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Racing Legends: Barry Sheene...
coozer - 28/12/14 at 09:37 AM

Another good program on bbc2 9pm tonight.

Can't wait to hear the ring ting ting of a nice 500cc 2 stroke!

Nickp - 28/12/14 at 09:58 AM

I was at Olivers Mount earlier this year when they were filming the footage of his GP winning Suzuki going round

coozer - 28/12/14 at 10:02 AM

Aye, I used to marshal there back in the day when him and the other suspects used go round in anger.... They were too scary to really appreciate then!!

jacko - 28/12/14 at 10:09 AM

Thankyou for the head.s up Coozer

steve m - 28/12/14 at 01:48 PM

Thanks,
sky plussed

oh, I haven't got sky plus, as im on Virgin, don't know what that's called, but ive done it anyway!

steve m - 28/12/14 at 10:07 PM

Not a bad program, except for "vic reeves"

He's as absorbing as diarrea

daniel mason - 28/12/14 at 10:10 PM

He looked like he'd never been on a bike before!

theconrodkid - 28/12/14 at 10:27 PM

Good prog and not a repeat for once !.
sureley they could have found someone better to present and ride the bikes, stavros would have been ideal.
i remember seeing the man himself at Goodwood racing with Damon Hill,he got the most cheers that day.
RIP mate

owelly - 28/12/14 at 10:28 PM

I liked the role Jim Moir (Vic Reeves) played. Most similar programmes end up with the 'celebrity' presenter being the main focus and not the real subject. Jim got the job done without taking the limelight.

bi22le - 28/12/14 at 10:29 PM

quote:
Originally posted by daniel mason
He looked like he'd never been on a bike before!


Yeah, shame. I was thinking that. Also that many, many avid bike fans would give their right arm to do what he did.

Also did not know he did btcc or truck racing.

jeffw - 28/12/14 at 10:41 PM

Just think if they had remade the programme with Guy Martin as the presenter...

steve m - 28/12/14 at 10:55 PM

That's who I was thinking of Jeff !

bi22le - 28/12/14 at 11:14 PM

quote:
Originally posted by jeffw
Just think if they had remade the programme with Guy Martin as the presenter...


I bet he would of mentioned the engineering and design behind the bike and how special each engine was.

I also recon sheene's son would of spoken to him with more respect instead of "don't crash it, go slow"

[Edited on 28/12/14 by bi22le]

big-vee-twin - 29/12/14 at 11:47 AM

I didn't get the Vic Reeves link either.

It would have been nice for Barry's lad to ride his bike (assuming he can ride)

Guy Martin would have ridden it to its limit.

I saw Barry win his last race at Donnington as mentioned in the program even at the end in all that pain he was way better than his rivals.

kj - 29/12/14 at 12:30 PM

Guy martin to ride it, Jim did not look very fast on the Kawasaki.
Did he not write it? May be that's why he was on it.
Have you seen road about Joey Dunlop, fantastic