Italian GP, Round 2, Monza, Italy, Sunday, May 18th 1986. With reigning 250 and 500 cc World Champion Freddie Spencer unable to ride because of continued difficulties with an injured arm, the way was wide open for the Italian Grand Prix to provide a top-class battle among the remainder of the GP superstars. And as this video dramatically demonstrates, both classes were nail-biting affairs throughout.
Wayne Gardner from Australia had won the opening 500 cc round in Spain and was out to repeat the treatment. But an incident on the starting-line left him with a lot of leesay to make up. And with 1984 champion Eddie Lawson in top form on the Yamaha, Honda were in trouble. Fellow Americans Randy Mamola and Mike Baldwin were also well into their stride, with Briton Rob McElnea also putting up a spirited fight.
Flying round the world-famous curves at the Monza Autodrome, the cream of competitors leaned their bikes to the very limit of adhesion, and there are rivetting on-board camera shots here too.
The 250 cc class was even more exciting than the 500's with former champions Tony Mang and Carlos Lavado again disputing top place for Honda and Yamaha respectively, and the top five riders spending most of the race within a few hundredths of a second of each other. Sit back and enjoy the action - and be prepared for thrills-a-plenty.
1986 Italian GP Round 2 ''Heat Seekers'' Monza, Italy, USED VHS Video Tape available at www.DadsVintageAds.com in the " Motorcycle Gifts & Collectibles " category
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