1989: When GP racers were superheroes and traction control hadn’t been invented

“The winner of the 1989 Miss Brazilian Grand Prix beauty contest has just been declared and here comes Randy in Rolex and briefs. How the ladies swooned.”

The following is an excerpt from Mat Oxley’s new book “An Age of Superheroes” which tells the tale of Grand Prix racing’s golden era, 1988-1993, from a rider’s perspective. The book’s available to buy on Amazon right now and this isn’t the only time Mamola’s pictured undressed. — Ed. :continue:

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Stealing Speed, by Mat Oxley

All truly dedicated speed freaks know full well there’s only one real motorcycle engine: the two-stroke. Twice as many bangs for your buck, the two-stroke kicks the ass of any four-stroke. MotoGP, biking’s biggest championship, is only ruled by four-strokes because a few years ago they gave four-strokes a 98 per cent capacity advantage over the 500cc two-strokes. Is that cheating, or what?> :continue:

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