuries, continuing his ongoing battle with arch-rival Helmut Bradl.
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@stevefowler2112 Ай бұрын

190 HP, 275 lbs with a powerband as narrow as their tires and NO nannies....these gentlemen had skills the size of their steel balls.

@bradleyellis7336 Ай бұрын

Well said...no truer words. These guys were the best of all time.

@luciusesox1luckysox570 Ай бұрын

Yep,, exactly what I was thinking watching em

@pauldarderi3560 Ай бұрын

Yeah can't argue with that much harder to ride then modern GP bikes and more exciting

@GiancarloBenzina Ай бұрын

And 2-strokes that exploded in power, smoking the tires instantly.

@MrDriftspirit Ай бұрын

The only thing to correct a tiny bit is power and lbs. 160hp are realistic and 420lbs with rider and fuel. Or do these beasts run autonomous without fuel and rider??

@cjvrsa Ай бұрын

No rider assistance. Pure skill. This was racing.

@kikiautorcman787B 7 ай бұрын

Schwantz/Rainey on bikes, Senna/Prost in cars... That was real mechanic sport's era... 🤘👍‼️💯🔥🛢️🏁🏍️🏎️🤓

@SrOses-lm7mx Ай бұрын

Roberts, Spencer, Lawson, Gardner, Dooham, ... Piquet, Mansel, Fittipaldi, Stewart, Villeneuve (Gilles), Peterson, ... Ha habido verdaderos magos tanto en motos como en F1, no como lo de hoy día, efectivamente, críos lloricas, llenos de electrónica. Claro que tienen que bajar las potencias de los motores, y su forma de entregar la potencia, de lo contrario, no quedaba ni uno.

@kg0173 Ай бұрын

add to that Rick Mears in Marlboro Penske.

@crodrc51able Ай бұрын

Battle of the gods! And that’s on 500cc 2 strokes! Ultra violent power bands. And that’s without any of the pansy nannies like roll, yaw, wheelie, anti slip mitigations. Everything is controlled by the rider. Like I said, gods.

@xipingpooh5783 Ай бұрын

There will never be racing like that again. It was the Golden Age of 500cc two stroke racing. I’m glad I was able to witness it.

@user-uz9vb7hy1r Ай бұрын

Same best nights ever

@nicholashunter8638 Ай бұрын

The trust they must have in each other not to do something stupid ( despite being rivals) is incredible

@PixelRacer64 Ай бұрын

Do I ever miss those days. True gladiators.

@davidmelville5675 Ай бұрын

What a magnificent, electrifying era for motorsport this was. Formula 1, the 500cc bikes, and the Indy cars were completely insane.

@dukevideo Ай бұрын

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@karpabla 28 күн бұрын

IMO , 70s was a better times in F1 than around 1990. Each racing series has a different evo. Again IMO, the last 2 or 3 decades in F1 have been poor in general, with a few great moments. 500 and MotoGP have been great almost everytime since (at least!) the 80s.

@zetecryt 19 күн бұрын

Totally agree. As a teenager in Australia eagerly watching all 3 series on TV, anticipation before each race late nights/early mornings was unbelievable.

@0Zolrender0 7 ай бұрын

I love it. Epic win. Not only that look at the last 30 secs of the video with photographers standing on the edge of the circuit. You will never see that in todays safety conscious world.

@dukevideo 6 ай бұрын

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@renevanderkraats3811 3 ай бұрын

At Assen (somewhere at the beginning of the 90s) we went over the (then still low) barrier to congratulate Schwantz after the race. I got so close I could basically pat him on the back. Turned out the backmarkers were still finishing their race, or at least still packing some serious speed. Never have I come so close to shitting my pants as those last 500's were screaming past while we were standing next to Kevin. Hardly saw them flying past. Needless to say we were ushered back by pretty upset officials, the next time I visited the circuit (a few years later) some pretty high fences were erected.

@jeriksson7686 Ай бұрын

Kevin Schwantz! The reason I got in to roadracing ✌️

@jesuschrist-alphaomega Ай бұрын

Me too. Had the pleasure to ride on the same track days weekend. Kevin an Ben spies joined us. TWS. Only one that could kinda keep up was Ty Howard that day.

@gcrain464Crain-rd6hf Ай бұрын

Haner vs Ty was always fun.

@jesuschrist-alphaomega Ай бұрын

@gcrain464Crain-rd6hf ha I remember Haner also. Did you just do track days or did you race with the CMRA?

@haraldwiegartner5540 Ай бұрын

I was there.....seen it live as a young man, now I'm old...😢

@SKARIMDEUS Ай бұрын

Old is Gold Sir ... Enjoy your life to the max !

@Elaba_ Ай бұрын

I am 48 and feel old too. The only advantages are seeing your children grow and learning something new every day.

@leonardofabbri7930 Ай бұрын

@@Elaba_ lol the world these days is totally broken and I'm saying this as someone in his 30s...what kids learn these days? They have been used for years during the plandemical orchestra...

@aylbaba Ай бұрын

Hey man...I am 48. Live like you never age...age only when you stop living. We all the same mate🤘

@FranklyNorman Ай бұрын

Don’t cry because it’s over, smile because it happened

@Elaba_ Ай бұрын

2:28 Drifting through the corner to get a speed advantage. The most impressive part of this video for me.

@user-nx8ov2vl2s 7 ай бұрын

Most memorable and exciting scene

@josepg.2479 2 ай бұрын

No electronics, neither aerodinamics helps, just hands and skills, better times

@redipustaka3222 Ай бұрын

Plus this is 2 stroke bike.

@pummyy Ай бұрын

is it faster around the track compared to now....nah !!

@13kkja13 Ай бұрын

@@pummyy Tire technology has made a quantum leap since then.

@pummyy Ай бұрын

@@13kkja13 I agree...but its not right to keep doing this cliche stuff of calling old stuff real and new are easy. Current gen brake from 360 to 80 in 5 secs on one wheel...absolutely insane.

@stevesvids 21 күн бұрын

I will pass on the inside and worry about it later. 😄👊 pure magic.

@stevebigansky9372 4 ай бұрын

it's a MIRACLE that Kevin's front tire stuck all the way (actually PAST) to the apex of the entry into the stadium- and glancing over at Wayne at the exit made it even better- I'm sure Wayne was furious

@bjo132658 2 ай бұрын

Have never forgotten watching that last lap... and KS leaving his zipper line on the tarmac... brilliant.

@markmullen1852 Ай бұрын

I am so very thankful I was alive to watch this live. So thankful I lived during the best Moto GP times. Man I miss these guys and those bikes.

@ovepayne 2 ай бұрын

An epic win for Kevin, balls of steel AND exceptional skill to do that on those monster 500´s! I vividly remember watching those famous battles in the late 80´s and 90´s and I smile. 😀

@cusdu6349 Ай бұрын

As a teenager, I was a big fan of K. Schwantz. His driving skills were out of this world and his driving style was a joy to the eyes. Also he has always been faithfull to Suzuki though this was never the best allround bike of the GP500 era. I was in front of my TV watching this german GP in 1991 and this very last lap is engraved forever in my memories. Thanks M. Schwantz for putting sparkles in our eyes back in the days. Modern racing is so boring compared to this.

@dukevideo Ай бұрын

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@DavideDavini 8 күн бұрын

I watched this live. That overtake with the back wheel flying around became legendary among my mates at the time. Holy smokes this brings back memories, I was riding around my Aprilia Futura 125cc dreaming of being Kevin schwantz. 😂 Cheers.

@marcoomau Ай бұрын

The race of my life. Made me lifetime fan of Kevin.

@dukevideo Ай бұрын

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@darrenjpeters Ай бұрын

One of the all time epic wins in the best era of Moto GP. Pretty amazing how Schwantz managed to ride the bike at all with balls that big.

@casualguy393 Ай бұрын

Even being from Texas I was a Rainey fan then, but seeing Schwantz's rear tire lift, and the front almost buckle under the size of those balls in that braking pass made me an instant fan.

@A.J.1656 21 күн бұрын

Lol. You start thinking about other dudes' testicles in the middle of a race?

@AlJa-rb5hj 2 күн бұрын

exactly , well said.

@A.J.1656 2 күн бұрын

Testicle size is not a factor.

@josephhermann648 15 күн бұрын

The sound!!! Wow!! That was racing!!!! So much better than today!!!

@norrissidek2519 Ай бұрын

One's of the greatest dual of the motorbikes racing.

@Showmetheevidence- Ай бұрын

I loved watching these 2 battle it out!

@tiagobarbosa1489 Ай бұрын

Probably two of the most gifted riders ever. Different styles, same aura.

@luiscarlosvieira3966 3 ай бұрын

This is the most epic overtake ever... I was watching on TV and that was a phenomenal race... remember that Hockenheim was a high speed circuit (at that time) and Suzuki had the slowest bike on straights...

@cramersclassics Ай бұрын

Inspires me to complete my Suzuki 500 Gamma Restoration!

@90MinutenLang020Damsko Ай бұрын

I feel sad and happy at the same time. Happy that i watched these great times in real life and on live tv and i'm sad because i know these great times are long time ago and over and never coming back and what is left of me is an old man with only great memories.🤦‍♂️🤪😂(47)

@manuelrodriguez2637 Ай бұрын

I'm an old man too (47) & I never watched this era, watched F1 more for Senna... Then Alex Criville arrived & the rest of the Spanish riders & I've been watching ever since... but I know these guys are legends 💪

@90MinutenLang020Damsko Ай бұрын

@@manuelrodriguez2637 i watched everything Senna&Prost Schumacher Hill Mansell Hakkinen all of it through out the 90s but also all of the MotoGP legends, Doohan Rainey Schwantz Criville Checa Gibernau Biaggi Puig, all of it. But also Superbikes, WRC, DTM, SuperTouring Cars, really that time i was a motorsport Freak! And ofcourse LeMans 24h groupC GTR everything

@manuelrodriguez2637 Ай бұрын

@90MinutenLang020Damsko Didn't watch F1 religiously after Senna died, only when Alonso started winning was when I followed it properly again to this day... It's a little boring now with Verstappen always winning, reminds me a few years back when MotoGP got boring with Márquez winning

@dukevideo Ай бұрын

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@90MinutenLang020Damsko Ай бұрын

@@manuelrodriguez2637 after 1 may 1994 i was a broken young man, 1 year before, my grandpa died who i loved dearly, then Senna my idol. I can tell you the rest of the 90s i was a devil in human form i did some crazy things untill i married my wife in '99 and then i slowly turned around. But to go back to the sport i have seen everything till about 2015 after that i lost trust in motorsports in general. Ofcourse we've had Marquez but in the beginning he was doing it with his own talents without help. after 2015 the crazy penalty with Rossi and the huge changes to the bikes, i turned away, just like F1 2014 i don't trust that change either. Mercedes from nothing to unbeatable? Nooo, as we say it in the netherlands, try to sell that to your cat and not to me! But you're right when these dominant years begin first with Hamilton then Verstappen, yes it's too boring. But that i think is something pushed by FIA and FIM/Dorna and money.

@michs1708 Ай бұрын

I remember Watching that on live telecast! What a ride by Kev

@RickyJr46 Ай бұрын

The will to win, in its purest form!

@nickjh1968 17 күн бұрын

Loved this era. Bought my RGV on the back of Suzukis success back then. Great memories.

@Adrdest80 Ай бұрын

the best crazy riders on powerful horses indomitable👊🏻✊🏻

@jaford2 Ай бұрын

Nail-bitingly exciting even after all these years!

@RavenSL65 Ай бұрын

Everyone used to say that Suzuki was not a good bike, but no one remembered to tell Kevin!

@fernandocifre4545 Ай бұрын

That camera work makes you perceive speed better than the one nowadays.

@praveentitus7193 Ай бұрын

So much hay lined up by the side of the track - reminds me of Goodwood!

@Jabba410 Ай бұрын

Not only great racing but the commentary was so much better than now! I have to turn the volume way down to sit through it. We used to have (in Australia) the late great Barry Sheene commentating and he would often just let us listen to the bikes (and then explain the changes in revs. during lean etc.) Passionate, like Simon is with the tech.

@VH5150BAZ Ай бұрын

Proper racing.

@kenm9170 Ай бұрын

I so miss those awesome 2 strokes and ballsy riders.

@gohumberto Ай бұрын

Check out 1992 at Donnington, UK. Schwantz does it to Rainey but on the OUTSIDE of the bend. Really something.

@lawsonfan5797 Ай бұрын

Imagine making a pass so badass that you have the moral advantage!

@randydewees7338 18 күн бұрын

and it was totally a clean pass

@jackspeed3398 Ай бұрын

Kevin Schwantz, my all-time favorite bike racer, such a outstanding talent.

@sergiogualtieri9338 Ай бұрын

Brake of the Century ❤❤❤

@dukevideo Ай бұрын

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@edwindude9893 Ай бұрын

It was all about the rider back then….awesome.

@linuxpyle Ай бұрын

No Traction Control, No ABS, carburetors, pretty awful brakes by modern standards and GREAT BIG HUGE BALLS!!!!!!! Holy Crap that's SKILLZZZZ!!!!!!!!!! Not to mention two stroke powerbands, just frickin incredible stuff! Inches apart at those speeds!! #WereNotWorthy 🤣

@alfredoluisbaute1579 Ай бұрын

Esto si era puro espectáculo dos grandes de las motos ,dos pilotos muy buenos ,motos de dos tiempos...cuando valia la pena ver esas carreras de motos ...dos grandes pilotos ,rainey y Kevin schwantz.....

@pimlo1959 Ай бұрын

These Guys were quite simply in a different league, a better one.

@David-ki6jq Ай бұрын

I used to have a tuned RD350 LC. It was mental when it hit its narrow band, and could easily catch you out. Heaven knows what these 500cc monsters must've been like. These guys were gods.

@jhonvantwout3157 Ай бұрын

Was such a great track .

@brianhandwork9762 Ай бұрын

Amazing!!!

@blogstamare6205 Ай бұрын

Λατρεμένη εποχή!

@mits9611 6 ай бұрын

I was really surprised when I saw this scene, it is the most memorable scene I have seen in WGP since 1984.

@dukevideo 6 ай бұрын

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@FastYou-ov5kc 7 күн бұрын

This is just legendary!

@wonkywheels1037 Ай бұрын

remember watching this.

@neilp190 3 ай бұрын

The bikes were so light and nimble in those days. Todays Moto GP bikes are way too big and cumbersome. Need to back to 500 cc!

@Fifty_Top-On_The_Road 7 ай бұрын

The BEST video!!

@scottsmith491 Ай бұрын

I've still got the VHS tape. That's the only way we got see these races here in the US. Even now(2024) all those great American racers of the 80's and 90's are completely unknown here.

@dukevideo Ай бұрын

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@darrelstickler Ай бұрын

I saw Kevin racing AFM at Willow Springs. I rode down from the Bay Area to meet a friend. The first heat Doug Toland just smoked the field. I was amazed. My friend said “Wait ‘til you see Schwartz in the next heat.” It was ridiculous. Kevin was seemingly 1/2 a lap ahead after the first lap. He was sliding the bike like Chris Harris does cars.

@g.w.7893 Ай бұрын

Thats real Gp riding there. Sweet Jesus.

@joe5339 6 ай бұрын

Great battle. Notice they showed the bikes coming across the line instead of the crews cheering.

@dukevideo 6 ай бұрын

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@iancurry7410 Ай бұрын

Kevin was always the extra 5% that Suzuki needed. Incredibly skilled and brave, both of them.

@dukevideo Ай бұрын

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@silverwolfgecko7064 Ай бұрын

Damn, the new yamaha xsr 900 gp looks exactly like it. I LOVE IT🔥

@albertoo5444 Ай бұрын

¡¡Como hecho de menos el 2T!!✊🏼✊🏼💨💨💨

@BEBESSCHET-rs7ir 7 күн бұрын

Epic! Now that's dicing it up!

@dodgyp6405 Ай бұрын

Rainey was a God, but Kev-o on his day was THE CREATOR and what an absolutely legendary circuit 😍

@walterio6819 Ай бұрын

Unos monstruos estos tipos.

@irsancarista7785 Ай бұрын

My Idol in GP500 from my team Suzuki ❤ Kevin Schwantz 🤗 #SuzukiAlwaysInMyHeart #SuzukiBackToMotogp2027

@dukevideo Ай бұрын

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@irsancarista7785 Ай бұрын

@@dukevideo thank you 👍

@WdyWP Ай бұрын

It would be interesting to see how these guys would have run on today's bikes at their prime peak performance.

@user-tc7lm9yg3m 26 күн бұрын

What a racer

@jonathangandy9271 Ай бұрын

Glad those years were my biking years, awesome, and then came Doohan..

@robertdale419 18 күн бұрын

As good as Doohan was, he didn't take the crown, he inherited it

@cnealmartin Ай бұрын

That's the difference from a champion. Willing to do anything win

@dukevideo Ай бұрын

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@ygdolphin Ай бұрын

2人都是我最喜歡的moto gp 賽車手

@Fredfrothin 28 күн бұрын

Unreal

@supermotard1745 28 күн бұрын

El mas grande.!!

@jasonkennedy1670 Ай бұрын

2 stroke Glory

@QuattroSG 19 күн бұрын

Literally every motorsport was brilliant in the 90s, even NASCAR was watchable lol

@prasannabaruah3732 10 күн бұрын

Both were incomplete without the other..

@-3dfx- Ай бұрын

The best for me.

@dukevideo Ай бұрын

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@simonedmunds2627 6 ай бұрын

#34.. Balls of steel

@dukevideo 6 ай бұрын

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@flygti3476 4 ай бұрын

No ....Just Diamond Balls😉

@franzlyonheart4362 20 күн бұрын

Wahnsinn. Geil

@HawaiiJetboat Ай бұрын

At 00:45 Kevin leaves the trail of rubber on the tarmac for Wayne to go back, re-live and wish for another lap.

@dukevideo Ай бұрын

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@pandacongolais Ай бұрын

Wow, I forgot bikes went to this mad track too !

@AlbertEinstein-ew7fh 6 ай бұрын

King SWANTZ!!!!!!!

@Fbiking40 Ай бұрын

"See god then brake!" 😱😱😱 🤣🤣🤣🤣👍👍👍

@dukevideo Ай бұрын

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@Fbiking40 7 күн бұрын

@@dukevideo I'm living in France, not sure to be abble to buy it !?

@Freewheeler1973 Ай бұрын

Bollocks that big they needed a wheelbarrow to carry them around 😎😎😎😎

@alessandrolamiani 3 ай бұрын

Waine Rainey can't believe his eyes 😮😮😮

@Altanirves 25 күн бұрын

Kids nowadays can't fathom how hard those bikes were to ride.

@elwap0 Ай бұрын

That era had a high pucker factor...

@dvas2686 Ай бұрын

At the time, I was about 10 and a huge Rainey fan, being the owner of a YSR50. Looking back, sure, Rainey was smooth as silk with always great positioning. But, also looking back, Schwantz absolutely overrode that Suzuki and got 120% out of it.

@Mangoliath 5 күн бұрын

Den alten Kurs bin ich noch gefahren. Unvergesslich.

@P.DuncanMonk Ай бұрын

This video shows why Kevin was Valentinos Hero.

@flygti3476 4 ай бұрын

On a normal Day Wayne was unbeatable...but in some Special days the risk Kevin tooks...let hum win...some days he get off the Bike...free Like.... No risk No fun

@Fszrol Ай бұрын

Unbeatable with a much quicker bike. I can imagine how Schwantz felt when despite his efforts in braking Wayne simply overtook him in the straights.

@heribertkugler7902 Ай бұрын

Und Valentino Rossi gehört auch noch zu dieser Faherkategorie. Er wurde auch WM auf 500ccm ...

@ravedisc Ай бұрын

Is it me or do they have different tyre size? One has a larger front wheel.

@brdllc Ай бұрын

This is incredible. Also when they say “last of the late brakers” do they mean out of all of the people braking late, they brake the very latest? Cuz I always heard it before and thought they were saying whoever spoken about was the last rider left still late braking 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️ I was like wait a minute cuz this is 1991 💀