Jack Middelburg was the last privateer rider to win a 500cc GP He rode a great race. P.S Randy Mamola slowed because of a broken Disc Valve.
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@timcolder27893 жыл бұрын
Remember watching live at the time ,15 years old (a great time for 500 GP's) Always remember it for Croz bringing Bazza down at Stowe, and the King getting beaten by Jack Middleburg on his privateer bike. That was a very rare sight for Kenny Roberts fans. Bring back 500 two strokes for me any time!
@realasscracka3 ай бұрын
To beat Kenny Roberts your ass got to be on point
@tracyt79435 жыл бұрын
Barry Sheen was a extremely good adviser , working for Aussie tv ,tech , tactical, those race callers gave Barry is due respect which was nice to see , BARRY RIRP (REST IN REV PEACE) HOPE YR NUTS N BOLTS HOLD YOU TOGETHER YOU ARE SURELY MISSED . From the fearless world over RIP
@Eddytak5 жыл бұрын
The last privateer to ever win a grand prix in the 500cc/MotoGP
@oz2strokeman1164 жыл бұрын
That was such a good race. Jack Middleburg having a perfect day. Roberts and Mamola must have been so surprised.
@CalvinEdmonson5 жыл бұрын
Great racing from my youth. These guys were my heros! It's amazing that a newer bone stock 600cc sportbike can blitz these lap times. Modern chassis's and tires with 500cc two stroke power........., I would pay to see that.
@ewennicolson43422 жыл бұрын
Had his fair share of luck in this race, but Jack took advantage of Roberts & Mamola fannying about, then when Mamola went onto 2 cylinders or whatever, he ambushed Roberts and fucked off with it. A great rider never given the right equipment and perishing in a Dutch Championship race at some open road dive.
@micheleproietti33844 жыл бұрын
WoW!. Really fantastic, an amazing show with the motor sound too. Whatching this race now at this time...i don't have any words to say !!!.
@kwakgreen4 жыл бұрын
This my era two strokes. My first bike was a Fizzy (FS1E). RD 200 electric. RD 250 air cooled, then 2 RD 350 LC'c with Micron exhausts. Could never afford the RD 500 LC.
@andrewshore2624 жыл бұрын
seemour butt FS1E DX, CB175, Superdream 250, Honda 750 the first of the twin cams, CBX six - also my era great times👍
@GeorgeSPAMTindle4 жыл бұрын
I had an RD500LC, but sold it after two weeks of owning it so that I didn't either lose my license or kill myself. At speed it handled fine, but low speed handling was not what it was built for. Roundabouts were a nightmare at 30 mph, but no problem at all at 70 mph. A beautifully evil machine.
@parcidiooliveira99434 жыл бұрын
@@andrewshore262 I had a 250 TZR Yamaha....was fast...fast.
@oz2strokeman1164 жыл бұрын
250LC, 350LC, then KR250 ending with an RG500. The only one I didn't race was the 250LC. The RG in Aust. mostly had to race in the 1000 class, 600 class was in my case ( being a South Aussie ) only at Mac Park. The RZ500 never had a chance, I held the lap record at MacPark from 86 til 92 on the RG and I sold it in 87! I used it on the road all the time and it pulled 11.5 @ 119mph down the quarter. The bike only had frequent oil changes, plugs, pads and new tyres to race it. Never lifted a head and it never even had a gearing change or even the fork oil. It was bought new and I was only seventeen. Clearing the plugs after it had warmed up left four trails in the mirrors and I never got tired of seeing that. The stock gearing was so tall that second was used in the suburbs, and second ran out at around 160 kmh. Also knew a guy who commuted on his, 1500km a week! It had 350,000 kay on it, he bought it new and the engine was mostly original and it never got washed. His only transport but definitely the best choice. I find it hard to think I sold it even though I knew it was the last roll of the dice for two strokes. But I raced and it was not competitive any more. Rode one 15 years later and have to admit that one disappointed me. My era also.
@timcolder27893 жыл бұрын
Bring back two strokes for me any day. I had an X7 with Microns back in '86 after I had passed my test, handled like a tea trolley but still quick for a 250. Rode my mate's 350 LC with allspeeds and it was the most exciting thing I ever rode and that includes all the large four strokes I owned later on.
@captpogossian10 жыл бұрын
Terrific race. A pity Mamola's bike ran out of something or other on the last lap. Commentary by Murray Walker and the all-time great John Surtees. What a treat. Nowadays when watching MotoGP we have to listen to the babbling verbal dysentery of Keith Heuwen - a never-wozzer if ever there was one.
@craigfishcake254310 жыл бұрын
Good comment. The world is full of never wozzers.....I join them proudly.
@caliom84275 жыл бұрын
Keith Huewen is a great commentator and was a very good rider in his day. He was second in the 350cc race at this very GP and had several good GP finishes on inferior machinery, not many have achieved that sitting on a couch!
@fishbmw4 жыл бұрын
This kind of crap makes me laugh/vomit.Huewen has achieved much much more than any armchair critic & keyboard warrior,get a life you sad tossers.
@cyblur12 жыл бұрын
hands down, one of the greatest races ever
@timcolder27893 жыл бұрын
I think I would put that down as the '79 GP at Silverstone. The '82 GP in Argentina was not bad either but this is right up there.(Certainly in pre Moto GP days) Just don't find it as exciting these days.
@drewlawrence6962 жыл бұрын
@@timcolder2789 'What he said', agreed 😉
@rolfdejonge3915 Жыл бұрын
Super! Thanks! "Jumping" Jack Middelburg hereby prooved to de a true top-racer! I saw his awfull and sad life-ending crash in Tolbert/The Netherlands// in front of my eyes in 1982! Jack R.I.P./*\✓ @#rolfdejonge@
@henkgaas94468 жыл бұрын
He was saving is tires for the last lap. What a drive from a privateer.
@pabloperez40634 жыл бұрын
Really amazing ThE 3 hollanders....they had everything against, but they GOT very good results
@HeidiLandRover12 жыл бұрын
Awesome riding from the Dutchman. Pure skill. What a brilliant race - and back in the day when this circuit was one of the fastest around. A great upload - thannks yds205!
@drummingriffin8 жыл бұрын
We were at this GP. Very, VERY hot day. In my memory forever, what a race.
@junoreactor20127 жыл бұрын
drummingriffin lucky boy, that's amazing. this race is beyond a classic, it's a Masterpiece, and a must watch to all race fans and future gp pilots.
@shwell32155 жыл бұрын
22degrees?
@user-ii1iy8fz1d Жыл бұрын
Magic memory ❤
@riccimartino75608 жыл бұрын
bellissima gara di un motomondiale che purtroppo non cè piu'...adesso solo business e polemiche... grande kenny a voltarsi indietro e fare segno a lucchinelli tutto ok?bellissime moto a 2tempi e grandi piloti a dominarle...grazie per l'upload
@KEVIN-mb8gc7 жыл бұрын
concordo con te negli ultimi anni abbiamo fatto la fine del calcio dove parla di motociclismo anche chi non sa portare neanche la bicicletta
@mics6934 жыл бұрын
Great fight!. Mr.kork was so beautiful riding form!!
@grahamkirk59744 жыл бұрын
I remember that race well, Crosby had a price on his head for taking out Baza. Look at the crowds there compared to now, those were the days.
@GUNNERSIGHTZEROED3 жыл бұрын
You’re absolutely spot on there. I was there that day and at the time felt that we had been robbed of what could have been a really exciting race from Barry. Wrecked by Croz dropping it whilst pushing too hard at the beginning. Hey, that’s racing for you but, it still turned out to be a good race though and Jack surprised us all!
@djbadlt10 жыл бұрын
Bring this Silverstone back!
@colinjrob5 жыл бұрын
Indeed hanger straight was absolutely awesome back then
@timcolder27893 жыл бұрын
Totally agree with that. The new circuit is like a go kart track in comparison.
@northernowl70873 жыл бұрын
I was in the stands at stow corner 40 years ago a very youthful 20 year old 😫😫
@navy831ari4 жыл бұрын
Sad, jack is no more with us.
@Rijder5310 жыл бұрын
What a race and what a great rider Middelburg was.
@haknehamedeim851410 жыл бұрын
jumpingjack
@mateagoston71138 жыл бұрын
+Gijs van Hesteren The Maggots-Beckets-Chapel is better today, but the other part is worse.
@surfgreen349 жыл бұрын
Jack Middelburg à Silverstone 81, une sorte de Rocky motorisé. Très belle course, merci "yds250"
@WvhKerkhof4 жыл бұрын
Kenny was a fast rider, but Jack was a hero. Kenny was always safety first.
@skaface196911 жыл бұрын
I think I was in the stand opposite the Woodcote chicane, got treated rather than stand at out usual place Club. And we chatted with Henry and George Cooper doing promotion work for Brut, my mum still has the umbrella we were given thanks for uploading, loved the 2 stroke era
@sandratogneri99822 жыл бұрын
I had huge pictures of these bikes on my wall ...when I was younger XXX
@sandratogneri99822 жыл бұрын
My Uncle Jon & Auntie Doreen bought them for me & had them framed in wooden frames XXX
@lllzooklll12 жыл бұрын
I can only assume yes, the old tyres and suspension were state of the art back then but obsolete nowadays, I think the 2-stroke powerband on these would have been vicious and very difficult to control, some very talented riders in this video. It kind of makes me think the current GP riders have it a little easier with anti-wheelie, traction control etc. but the new bikes also do 100kmh faster than these bikes so I cant blame them :-P
@heinpeterbrinkema78354 жыл бұрын
GEWELDIG DIE JACK HIJ DOET HET GEWOON TOP.
@nickkawasaki52678 жыл бұрын
nick hi I was at that 500 gp at silver stone what a great time.
@JeeGee1142 жыл бұрын
Rip Boet van Dulmen.
@gitaneVYS491R11 жыл бұрын
Remember watching this at the time, enjoyed watching it again.
@1980WestSt12 жыл бұрын
.I agree. I think the most powerful acceleration thrill I ever got, was riding one of those. Except for the 750, I ridden pretty much every performance bike built, or one of its rivals. 2 stroke power seems to have that real urge when accelerating that you dont get from a 4 stroke that does a reasonably quicker 1/4 mile time
@robertcostall90546 жыл бұрын
Another epic day at Silverstone and the sun shone look how many are in the crowd all round the cuirct good times
@yds2506 жыл бұрын
I was there that day stood just before they went under the Daily Express Bridge. Got Really Bad Sunburn Also !.
@jamesreed12394 ай бұрын
Great race from a great year, best year ever and ever😂
@yds25011 жыл бұрын
Yes it's the Great John Surtees with Murray Walker.
@TheBeterweter10 жыл бұрын
42.17 just epic! Privateer showing a factory man how its done!
@garaldao6112 жыл бұрын
was a superb lesson of riding - not only he rode strong compared to the factory bikes but he used his head to freak the mental of none other than the king himself . you can see all the race long how they were embarrassed with him sticking there.
@ThePoppycat424 жыл бұрын
Murray was such an enthusiastic comment that often got it wrong!
@TheBeterweter10 жыл бұрын
One off the Dutch great three!!! (probably the best) 1 'Jumping' Jack middelburg he won at Assen and Silverstone. (privateer) 2 Will Hartog ( The white giant ) One GP at Assen. (Factory supported) 3 Anton van Dulmen ( Den Boet ) One GP at Finland.(privateer) Sadly Jack died to early during a roadrace in Tolbert the Netherlands, iff he didnt i am sure he would be one off the greatest in the world!
@TheLith257 жыл бұрын
Not correct. Wil Hartog won 5 GP's (Netherlands 1x, Germany 1x, Belgium 1x and Finland twice)
@mattywatt47549 жыл бұрын
cool thanks uploader,was good to see that style
@myleftearful11 жыл бұрын
So was I! Fantastic racing. The hairs are up when they thry get off the startline :-)
@terrymcgahan5039 Жыл бұрын
By far the best figuration of Silverstone.
@toucheturtle38402 күн бұрын
Push starts, no electronics, crap tyres…just balls out racing & Murray Walker with John Surtees. World of Sport with Dickie Davies.
@Tanquecrack1TheBoss9 жыл бұрын
murray f1 and 500cc best commentator!
@chiefbrody34062 жыл бұрын
RIP dad i miss those days
@Zeva-Otomotif3 жыл бұрын
Balapan 1981..Para Legenda MotoGP..
@johnshrimpton1354 жыл бұрын
Apparently Honda only fueled the NR 500 to do 10 or so laps as they thought it would be at the back or go bang but with Spencer on it that day it was going really well .
@pabloperez40634 жыл бұрын
Spencer could have made It in the long term with ThE NR
@MrE-zs1gu7 ай бұрын
This actually was the case at the 1979 British GP. The prototype was a dog of a thing and Honda knew it, so they fueled them short to show well on the tv. By 1981 the bike was a much better prospect but it was just plain unreliable. It revved like crazy and broke a lot.
@gibboian12 жыл бұрын
This is a great video - but those wooden stakes holding the straw bales!!
@PHILIPWATSON825 жыл бұрын
THIS WOULD BE AWSOME IF IT WAS DIGITALLY REMASTERED IN HD 🏁🇬🇧🏁
@ivorwhitecar7 ай бұрын
This was the year I won a pillion ride at this GP with Croz in MCN. I hope it wasn't me who jinxed him!
@mercamia4 жыл бұрын
You know it's really old when 1 row has 8 riders in it
@pabloperez40634 жыл бұрын
And massive jump start
@michielaggelen963211 жыл бұрын
Mooi man, ik ben trots op je JACK.
@somewhereintime86724 жыл бұрын
Jack is our dutch LEGEND. from Honselersdijk.. my hometown..
@Sanemancured11 жыл бұрын
And I was there. Great stuff :)
@firebladerider705010 жыл бұрын
The year I was born. How many bikes! How many overtakes! I see why people moan about moto gp now. Good vid.
@colinjrob5 жыл бұрын
Near all races were a thing to see back then. I started going to races a year later and those memories will stay with me.
@hilariomartinmartinez9275 Жыл бұрын
Estos si que eran pilotos,me gustaría ver a marquez correr con estas motos sin control de tracción o anticaballito o los mapas de motor ect.ect ahora son abudirrisimas y demasiado postureo...ahhh aquellos años setenta y ochenta manma mia...
@user-ck8jy3iq7k2 ай бұрын
やっぱりGP500の時代はいいな👍motoGPなんて、へ みたい
@paulh7798 Жыл бұрын
I'm reminded how scatterbrained Murrey Walker's commentary was " and it's Roberts, Kenny Roberts who takes the lead ... So Crosby leads, then Roberts, then Sheene ... "
@kasperkjrsgaard1447 Жыл бұрын
“Reving more than 8.000 rpm”
@grantlette62534 жыл бұрын
Fantastic stuff
@user-ii1iy8fz1d Жыл бұрын
Crosby all the way! Go you flying kiwi ❤
@maverick3739 Жыл бұрын
Spoiler alert, cut to 43:30 to behold Murray Walker's classic exultation, "Look at his sponsor, he's absolutely, and understandably, and totally justifiably, beside himself", or watch the whole race, as it's something else. #silverstone #500cc * if I'm not mistaken, it's Murray, either way it's gold
@BlackRose-vi2yg3 жыл бұрын
What a huge field they had back then, like a traffic jam!! Crazy start, disaster waiting to happen.
@vaadaenmacchi8 жыл бұрын
Keith Huewen got a mention!!!
@radovandr11 жыл бұрын
Thanks!!!!! Keep 'em comin'.....
@1980WestSt12 жыл бұрын
It's great to see someone who finally knows his GP/MotoGP stuff, instead of all these young one's that can only come out with "Rossi is God", "Rossi is King" etc, and don't you dare mention 'Casey Stoner' or your a piece of shit, or worse. Since Stoner joined MotoGP in 2006, he's won 2 titles, with 35 wins and 63 pod's. In the same time Rossi also has 2 titles with only 26 wins and 60 pod's. They can't handle hearing this fact, and watch the crap I'll receive for posting it again.
@1980WestSt12 жыл бұрын
You weren't even alive when we had Spencer(2 titles), Lawson(4), Gardiner(1), who broke a streak that would've seen Lawson win 5 in a row, Schwantz(1), Doohan (5 in a row), and would have won a lot more but for injury. 13 years+ of REAL champion (legends) Some of the guys you mentioned wouldn't have win a GP in that period. If you think late 90's to mid 2000's were exciting, you should have been born 15 years earlier. I like what I like and you like who you do and NOTHING will change that.
@pabloperez40634 жыл бұрын
ThE years between 1999 And 2005 had ThE LOWEST level ever. Then, with ThE arrival of Stoner, Dani, Jorge, etc...ThE level went Up again
@seltaeb96912 жыл бұрын
The lean angle on cornering is so much more now that they are almost ground level.
@nathanstone26352 жыл бұрын
True but the riding style these days exaggerates the lean angle a bit because of the way they hang off the side of the bike
@MasterChief-sl9ro7 жыл бұрын
You have to had it to the privateer. He beat the world champ in a race.....
@kevinhsu773310 жыл бұрын
There was always Beef between Roberts and Spencer .. but they are some Great damn riders
@dioaledra65102 жыл бұрын
Kalau jaman sekarang motor ini masuk katagori moto 2. Kalau moto GP jaman sekarang masuk katagori balapan mobil LCGC Sigra , Avanza dan sejenisnya. Karena CC nya sm hehe
@M4rloww7 жыл бұрын
that stack could've been very very different with multiple fatalities :O
@myleftearful10 жыл бұрын
DORNA. Please note the sizr of the grid and the massive crowd-one of which as me!
@pabloperez40634 жыл бұрын
Because of Barry Sheene. It IS not that now It IS worse
@rayhall69312 жыл бұрын
I was there.👍🇬🇧
@MrE-zs1gu7 ай бұрын
About five really top guys, maybe another 5 really good riders, a few top privateers and then a horde of bams on customer Suzukis.😂
@claudiopiatto67824 жыл бұрын
Barry Sheene....very unlucky....
@GiuseppeTrovatoMotoNotizie12 жыл бұрын
Bel video...e bel groviglio iniziale
@reaverfc12 жыл бұрын
thanks brother for the info
@timcolder27893 жыл бұрын
No control tyres made racing far more exciting in those days.I doubt you will ever see a privateer beat a works bike again either.
@harryw95982 жыл бұрын
jumping jack ,great rider down at least 20 horsepower , but with bakker frame (made in holland)
@nitrogary13246 жыл бұрын
How the hell was this 37 years ago????? I must be getting really old. It seems that it was maybe 10 or 12 years ago. But then again Vale 46 has been racing GP's for 22 years.
@buros99204 жыл бұрын
Kawazaki 👍 2 Stroke Engine
@pabloperez40634 жыл бұрын
ThE great Kork ballington And his 4 titles
@TheFokker037 жыл бұрын
good ol' muddley talker,never could get much right,bless 'im!
@seltaeb96912 жыл бұрын
Murray Walker knew his stuff it just never came out right! He raced bikes his father was too I think. Well missed compared to today's babbling idiots.
@robmeeuwisz105611 жыл бұрын
i was there we had an great patry aferwards
@user-hg1ff9lf8d7 ай бұрын
Mooie kleding meisje prachtig 🎉❤ 🎉❤ 🎉❤
@joeblow5037 Жыл бұрын
ahhhh NR-500 was Freddy's demise
@adrianmatea241310 жыл бұрын
Look at the parapets at 1:53 lol
@user-nw6ie5np3g4 ай бұрын
👏
@rgerrit49172 жыл бұрын
The best time ever!!! Today it's a bullshit. In the future e- bikes, dramaaaaaa 🤢🤮
@manos37904 жыл бұрын
Had to stop watching once Sheene dismounted. Barry was my 2nd sporting hero after Muhammad Ali.
@pabloperez40634 жыл бұрын
I could not keep on watching either
@drewlawrence6962 жыл бұрын
Shame....You missed a great race.....
@christopherkawecki85443 жыл бұрын
Scraping the knees on the ground?how strange haha.10 years forward they will b scraping ekbows.
@1MexJ12 жыл бұрын
It's stupid to compare stats in the 800cc era only when Stoner was (is) in his prime while Rossi is on his way out. Stoner has 2 800cc championships and seems to be struggling on the 1000s (relative to his 2011 performance). Rossi has adapted not only the change from 500 to 990 but also 990 to 800. You're saying Stoner is better while ignoring the first 6 years of Rossi's 500/990cc campaign? You're just acting like a victim for liking Stoner, when you don't like Stoner, you just hate Rossi.Irony
@PepeLee12 жыл бұрын
great!
@user-hg1ff9lf8d7 ай бұрын
Wilhartog gas erop Leuk gas erop 🎉❤
@TheKestevon7 ай бұрын
Sounds like F1's Murray Walker.
@COLLEZZIONI Жыл бұрын
✌️
@motero26654 жыл бұрын
Carrera bonita y lastima de Mamola no haber aguantado hasta el final, y los doblados molestan demasiado
@simbamukandatsama63338 ай бұрын
👊💪🏍️
@nisarpn40744 жыл бұрын
My birth year 1981
@samyakchhajed10 ай бұрын
Seems like I'm the youngest here:)
@Cupat1 Жыл бұрын
In the days before oil company sponsors ect had obscene greed for profits
@antonelloateloanto Жыл бұрын
Roberts a little bit angry after the chequered flag.