1991 500 MOTOCROSS GP – HAWKSTONE PARK HD 720p

Watch Jobe, Thorpe, Guekins, Martins, Whatley & a young Paul Malin rip round the famous Hawkstone Park in this 500 MXGP round back in 1991.

After the heavy thunderstorms on Friday night which left the track in perfect condition the British 500 Grand Prix hosted by the salot Club was blessed with some of the best weather of the summer so far and the huge crowd of 30,000 enjoyed brilliant sunshine on both Saturday and

Sunday having proved in earlier rounds that he has the pace and ability to cope with the deep hawkstone sand hot favorite for the event riding the works sr500 Kawasaki was British teenager Paul Malin but three time world champion Dave Thorp could not be ruled out of winning

His home Grand Prix having set the fastest practice time championship leader George sh was expected to do well here today second fastest in time training was Kawasaki’s Paul Malin and he was half a second slower than zob action workshops Jeremy Watley returned to form following his wrist

Injury number 13 on the Honda is Belgian Joe Martins number 23 another Belgian Johan boan now entrusted with Kurt Nichols Factory KTM and sand specialist number three Dirk gerkens could also do well here today but here’s the British crowd’s favorite Dave Thorp SO waiting here for the gate to

Drop on this the first Le of to 500 British Grand Prix and the gates down the Riders are away thundering into the first turn most of the fensive runners taken to right hand side let’s see how they come out as they file into this first turn back end

Of the field disappearing into the dust over the first turn it’s 56 Mortenson the D 55 Watley the BRD in second place looking now the Riders filing through and here comes two of the Brits Dave Thorp number five Malin number 11 Here Comes mman eny number

12 and further down the field we find the runners streaming through Brian wheeler 34 going through there Maris would just tucked in behind him and the Riders now well spread out about third around the first lap and and here comes Old Willie Simpson himself the war horse from north of the

Border so back with the leader number 56 sain mortensson and just listen to those hooters from the crowd they’re all raging for Watley in second place mortensson comes down the hill gerkins now in front of Watley and there’s Joe Bay Joe B poised in about fourth fifth place so Morton still

Hanging on to this lead the 33y old Dane on the Kawasaki second place man G gerkins of sand specialist from Belgium very tight section of the track here Martins going through lyes and there’s Ming Ming going through in about eighth place there and now we pick up boan going

Through lris there’s Thorp Dave Thorp about 10th place down in the Ws we see no sign of mortensson so it’s girkins in the lead Watley 55 going through looking for the next place man Jackie Martin is going through melee kicking the Kawasaki sideways is L tucked in behind him L’s almost thrown

It way down the bottom there and coming down the hill over the far side it’s gerkins Watley in second place listen to that Crow get behind him looking for third place man and it’s Min Paul me in third place LS just tucked in about six place behind him down in the whoops

Girkins going through and look at that crowd it’s got to be one of the Brits it’s Paul M up in the second place Jen Watley down to third then and the way down the other side of Hill gerkins on the Honda going through looking back for second place man mein

Still there and the action works off man jley in third marttins lyes case vanen dropping down the hill we look here from the top of the mountain onto the circuit 23 boam going through and there’s Dave Thor being cheered on by the crowd next Rider through 13 Joan Martins we’re

Looking down the field now mortensson just going through early race leader we’re still looking down the field fi for Joe Bay he dropped in the whoops earlier on nine is L fist where is Joe Bay 12 mvin anstey on the es500 looking back still no sign of Jo

Bay another Brit Rider going through there 34 Brian wheeler come on where is Jo B there he is George Jo Bay still wearing some decoration for his Excursion to the ropes earlier on girkins going through Martens away back in kicking out once more there’s Billy lyes case vaner and the Riders making

Their way up up the famous hstone Hill once more looking back let’s see who’s coming back down through the field now Dave th plugging away all race still high up there in the points away once more flag at the top and there’s Joe Bay side panel hanging off from his earlier unplanned Excursion

Through the tapes so here we are picking up on the last lap looks to be Dirk gerkins number three the S specialist showing his medal here once more hawkon just the last couple of jumps before the Finish he’ll be pleased to see that check of flag there it is he’ll be very

Happy with that first win of the Season second place man going through Jackie Martins looking back for the third place should be LS on the Kawasaki here he comes Billy lyes and he’s followed by seven case vanen should be joean Boer next there he goes 23 on the EXT nickel KTM and the

First of the Brits home day Thorp in six spot so the crowd obviously enjoying the sunshine they’ve had plenty of action in the first race and speaking of action there appears to be plenty of action over that young lady’s shoulder so meanwhile the officials getting set and ready for the second

Race So for Jackie Martins second and the first race looking to keep in touch with Joe Bay number six Billy lws a strong third finish in heat one he’d be looking to follow that up and of course gerkins would would love to get a double header today here at hawkstone and

Finally number 14 Joe Bay the true professional he’ll be looking to improve on his first leg performance no doubt so Dave Thorp taking the right hand side of the gate didn’t get a very good start last time he’ll admit that looking to improve upon it away down the

Line tension Mountain as they come up for this the second leg of the British 500 gr Prix 5sec board out the RS are rising and they’re away once more thundering into that first Bend and we pick up the action down in the Ws and it’s 46 Joe Smiths lead W Le there

In second place 14 Joe Bay and there’s the burger man Banks going through LS we see going through nine L fist number three gerkins further down the field and look at this some of the fancy Runners not quite up in front there and we’re looking through Dave Thorp look at that

About 30th position going through critical Le whops on the first lap so many accidents here and if we find as a rer stop they’re looking at it’s number 19 Jared Smith will he his work cut out to recover from that so sm’s going through in a lead Watley in second place

Mark banks on a TK K in third spot there goes Joe Bay maing going through trying to pick up Martins list mvin ansty more the Brit Riders going through 35 Stewart caller Welshman on the Regent Honda and the field falling through now very dusty this section of the track as

They come up towards the end of the first lap field spreading out already and there’s Jared Smith at the back as I say he’ll have his work cut out from the whoops Meanwhile Back Down the wops we find number 46 smz going through Watley 55 there in the action Workshop kamasaki

In second spot jumping out the last loop at the end Banks is still there Jo Bay LS on Joe B’s M God and there goes Paul Ming and Joe Martins followed by Nam sake Jackie on the KTM girkins early race leader going through smi’s taking a dab there coming under some pressure from

Watley Watley on the action Workshop Kawasaki over the tabletop down towards the Ws once more third place man J on the Honda and there’s no sign of SMS Watley in the lead as he drops into the sand pit ly’s coming through to whoops number six on the Kawasaki good day for Kawasaki’s here number 46 SMS remounted looks to be in third spot there’s Joe Bay so Watley gone Watley down looks to

Be LS in the lead second place man Joe B pulling through there and there’s Watley Watley obviously lost a little bit there back in about third place for is Jackie Martins followed by Joe Martins number three Dirk girkins first race winner seven case vanen going through and there’s Joe Bay new race

Leader again Joe Bay Billy L unfortunately expired with mechanical problems second place man Watley on the action work s machine a good day for young Jeremy Watley but he’s been still being pushed hard by number 4 6 Smet 13 going through there Joe Martin’s on the

Honda away down towards the Ws once more he’s got gerkins first race wi to tucked in behind him number four Jackie Martins meanwhile we pick up Joe Bay here we are in the closing stages looking for that last lap here it comes a one laap board

Is up and there’s Paul mein not being his day today but he doesn’t look too worried at the moment so Joe Bay coming up wav to the crowd for the last time over the jump punches a a as he takes a checker flag the second Moto win Watley

55 in second and a race for third with gerkins just taking it from Smet and there’s smz celebrating with an after race cool down drink meanwhile up on the podium George Jo taking a drink washing some of that hawkstone sand out of his mouth so a pent up aggression there

Meanwhile different people winding down overall win the Day dirk gerkins getting a cheer there as he prepares for his after race shower Yeah