Kenny Carter blows an Engine!!

Crucial last heat decider between England and the USA in a World Pairs semi final at Bradford in 1985. Nice interview with Carter and Tatum at the end.

Thank you Building to the climax of this world Players Championship semi-final at Oxford Bradford 18 races completed England and I just narrowed it in the lead on 23 points only one clear of the United States and they clash in heat 19 coming your way in the race which will surely decide who wins this sunlight

Sponsored semi-final so looking down the line the Americans have one and three on the inside and grid three it is Bobby Schwartz in red and his partner Sean Moran in blue and they have really shown some masterful understanding in one or two of their earlier rides the English pairing well

The our minds go back to the recent test Series against the Danes when twice we saw on world and Sport they were leading and were picked off in the later stages of the meeting so their stamina again under question it really would be a tragedy for them they’ve LED throughout

And looked Immaculate you know suddenly the Americans could steal it here a race win here I shared heat would win it for England but a four to a first and third from the Americans would take this semi-final snatch it to the last gasp looking across the line on the inside there

Bobby Schwartz read such a splendid team performer next to him in the white helmet Kenny Carter an old adversary Carter unbeaten by an opponent here this afternoon grid three has Sean Moran beaten only by Jan Anderson and on the outside Kelvin Tatum who dropped England’s first points amazingly against the Italians and uh

Complain physically about the watering of the track heat 19 and it’s going to be decided here and the start is going to be all important oh and they’re impatience and Carter it was we touched the tapes and Tatum is touching the tapes and they’ve got them

Going up they go and up to the corner this Carter and Schwartz piling in Carter leaves it and all the clever piece of corner from Chase but Tatum almost got under both the Americas as Moran goes roaring after Kenny Carter and this is a real battle Carter and

Moran and Moran has got Grant Carter and Schwartz is in third place He would not be deterred Well of course you’re made for jumping Carter’s machine and doesn’t seem to be going so quickly and Schwartz is now closing on Kenny Carter as Miranda absolutely tears him apart here in heat 19. into the last lap and Kevin takes it who started so promising at the back and

Carter has packed so he thought his machine looked like it was slowing and kind of what a disaster sent for England they’ve absolutely controlled the afternoon and suddenly the meeting has been stolen from them Schwartz wins it’s a rather Moran was it schwarzen’s in second place Carter’s machine who noticeably seemed to be

Slowing packed up on the last lap maximum points for the Americans they win this semi-final and the English pairing who had dominated with such Mastery earlier in the afternoon I have to be content with just a qualification place for the final will Colvin you have

Qualified but uh you blew it in heat 17 when you look as if you’re going to win it yeah it was I’m very unfortunate I made a bad start off of gate four and Kenny got out in front but just one of those things I’m just very disappointed

I really thought we could have done it but this is where they’re going to Stage the world final the track didn’t look at all well today no I feel possibly the watering before our last two rides was very badly organized because on the outside starts it was very very wet and

Slimy and really you were a very big disadvantage and Kenny he didn’t help in heat 70 in heat 19. well what can I say Gary I was in front coming down the back straight and uh just had just loss of power then show him around past me and I

Thought well just go hang on for a second and we’re just going and then uh the back law is uh it’s the first time I’ve blown the bike up for two years so just unfortunately it’s happened today there has been criticism of the team manager bringing in you two youngsters

Instead of the pair that won it last year I mean how do you see you two in the final as far as winning it for England is concerning Poland well as far as I’m concerned uh we all had to win the last race to win the meeting and uh

I was doing that and then the bike broke and uh Kelvin I think the third uh basically qualifier we’ve got to look to the final now at least we’re at the final and uh I hope we don’t blow up in the final and I think we’ll be there

Kelvin they’re making so much of this Bradford track but do you think this is really going to be an ideal place to hold a world final is the track going to be ready in time now I’m having a lot of problems with it well um it’s only the second meeting here

Um I think obviously they would have learned a lot from today as they did from the world team cut round a couple of weeks ago um I think really and truly is going to be difficult um particularly if you’ve got outside Gates because it’s such a long long way

To the first corner but um or every track has its faults okay well you’re through to the final well done well qualified thank you thank you again foreign