Mosport 1977? King Kenny Rules

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Re: Mosport 1977? King Kenny Rules

#16 Post by ns86 » Fri Oct 06, 2017 12:48 pm

Just read that when he was beaten by Mike Baldwin by 40 seconds, Kenny's comment was to the effect, "What can I say, 40 seconds!" Mike Baldwin was as fast or faster than any of them back then. The other seldom discussed fact is that Roberts was not the first FIM American World Champion, it was in fact Steve Baker winning the formula 750 World Championship in 1977. Wikipedia even has that fact wrong!
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1992 RGV500 LS
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Re: Mosport 1977? King Kenny Rules

#17 Post by ns86 » Fri Oct 06, 2017 2:39 pm

Images reposted. This was 1978 FIM Formula 750 Canadian GP.
1985 RZ500
1986 RG500
1986 RG500 C
1992 RGV500 WW ATR
1992 RGV500 LS
1985 NS500 Spencer p
1989 TZR500 Biaggi p
1984 RZV500 Rainey p
1994 NSR250sp R
1983 NS250 p
1987 RG250 WW p
1983 RG250 p
1988 YSR50 p

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Re: Mosport 1977? King Kenny Rules

#18 Post by busa1300 » Tue Jan 09, 2018 9:33 am

Love the pics of the 750 strokers....
Wish I could have seen them in real life on the track.
I did see several CanAm races at Mosport but that was 69-70
.....and I was only 7-8 years old
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Re: Mosport 1977? King Kenny Rules

#19 Post by ns86 » Tue Jan 09, 2018 2:39 pm

I saw some CanAm races there also. Chaparall, UOP Shadow and the big wings. They were brutally powerful as I recall. Used to see Gilles Villeneuve racing Formula Atlantic way back and when he first started racing Skiroule snowmobiles at the North Bay Winter Fur Carnival in the early 70's before his Allouette days. I'm getting OLD! Glad I can still remember :shock:
1985 RZ500
1986 RG500
1986 RG500 C
1992 RGV500 WW ATR
1992 RGV500 LS
1985 NS500 Spencer p
1989 TZR500 Biaggi p
1984 RZV500 Rainey p
1994 NSR250sp R
1983 NS250 p
1987 RG250 WW p
1983 RG250 p
1988 YSR50 p

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