I was lucky enough to see the last GP ever ran there and it was fantastic. As great as that was I can only imagine the 500cc GP's back in the day with DeCoster, Mikkola, Lackey, Noyce and the rest; they must have been epic.
I was there in '74 and the start in the stadium by 40 works 2 strokes made your rib cage vibrate. I watched the first leg there and the second from the climb back from the high street. You did the climb on your hands and knees it was that steep. After all, they were part of the citadels original defences. Great days.
Stefan est certes un grand monsieur du cross, mais derrière Ricky Carmichaël, Mc Grath,.et des gens comme JMB par exemple, qui a tout gagné aux USA. Everts n'aurait jamais eu 10 titres là-bas mais il a préféré rester n°1en Europe, certains de ses adversaires partant aux US, plutôt que de risquer d'être 2 ou 3 aux USA... A vaincre sans péril on triomphe sans gloire..
@@francisnickler5895 he might not have won them Al but he’d would be a big competitor he would have been a great competitor for RC and he would still have got some titles
Aux débuts de la vidéo,les commentateurs belges font une erreur quand un des deux dit : «la 500 ,la catégorie reine » en motocross,pendant l’époque du 2 temps c’était la 250cc qui était la catégorie reine,depuis qu’on est passé aux 4 temps c’est la 450cc maintenant la catégorie reine et n’en déplaisent à nos amis belges qui avaient plein de pilotes belges qui dominaient la 500 2 temps mais tout les meilleurs pilotes roulaient en 250cc et idem aux États-Unis où les grands pilotes roulaient aussi en 250cc,c’était juste un petit point que je voulais souligner,en grands prix de vitesse la je suis d’accord que la 500cc était la catégorie reine
C'était vraiment bien filmé à l'époque( des gros plans partout et bon suivi des pilotes par les cams), maintenant les GP sont filmés de loin et c'est beaucoup moins plaisant à regarder
Belgium just suddenly decided no more motocross they where one of the best motocross country’s until they decided to make rules on motocross that made it less popular there are barely any tracks left so almost no riders
If it were not for the islamic terrorist attack on the USA in 2001 on the twin towers about a month before this race, (We were not allowed to go), I think RC would have proved you wrong. I would even have bet money on it. :)
Awesome Namur!! 😍 The Montecarlo of motocross!
Camera angles don't give a real appreciation of the terrifying climbs and descents. Fantastic.
Dartmoor Dave They never do ! I tell people that know very little of the sport you need to see a track to believe IT !!
Que de souvenirs.... J'y ai courru par deux fois. 1982 et 1983....
Now this is a real motocross track. None of that nonsense out in a big flat field, pretty much just overgrown supercross tracks these days.
Colin dugmore is The man. Look how fast he is with his 125cc..
And this Jump at 9:06min Should be in the MX Hall of Fame!
thats not a 125cc its a 380cc nontheless great ride from im
Thx
@@golhabaki Sounds like a 250! 'Open' means 250 cc 2-stroke is possible, right?
Old track with lots of history. All the greats like Mikkola and DeCoster battle here a long time ago.
Went there in'73, eyepopping changes in track. Worlds best circuit.
My granddad won the 250 GP there in the 50s. He is the only German to do so
I was lucky enough to see the last GP ever ran there and it was fantastic. As great as that was I can only imagine the 500cc GP's back in the day with DeCoster, Mikkola, Lackey, Noyce and the rest; they must have been epic.
I was there in '74 and the start in the stadium by 40 works 2 strokes made your rib cage vibrate. I watched the first leg there and the second from the climb back from the high street. You did the climb on your hands and knees it was that steep. After all, they were part of the citadels original defences. Great days.
Stefan Everts ! thank`s
Awesome!!!
stefan everts tu es le plus grand champion de tout les temps
Stefan est certes un grand monsieur du cross, mais derrière Ricky Carmichaël, Mc Grath,.et des gens comme JMB par exemple, qui a tout gagné aux USA. Everts n'aurait jamais eu 10 titres là-bas mais il a préféré rester n°1en Europe, certains de ses adversaires partant aux US, plutôt que de risquer d'être 2 ou 3 aux USA... A vaincre sans péril on triomphe sans gloire..
@@francisnickler5895 he might not have won them Al but he’d would be a big competitor he would have been a great competitor for RC and he would still have got some titles
Aux débuts de la vidéo,les commentateurs belges font une erreur quand un des deux dit : «la 500 ,la catégorie reine » en motocross,pendant l’époque du 2 temps c’était la 250cc qui était la catégorie reine,depuis qu’on est passé aux 4 temps c’est la 450cc maintenant la catégorie reine et n’en déplaisent à nos amis belges qui avaient plein de pilotes belges qui dominaient la 500 2 temps mais tout les meilleurs pilotes roulaient en 250cc et idem aux États-Unis où les grands pilotes roulaient aussi en 250cc,c’était juste un petit point que je voulais souligner,en grands prix de vitesse la je suis d’accord que la 500cc était la catégorie reine
voice george jobé rip ...
I wos there.
yeah... DAAAMN!
Does anyone know if there is an English version.. like on Speed TV USA?
C'était vraiment bien filmé à l'époque( des gros plans partout et bon suivi des pilotes par les cams), maintenant les GP sont filmés de loin et c'est beaucoup moins plaisant à regarder
Why did they close this amazing track anyone knows?
It was related to the dangerosity of the track: many trees, huge cliffs on the side, ... No organiser would want to take so many risks nowadays
@@Archimede330 no, the reason is that the Citadelle de Namur and the near gardens are now classified as historic monuments.
Belgium just suddenly decided no more motocross they where one of the best motocross country’s until they decided to make rules on motocross that made it less popular there are barely any tracks left so almost no riders
9:06 WTF :O
Why did they get ride of this track?
On dit « demaria : deux-maria » et pas «des Maria » petit point linguistique
So this is the race when Chad Reed win...
holy smokes, this track is tight, but amazing! if they raced this track again in the mxon the americans wouldn't cope.
If it were not for the islamic terrorist attack on the USA in 2001 on the twin towers about a month before this race, (We were not allowed to go), I think RC would have proved you wrong. I would even have bet money on it. :)