Legendary: the Carls-bad 500cc USGP 1980
Even in their own home GP, the American riders had to lose out for years. The 500cc GP in Carlsbad (California) was dominated by European riders. The Flying Dentist, Gerrit Wolsink, seemed almost unbeatable on American […]
I love 80s racing: HRC Dream team
The Honda factory team in the World Cup had everything in the 80s. HRC had the best riders, the most progressive and coolest bikes, the most GP victories and world titles… This weekend, September 18 and 19, […]
I love 80s racing: the beach racing song!
Motocross and fans, attention and pay attention… Legendary words. The following fragment will probably be a happy reunion for everyone who saw it on TV at the time. And for those who were too young at the time: It will […]
I love 80s Racing: Billy Liles
The image above shows a sticker that Billy Liles gave out to his fans in 1988. And in the summer of '88, Liles must have needed quite a few of them. The […]
I love 80's: The Viking who did not conquer Europe
The man looking optimistically into the lens on the autograph card is the then 24-year-old Swede Leif Persson. Persson was, at the time the photo was taken, the coming man of Swedish motocross […]
I love 80s Racing: The Hardcross
This weekend marks the 22nd anniversary of the 1987 edition of the Antwerp Hardcross. On Sunday, December 20, 1987 we attended one of our very first matches in Antwerp […]