Ride with Bike GP legend Wayne Gardner during the 1985 Swann Series at Surfers Paradise, with Wayne aboard his awesome factory Honda NSR500 V-4. www.dukevideo....
Mal Campbell. Yes, he was riding the skin off the NS500 that series, and beat Gardner fair and square in two of the heats: one at Oran Park, and again at Surfers. Gardner famously crashed trying to catch him..
www.oldbikemag.com.au/the-swann-international-series-part-2-1984-88/ "For the eighth running of the Swann insurance international Series in 1985, organisers managed to sign up the previous year’s protagonists Gardner and McElnea, plus South African Dave Petersen on a RS500 Honda. Gardner was aboard a factory NSR500 V-4"
Malcolm Campbell (who zips past Gardner) was riding the NS500 triple. Gardner WAS on the brand-new works V4, preparing it for the 1986 Grand Prix season.
My god these guys are flying.
Nice memories! I was a marshal at the race
Good on you mate.
Rob mac. A hero
I di no the name of the guy in ns500 3c (maybe Petersen) but drive like Marq but in 2 stroke no eletronics control
Mal Campbell. Yes, he was riding the skin off the NS500 that series, and beat Gardner fair and square in two of the heats: one at Oran Park, and again at Surfers. Gardner famously crashed trying to catch him..
Errrrrr, Gardner was on the NS500 triple in '85, not the NSR V-4 as stated in this vid title.
www.oldbikemag.com.au/the-swann-international-series-part-2-1984-88/
"For the eighth running of the Swann insurance international Series in 1985, organisers managed to sign up the previous year’s protagonists Gardner and McElnea, plus South African Dave Petersen on a RS500 Honda. Gardner was aboard a factory NSR500 V-4"
Malcolm Campbell (who zips past Gardner) was riding the NS500 triple. Gardner WAS on the brand-new works V4, preparing it for the 1986 Grand Prix season.