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Andy J said:
When I was looking for a programme of the 50th ISDT, which incidentally was held in the IOM, I came across this programme. However, I don’t have the results to go with it.
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PK crashed in practice riding the little Honda 125 and was in no fit state to race (he took out Ron Haslam too).
The F1 race is on YouTube. Link below but if it doesn't work just search "Mallory Park 1978 post TT". It's worth a watch.
 
No Laverda , but good race , and nice noise , at Mallory in June `78 ........ John Cowies P&M Kawasaki is quick down Stebbe straight , before they spoilt it with the chicanes , but it`s only a matter of time .......

 
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Imagine a chicane on the IoM mountain section ! .......

........ Nice quote from Randy Mamola about the long straights at places like Hockenheim , or Paul Ricard ....... " You actually had time to settle down and think ..... then it would be WHAT !!! ......... someone would pull out of your draught , and grab your backside .... I think it was Barry Sheene who started that .... I remember doing the same thing to Kenny ( Roberts ) as well ............ " ............
 
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... May 1977 ....... Slater Laverda bring in Massimo to back up their road tyres are not race tyres argument .......

One day it would be nice to have all the Laverda UK racing history on here in chronological order ...... I know this fits in with the controversy regarding road versus racing tyres in the Avon Championship this year , and Pete Davies ending up in hospital as a result ....... maybe this letter from Massimo was a warning of what was about to unfold ........


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An usual item came up for sale in a recent auction on the IOM, a painting by a well known Manx artist, Paul Parker, of James G Watt riding his Monty in the 1980 MGP Newcomers’ Race. Jamie has the honour of being, AFAIK, the first person to start a race at the MGP on a Laverda, although he wasn’t the first person to enter the races - that was Fred Curry in 1979 who was a non-starter in the Newcomers’ Race that year.
Unfortunately, Jamie also has the honour of being the first to record a DNF, although he put that right by finishing 55th in the MGP Senior Race the following year. He completed two further MGP races on the bike in 1982 and 1983.
Jamie died a few years ago, apparently he liked his drink a bit too much, and his widow passed away earlier this year, hence the auction. The picture is now in my archive.
 

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As promised ( threatened ? ) in # 22 of " Great idea the Hydraulic clutch ..... " .........

( Bet you thought I`d forgotten ..... you don`t get away with it that easily ..... ) ........

Thought I`d stick it in here , as that original thread drifted into a discussion regarding recycling vis a vis Laverda " lega " ...... then electric versus petrol ...... and then petrol versus the horse and cart ..........

So in order to complement that ...... and as a reminder of how we `ve all arrived at this current state of affairs ........ here is part of Ixion`s 1950 recollection of the way things were back in 1905 ...........

He`s dead now , so I doubt if he will mind ......... the same could be said for EP Publishing ........... but don`t tell Bauer over in Germany , who seem to have inherited everything that was ever published by anyone ...... ever ............... ( Just in case ) ...........
 
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Seems that Janecek`s Wanderers .... ( Jawas ) , will no longer be imported into the UK ........, at least the 350 twin that is ............. shame .........

I believe production of remaining models is now centered in India / China ......... like so many others nowadays .

Great past successes in moto - cross ; enduro ; speedway ; grasstrack racing ....... and Grand Prix road racing ......... Bill Ivy on the 350cc V4 showing Ago`s MV Agusta the way round at Assen .
 
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Before the crash ....... ( See # 448 ....... Montjuic 1972 ) ........ The Battlo brothers 1000 cc Ossa Four ........

118 bhp ( on someone`s dyno ) , and 15 mpg ........

Imagine this with the Laverda name on the tank ............ that would show Kawasaki , Suzuki , Yamaha , Motobecane et al .......... :) ................


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50 years ago ........

4 : 05 ......... 1000 Laverda Spaceframe makes a flying start
5 : 52 .......... Augusto Brettoni and Nico Cereghini 1000 Laverda Spaceframe
8 : 01 ........... Pete Davies and Martin Russell 1000 Laverda
 
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.... and a year earlier ........ a bit of a Kawa celebration this one , but never mind ..........

As well as the gigantic crowd , the first hour was broadcast live on French TV ........... The appeal has to be the variety of machinery allowed to compete ......... a complete contrast to the bore-fest that is todays Moto GP .............
 

0 : 54 ............ Laverda works transporter
2 : 13 ............ Appietto / Naundon Laverda 750
2 : 57 ........... Luciano Zen and Piero Laverda ........ plus a glimpse of Nino Caretta at 3 : 01
11 : 30 ......... Appietto / Naundon Laverda 750 ....... also appears at ........
13 : 05
19 : 40
20 : 43
23 : 13
23 : 53
24 : 00
 
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BobD ( Dixon ? ) mentioned this Benelli in his post two years ago ........ Here`s some moving pictures , but no sound I`m afraid ..........

Laverda 1000 Spaceframe sets off in pursuit at 9 : 37 ........ and appears briefly again at 10 : 23 ..........
 
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