As a very young lad in 1975 this was the first motorcycle race I had ever watched and that happened at the first corner. Pat Mahoney is a name I will never forget.
I saw this on TV at school. I was desperate to see Dave Croxford riding the Norton Cosworth Challenge. Me and a mate had donated a fiver postal order to the Challenge appeal in MCN to help fund the race effort. Frank Perris actuall sent us some JPN stickers. This was a perfect metaphor for Norton at the time all show and no go! Still ride a Commando though.......
I worked repairing cars in the 'piggeries' in Hextable,in Kent,about 1977. Pat's (Mahoney) dad had a business next door,and Pat used to come up there,he had serious brain damage from this accident,very sad!
I knew Pat in later life, he was an active member of the Gravesend Eagles MCC - attended all the social events and wrote a number of articles for the club magazine that I edited for a while - would have been early / mid 80's - a really nice guy. I knew nothing of his racing career or this accident until recently, only that he "had been one of the greats of the time". Was only a random memory that popped up that prompted me to start searching for more info.
Patrick was my grand uncle I only met him a handful of times but from what my grandad said and others of our family he was one of the best riders of his time. Its great to see that people still know him and what he did, I am interested to hear about what he did in his career so any information would be great
Pat was about the last top line rider to continue using an open faced helmet and goggles. I often wondered whether, sadly, that might have contributed to his injuries in that terrible accident, which I recall watching live on TV. What a character Pat was! I remember being at a Wednesday practice session at Brands, when the Clean Walls Racing van pitched up, and Pat was grinning from ear to ear. Out of the back he proceeded to bring out a TZ 700 (the first one that us Yamaha lovers had actually seen in real life. I think he said it had come from America). I saw him race it at Brands and at Lydden. What a lethal device! Wobble it round the corners, then fire it up the straight like a missile.... My other abiding memory of him was that one day I was riding my 200 Yamaha through Longfield, near Brands Hatch, and Pat came sweeping through the village on a 900 Kawasaki at high speed. In his full racing leathers! Nothing like drawing attention to yourself, is there? If he had been nicked, they would have thrown the book at him. If they could have caught him, that is. Rest in peace, Pat, and thank you for many happy memories. From a (then) young race fan.
Hey Kids, listen carefully to the soundtrack here. That sound is whats called a 2-stroke. They intentionally burn gas and oil, sound and smell great and also go really fast with little weight. Cool huh👍👍
There are a few four strokes in there, also a few based on the two stroke superbikes of the day, but the weapon of choice for most was the 350cc TZ Yamaha.
It's was Super Bikes.. As they built 3 cylinder 750cc two strokes. They were beast. As no 750 4 cycle was going to beat them back in those days... This before the 1000cc bikes ever existed....
Back in those days you had to have two stroke to be competitive, in the 500 Grand Prix of that era, Suzuki and Yamaha were starting to dominate after years of the MV Augusta ruling the roost.
As a very young lad in 1975 this was the first motorcycle race I had ever watched and that happened at the first corner. Pat Mahoney is a name I will never forget.
I saw this on TV at school. I was desperate to see Dave Croxford riding the Norton Cosworth Challenge. Me and a mate had donated a fiver postal order to the Challenge appeal in MCN to help fund the race effort. Frank Perris actuall sent us some JPN stickers. This was a perfect metaphor for Norton at the time all show and no go! Still ride a Commando though.......
Pat Mahoney was a friend of my father in law John riley..a really tough man in life as well as on the track..lovely man and lovely family rip
I worked repairing cars in the 'piggeries' in Hextable,in Kent,about 1977. Pat's (Mahoney) dad had a business next door,and Pat used to come up there,he had serious brain damage from this accident,very sad!
I knew Pat in later life, he was an active member of the Gravesend Eagles MCC - attended all the social events and wrote a number of articles for the club magazine that I edited for a while - would have been early / mid 80's - a really nice guy. I knew nothing of his racing career or this accident until recently, only that he "had been one of the greats of the time". Was only a random memory that popped up that prompted me to start searching for more info.
Patrick was my grand uncle I only met him a handful of times but from what my grandad said and others of our family he was one of the best riders of his time. Its great to see that people still know him and what he did, I am interested to hear about what he did in his career so any information would be great
Pat was about the last top line rider to continue using an open faced helmet and goggles. I often wondered whether, sadly, that might have contributed to his injuries in that terrible accident, which I recall watching live on TV.
What a character Pat was! I remember being at a Wednesday practice session at Brands, when the Clean Walls Racing van pitched up, and Pat was grinning from ear to ear. Out of the back he proceeded to bring out a TZ 700 (the first one that us Yamaha lovers had actually seen in real life. I think he said it had come from America). I saw him race it at Brands and at Lydden. What a lethal device! Wobble it round the corners, then fire it up the straight like a missile....
My other abiding memory of him was that one day I was riding my 200 Yamaha through Longfield, near Brands Hatch, and Pat came sweeping through the village on a 900 Kawasaki at high speed. In his full racing leathers! Nothing like drawing attention to yourself, is there? If he had been nicked, they would have thrown the book at him. If they could have caught him, that is.
Rest in peace, Pat, and thank you for many happy memories. From a (then) young race fan.
Unfortunately we were there at Brands Hatch and saw this horrible crash very sad 😞
Hey Kids, listen carefully to the soundtrack here. That sound is whats called a 2-stroke. They intentionally burn gas and oil, sound and smell great and also go really fast with little weight.
Cool huh👍👍
Sad so many not with us anymore
this crash ended Pat Mahoney Career unfortunately i was at paddock bend when this happend never forget it
I think this crash finished Pat Mooney career as a racer
It did he was my grand uncle and he didn't race after this
First time I have seen this race. I was at Westhill hospital with Pat Mahoney. :(
May I ask what sort of injuries he sustained sir?
@@ColdSmokes he suffered with brain damaged which ended his career
Yeah, sure you were. We believe you Terence.
Whatever.
Skittles.
This isn’t Superbike . Those are all 2 strokes as far as I see
Apachecat Cat Do your homework !!!!!
It was race what you brought basically
There are a few four strokes in there, also a few based on the two stroke superbikes of the day, but the weapon of choice for most was the 350cc TZ Yamaha.
It's was Super Bikes.. As they built 3 cylinder 750cc two strokes. They were beast. As no 750 4 cycle was going to beat them back in those days... This before the 1000cc bikes ever existed....
Back in those days you had to have two stroke to be competitive, in the 500 Grand Prix of that era, Suzuki and Yamaha were starting to dominate after years of the MV Augusta ruling the roost.
Better racing in those day, and the crowds were enthusiasts, today they seem to be more like football fans, that's just my opinion.