Comments on: Honda NSR500 http://www.motorsportretro.com/2009/08/honda-nsr500/ Just another WordPress weblog Wed, 08 Sep 2010 04:15:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: Speed54 http://www.motorsportretro.com/2009/08/honda-nsr500/comment-page-1/#comment-154 Speed54 Mon, 17 Aug 2009 22:32:43 +0000 http://www.motorsportretro.com/?p=2777#comment-154 Mamola won two GPs on the 'up-side own' 1984 NSR500 whilst filling in for Spencer. He scored a brilliant victory over Lawson at the old, fast Silverstone, running a 117.628mph fastest lap along the way. He also rode on Michelin radial tyres in the very early stages of radial tyre development for motorcycles. He celebrated the win with a fantastic wheelie out of Copse on the slowdown lap. Lawson was asked what he made of the race. "I stayed with him for a time, then Randy gassed it up real good," he said in his Californian drawl. Mamola also won at Mugello from Raymond Roche. Despite its quirks, the '84 bike was a winner in the hands of a very determined ride like Mamola. Mamola won two GPs on the ‘up-side own’ 1984 NSR500 whilst filling in for Spencer. He scored a brilliant victory over Lawson at the old, fast Silverstone, running a 117.628mph fastest lap along the way. He also rode on Michelin radial tyres in the very early stages of radial tyre development for motorcycles. He celebrated the win with a fantastic wheelie out of Copse on the slowdown lap. Lawson was asked what he made of the race. “I stayed with him for a time, then Randy gassed it up real good,” he said in his Californian drawl.

Mamola also won at Mugello from Raymond Roche. Despite its quirks, the ‘84 bike was a winner in the hands of a very determined ride like Mamola.

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